Ducati Scrambler to debut September 30 Are you an aspiring New or Used Car Buyer looking for your dream car? Visit Cars4sa.co.za Filed under: Videos, Motorcycle Ducati has come a long way since the halcyon days of 1960s and 70s. These days its known primarily for making sport bikes, with the occasional cruiser (Diavel) and off-road bike (Hypermotard) thrown into the mix. But its preparing to go back to those simpler times with a new Scrambler. The original Scrambler, for those unfamiliar, was a bare-bones, single-cylinder bike which Ducati made from the early 60s through the mid-70s, with engine sizes ranging from 125 to 450cc, with the largest-capacity versions sold as the Jupiter. They were cheap, simple, easy to ride and nothing like the Ducatis we know today, which half explains the cult following their picked up along the way. And its that image into which Ducati hopes to tap with the new Scrambler. The Italian motorbike company, now owned by Lamborghini and part of the Volkswagen Group, confirmed the new Scrambler was on its way when it launched the first episode in a three-part series to drum up some excitement. The Franco & Elvira Story recreates the two Ducati employees who were used in the advertising campaign for the original Scrambler, rendered in claymation in a time-traveling plot that takes Franco from the future to the past and (after meeting Elvira) to the present day. With the release of the third and final episode, Ducati has confirmed that the bike will debut at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne, Germany - giving us the sneak peak above at what the final version will look like while we wait for the show to open on September 30. Watch the final episode (as well as the previous two) right here. Continue reading Ducati Scrambler to debut September 30 Ducati Scrambler to debut September 30 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 05 Aug 2014 08:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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