After reducing the number of different versions in recent years, Ducati has added a new model to the Scrambler (800) family for model year 2022. According to the Italians, the Scrambler Urban Motard should be seen as an urban rebel.
An Urban Enduro, but with smaller wheels, normal suspension travel, a touch of Nightshift and topped with “Graffiti” sauce à la Hypermotard 950 RVE, that’s how the new Urban Motard can best be described. According to Ducati, the Urban Motard is designed to experience the urban environment in a rebellious way, where “the combination of style, sportiness and fun will turn many heads.”
Another beautiful slogan: “The contemporary design and original color scheme of the Urban Motard embodies the multiple values ​​of the Ducati Scrambler world, such as the feeling of freedom and the desire to stand out.”
The name chosen for this latest version is a reference to the characteristic atmosphere of large cities and is intended for young people who experience the city with energy and enthusiasm. But then a city that is not limited by COVID-19 measures.
This sense of freedom has been interpreted by the Centro Stile Ducati by creating an original livery, which combines Star White Silk and Ducati GP ’19 Red in an unprecedented way in an energetic graphic design inspired by the world of street art and metropolitan graffiti,” Ducati said in its press release.
Apart from the adulation, Ducati keeps itself fairly low-key when it comes to technical information. A dry weight of 180 kilos, powered by the 803 cc V-twin with desmodromic valves – good for 73 hp power and 66 Nm of torque – mounted in a half-timbered frame, with front and rear 17″ wheels with Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tires and then have you had enough.
That might give you the idea that the Urban Motard is a Nightshift, but with a high fender and 17″ front wheel, but put the specs side by side and you’ll find that Ducati has really gone way beyond that. the Urban Motard has a unique appearance in all areas.
That starts with the wheelbase, which is the shortest of all Scrambler (800) models at 1,436 mm. Although the head angle is 24° the same as the other three models, the trail is considerably smaller at 94 mm than the 112 mm of the other three. Adjustments that translate on paper into a bike that is just that little bit more manoeuvrable. Indeed, for that urban jungle.
You’ll also notice that the seat is just a bit higher, 805mm versus the 798mm of the Icon and Nightshift, which probably means you’re just that little bit more active on the bike to attack in the urban environment. . The Kayaba 41mm upside down and monoshock are otherwise identical to those of the Icon and Nightshift.
The Ducati Scrambler Urban Motard is – like the other Scrambler models – available in a 35 kW version for the A2 driving license.
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