Summer lovin’

Ducati’s record-breaking Superleggera and the fierce Ducati Streetfighter might be grabbing all the headlines, but for a summer evening blast, the new Scrambler 1100 Sport PRO is the bike you’ve been waiting for.

For 2020, there are two new models. The standard Scrambler 1100 PRO, which comes with a fully adjustable 45mm Marzocchi fork and a side-mounted Kayaba shock, adjustable for preload and rebound. It comes in an ‘Ocean Drive’ livery and with wide ’bars.

Then, if you wish to spend a little more, the Scrambler 1100 Sport PRO uses the same air-cooled engine but a fully adjustable, 48mm Öhlins fork and an Öhlins-branded rear shock, again adjustable for preload and rebound. The ’bars are now lower, with café racer-style bar-end mirrors and presented in matt black.

Both Scramblers share the same heartbeat, the iconic, air-cooled 1079cc V-twin. Despite the engine now conforming to tight new Euro-5 regs, power and torque remain the same at 63kw (84hp) at 7500rpm and 88Nm at a low 4750rpm.

The handsome air-cooled