TOUGH LOVE

The modern interpretation of the 1950s scrambler made its presence known a few years back now and the fad shows no signs of abating anytime soon. For the most part, these have been home built or custom builder creations, and only a handful of manufacturers such as Triumph, Ducati, BMW and Indian have jumped on the bandwagon with factory produced scrambler-styled machines.

Triumph, arguably the king of vintage-inspired motorcycles, has three Scrambler models. The Scrambler 900 – up until this year known as the Street Scrambler – as well as two versions of the Scrambler 1200, the XC and XE, and of course a bunch of limited-edition models within each range which Triumph loves to produce. The Scrambler XC and XE are similar machines, but the XE is far more off-road ready and sports a 21-inch front wheel, long-travel suspension and some extra techno gizmos.

First released in 2019, the Scrambler 1200 XE has remained unchanged until it received updates to the engine and to its dapper high-level twin exhaust in 2021 to meet Euro 5 standards.

According to Triumph Australia’s main marketing man