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2019 Triumph Street Scrambler Review | Motorcycle Test

Triumph Street Scrambler Review

By Wayne Vickers


Talk about polar opposites. Trev last had me put down some thoughts on the KTM Duke 790 (Link to review), which took me a few days and several hundred kays to get my head around. With the new Scrambler Street Twin however, everything clicked straight away with me.

Triumph Street Scrambler Cover
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

I challenge anyone to ride this bike and not have fun, it’s a laid back little ripper with a philosophy in stark contrast to that of the 790 Duke. This is one of the cruisiest, most chilled bikes I’ve ever ridden.

Throwing the leg over, the bar/tank/seat ergos gave me a sudden flashback to the bike I first learnt to ride on – an early ‘80s MX100 Yamaha dirtbike. Probably not all that surprising in hindsight I guess, because Triumph are really going for that vintage dirtbike thing with this one (and I reckon they’ve got it pretty right).

It did surprise me that everything came rushing back to me that quickly. I’m sure I’m not the only one out there with fond memories of what we’d now consider vintage dirtbikes…

Part of that familiarity comes from the wide flat bars – wider than those on the Street Twin, a low 790 mm seat height and relatively small overall dimensions. On the move the Scrambler feels light and has a low centre of gravity so it hides its 203 kg (dry) weight deceptively well.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – Low 790mm seat height and 203kg dry weight

So much so that I kept thinking of it and referring to it as a ‘little’ scrambler, but the reality is it has a 900 cc twin engine. I mean it doesn’t feel like it, because it still feels small.

When did 900cc become little? And even more-so than the Duke 790 – how can there be that much room on what feels like a small bike? You certainly feel the width of the Bonnie engine between your feet, but it somehow doesn’t seem to translate to heaviness or bulk.

Nice comfy seat, but not overly plush. Easy bar reach, really light controls – the lightest clutch I can think of actually, with a great feel. Simple dash and switchgear. This thing is just jump on and ride accessible. I also like the symmetrical design dash set-up too.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – Simple analogue dash with digital readout

At first I was a little disappointed that it didn’t have a digital speedo. But it’s the right call for this bike. Design-wise and philosophy-wise. It’s got an easy to read analogue speedo that dominates the dash with a tiny digital readout underneath that can be toggled easily through trip/odo/fuel consumption/revs/clock displays.

I’d guess that it’s by design that when the speedo hand is pointing at 12 o’clock you’re cruising along at a bees dick over 100km/h too, so you don’t even need to read any numbers to know where you’re at. Clever.

There’s some nice design details that run through the bike actually, and the finish throughout is top notch. The satin finished tank on the example I rode was lovely and I don’t think my photos do it justice. And those signature exhausts running the length of the right hand side set the bike apart from most other retros in a way that feels authentic, and not like it’s trying too hard. It does have history behind it after all…

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler –

On the move, first gear seemed a little taller than I first expected, but made sense when I realised it was a five speed box, not six. So the ratios are spread a little wider. And also made sense when after a few minutes I realised what the Bonneville twin engine was all about. What a delight.

Its fueling and power delivery is almost creamy smooth. It’s not really designed to be a revver, but happily pulls off idle with no fuss at all. The steam engine smooth lump is at its best really between 2000 and 4000rpm. Sure it’ll rev higher, but I tended to find myself playing around swapping cogs and relishing the burble when blipping for downshifts. Effortless, cruisey torque.

So effortless, that at first I thought the Scrambler felt slower than the reality. With 80Nm of torque at your right hand’s disposal from almost the get-go, it actually slips along nicely, but doesn’t ever feel frantic.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – Peak torque of 80Nm is delivered at just 3200rpm, with peak power at 7500rpm of 48kW

It’s the first bike I’ve ridden in a long time that I felt truly happy just trundling along on – in this case pretending to be Steve McQueen… On the highway you do cop the expected wind blast from a naked bike. More-so when you wear an adventure lid like I do, but certainly that drops away to negligible under about 80km/h.

In and around town it’s a joy. The gearbox itself was fairly tight when I picked it up – not surprising given it only had 400ks on it, but after a thousand kays or more had already started to loosen up nicely. Shift is firm and solid and I don’t think I had a single false shift.

Brakes are more than adequate, with a single disc up the front adorned with a Brembo four-piston caliper pulling the bike up without issue, whether on tarmac or gravel (and yes the ABS works a treat on gravel – as does the traction control).

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – A light clutch action allows easy use of the five-speed gearbox

Speaking of traction control… One of my few gripes is that it can’t be switched off on the move. Let me explain. The Scrambler has three ride modes controlled by a ‘mode’ button underneath the indicator toggle. At standstill, you can tap it to choose between road mode, rain mode or off-road, which is then only ‘locked in’ as selected by tapping a second (i) button, above the indicator toggle, within a few seconds. No drama, easily done.

Except that on the move, you lose the ability to choose off-road mode… Just road or rain. So each day when I transitioned from tarmac to gravel roads I had to either stop and switch to off road to do some skids, or leave traction control on…

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – Off-road mode won’t engage unless you come to a stop, in a safety feature probably designed to stop riders being caught out

Given that the selection of off-road mode already requires you to choose two separate buttons in succession which is highly unlikely to be done accidentally, and the fact that the dash lights up with two orange warning lights telling you that ABS and traction control are inactive, I thought it was a bit of a killjoy on an otherwise very laid back bike specifically designed to go off road occasionally…

Suspension wise it’s actually quite firm and in truth there’s not a massive amount of travel. The wide bars and Tourance rubber – which suit it perfectly – make it a slow, stable steering bike. I don’t reckon you’d get a headshake on this thing regardless of how hard you tried.

Yes, it rips good skids on the gravel but it’s not meant to be a single track monster and doesn’t have huge clearance levels. What surprised me the most was how much fun I was having on it up my local fire trails and some of the 4×4 tracks down in the Otways. It’s no adventure bike like the Tiger, but it’s not meant to be. It’s a giggle. It brought out the eight-year-old kid in me again.

Triumph Street Scrambler
The 2019 Triumph Street Scrambler is great fun down the 4×4 tracks, but obviously no full adventure bike

That lovely exhaust I mentioned earlier does get warm under the right leg on hot days when you’re not moving along. In CBD traffic sitting at lights for a bit on a 35+ degree day I was glad to be wearing some decent pants, but could still feel the heat coming through. I don’t think it’d be too much of an issue as the cat is fairly well shielded and I wouldn’t let it stop me from ever riding it.

The note from the pipes is… I need another word apart from cruisey… and not obnoxious at all. It could do with a few more decibels in my opinion, but I like them that way. I did read that Triumph have over 120 different accessories for the bike already and a quick look shows me that a slip on Vance and Hines is among them. Looks like it might have removable baffles too, giggedy.

Triumph Street Scrambler F
2019 Triumph Street Scramblers

It’s a funny thing how perceptions change really, ten years ago a 900cc twin would have been considered full size, but as technology and electrics have progressed, we now see full size twins being around the 1200cc mark, which I guess makes this a mid-size model.

I hope that doesn’t put too many people off riding one – thinking that they need a full size bike. As they’d miss out on riding a properly good bike. I’m going to be a bit sad giving this one back… Try one on for size yourself and if you want to take one home, it will set you back $16,200 +ORC.

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Street Scrambler

Specifications
Engine Type Liquid cooled, eight-valve, SOHC, 270° crank angle parallel twin
Capacity 900cc
Bore/Stroke 84.6 x 80 mm
Compression Ratio 11:1
Maximum Power 65PS / 64 BHP (48 kW) @ 7500 rpm
Maximum Torque 80 Nm @ 3200 rpm
Fuel system Ride by wire, Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection
Exhaust Brushed 2 into 2 exhaust system with twin high-level brushed silencers
Final drive O ring chain
Clutch Wet, multi-plate assist clutch, cable operated
Gearbox 5-speed
Frame Tubular steel twin cradle
Swingarm Twin-sided, steel fabrication
Front Wheel Spoked steel rims, 19 x 2.75in
Rear Wheel Spoked steel rims, 17 x 4.25in
Front Tyre 100/90 R19
Rear Tyre 150/70 R17
Front Suspension KYB 41mm forks with cartridge damping, 120mm travel
Rear Suspension KYB twin shocks with adjustable preload, 120mm rear wheel travel
Front Brake Single 310mm disc, Brembo 4-piston fixed caliper, ABS
Rear Brake Single 255mm disc, Nissin 2-piston floating caliper, ABS
Length 2,125 mm
Width (Handlebars) 835 mm
Height Without Mirrors 1,180 mm
Seat Height 790 mm
Wheelbase 1,445 mm
Rake 25.6 º
Trail 109 mm
Dry Weight 198 Kg
Fuel Tank Capacity 12 L
Instruments LCD multi-functional instrument pack with analogue speedometer, engine
rpm, odometer, gear position indicator, fuel gauge, range to empty
indication, service indicator, clock, 2x trip, average & current fuel
consumption display, traction control status display, Heated grip ready – controlled by a handlebar mounted scroll button.Fuel Consumption
Fuel Consumption 4.1 l/100km (68.9 MPG)
CO2 Emissions 93.0 g/km
RRP $16,200 +ORC

Source: MCNews.com.au

Triumph Street Scrambler Updated | Engine & Chassis

2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

18% more power | New brakes | Updated forks | Revised styling


Triumph’s Street Scrambler was launched in 2017, offering rugged off-road attitude and a versatile overall package, with heritage that can be traced back to the early 1960s when the first Triumph scramblers were born with the Bonneville T120 TT and TR6 ‘C’.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

The 2019 Street Scrambler adds a addition performance and higher specification, thanks to a host of updates on the latest addition, as well as a strong focus on style and detail.

2019 Triumph Street Scrambler updates
  • Significant power increase, up 9.8hp to 64hp – 18% more peak power
  • Red line now 500rpm higher
  • New Brembo 4-piston front brake caliper
  • New higher-specification cartridge front forks
  • New Road and Rain riding modes
  • New more contemporary logo
  • New more premium instrument styling
  • New adventure-oriented seat finish
  • New ‘Urban Tracker’ inspiration kit
Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

900cc High Torque Bonneville engine

The 900cc High Torque Bonneville engine has been upgraded to deliver 9.8hp more peak power, taking the total to 64hp, which is an impressive 18 per cent more than the previous version.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – 64hp, with 80Nm of torque from 3200rpm

This evolution also delivers higher revs, up by 500rpm to 7500rpm, with a peak torque of 80Nm delivered low from 3200rpm, with a signature high level exhaust system and an unmistakable exhaust note.

Updates to the Street Scrambler’s High Torque 900 engine include a new magnesium cam cover, lightweight crankshaft, dead shafts and balance shafts, optimised clutch cover and new lighter clutch.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

In addition to these updates, the new Street Scrambler retains a high standard of modern technology, with ride-by-wire and a single throttle body. Liquid cooling delivers low emissions and fuel efficient riding. Service intervals of 16,000km also help maintain the Street Scrambler’s low cost of ownership.


Higher specification suspension & brakes

The 2019 Street Scrambler is designed to deliver precise handling and a balanced agile feel, boasting a host of chassis and suspension updates.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – KYB 41mm forks with gaiters

The new Brembo four-piston front brake caliper provides better stopping power, with improved bite and feel for rider control. New higher spec cartridge front forks with scrambler-style rubber gaiters and 120mm travel, deliver road and light off-road capability and comfort.

Triumph Street Scrambler
KYB 41mm forks – Dual rear shocks

The Street Scrambler also delivers a commanding rider position with comfortable ergonomics and accessible handling. These come from the scrambler wide handlebars, forward set foot pegs and a 19 inch spoked front wheel with dual purpose Metzeler Tourance tyres fitted as standard.


Extensive electronics

The 2019 Street Scrambler features new Road and Rain riding modes, which adjust the throttle map and traction control settings for the optimal riding experience in all conditions.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – Analogue dash with digital multifunction display

Switchable ABS is also featured for enhanced rider confidence and safety, as well as a torque-assist clutch for a lighter touch and feel at the lever. An LED rear light is incorporated into the tail set-up, with a distinctive rear light pattern.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler – ABS is standard fitment

An immobiliser is also fitted as standard, with transponder incorporated into the key, for maximum security, while a USB charging socket located under the seat offers charging of personal electronic devices.


Iconic scrambler design

The 2019 Triumph Scrambler features clean lines, a high-level exhaust, sculpted tank, minimal bodywork, and premium modern finishes, alongside a host of other aesthetic updates including the new number-board side panel graphics incorporating the more contemporary new logo and upgraded instruments styling with a new bezel and metallic branded embellisher and a new dial face with translucent silver detailing.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

A new adventure-oriented seat finish with durable leather and textile is featured alongside wider spaced front forks which required a revised front mudguard, top yoke and headlight brackets.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

Other features found on the previous version and carried through to the latest iteration include the sculpted scrambler fuel tank with locking filler cap, and rubber knee pads. Black engine covers feature Triumph’s makers mark triangle and Bonneville engine badge, with an elegant single throttle body and aluminium finisher.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

On the exhaust side of things, there’s brushed exhaust headers and distinctive Bonneville engine finned head and header clamps. The twin seat set-up has an interchangeable pillion seat and aluminium rear rack, as well as removable pillion pegs and hangers for off-road durability. Steel high grip ‘Bear Trap’ adventure style front foot pegs also provide grip, and an all terrain style bash plate ensures protection in rough conditions.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

The front mudguard also mounts to suit a larger wheel and dual purpose tyre clearance.

The new for 2019 Street Scrambler is available in three paint schemes – Fusion White; Cranberry Red; Khaki Green and Matt Aluminium, with jet black coach-line

Triumph Street Scrambler F
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

Customisation accessories

The base for countless custom builds, the Street Scrambler has over 120 genuine accessories available from Triumph, ensuring the Streett Scrambler can bring even more off-road focus, style, or everyday usability, and there are now even luggage options, too.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

The off-road accessories include adjustable piggy back FOX rear shocks with threaded preload adjustment and 24 position compression damping, high level front mudguard, black nylon headlight grill with a pressed steel matt black bezel, and a forged and machined aluminium handlebar brace in a black anodised finish (fitted with a stylish black or brown vinyl bar pad embroidered with the Triumph logo).

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

The accessories range also includes slip on Vance & Hines single exit silencers with carbon fibre end cap and a traditional scrambler twin bench seat. There is a range of luggage or waxed cotton panniers. To make customising easier, the brand has also created an inspiration kit to use as the starting point for riders to design their own Street Scrambler custom, or to have fitted as a complete set – the Urban Tracker kit.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

The Urban Tracker kit is designed to appeal to those after a practical touring approach and includes the following accessories:

  • 25 litre rugged pannier and mounting kit
  • Slip on Vance & Hines silencer
  • CNC machined black oil filler cap
  • Black handlebar brace
  • Number board kit
  • Black ribbed bench seat
  • Black dresser bar kit
  • Headlight grille and bezel
  • High level front mudguard
  • Sump guard kit

Availability of certain accessories may be governed by local market legislation.

Triumph Street Scrambler
2019 Triumph Street Scrambler

2019 Street Scrambler

Specifications
Engine Type Liquid cooled, 8 valve, SOHC, 270° crank angle parallel twin
Capacity 900cc
Bore/Stroke 84.6 x 80 mm
Compression Ratio 11:01
Maximum Power 65PS / 64 BHP (48 kW) @ 7,500 rpm
Maximum Torque 80 Nm @ 3,200 rpm
Fuel system Ride by wire, Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection
Exhaust Brushed 2 into 2 exhaust system with twin high-level brushed silencers
Final drive O ring chain
Clutch Wet, multi-plate assist clutch, cable operated
Gearbox 5-speed
Frame Tubular steel twin cradle
Swingarm Twin-sided, steel fabrication
Front Wheel Spoked steel rims, 19 x 2.75in
Rear Wheel Spoked steel rims, 17 x 4.25in
Front Tyre 100/90 R19
Rear Tyre 150/70 R17
Front Suspension KYB 41mm forks with cartridge damping, 120mm travel
Rear Suspension KYB twin shocks with adjustable preload, 120mm rear wheel travel
Front Brake Single 310mm disc, Brembo 4-piston fixed caliper, ABS
Rear Brake Single 255mm disc, Nissin 2-piston floating caliper, ABS
Length 2,125 mm
Width (Handlebars) 835 mm
Height Without Mirrors 1,180 mm
Seat Height 790 mm
Wheelbase 1,445 mm
Rake 25.6 º
Trail 109 mm
Dry Weight 198 Kg
Fuel Tank Capacity 12 L
Instruments LCD multi-functional instrument pack with analogue speedometer, engine rpm, odometer, gear position indicator, fuel gauge, range to empty indication, service indicator, clock, 2x trip, average & current fuel consumption display, traction control status display, Heated grip ready – controlled by a handlebar mounted scroll button.
Fuel Consumption 4.1 l/100km
CO2 Emissions 93.0 g/km