Ducati Scrambler (original)
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The Ducati Scrambler was the brand name for a series of single cylinder scrambler motorcycles made by Ducati for the American market from 1962 until 1974.[1] Its creation is attributed to the American Berliner Motor Corporation.[2] Models were produced in 250 cc through 450 cc displacements. The 450 variant was sold as the "Jupiter" in the United States.[3]
Production history
Production history: Grizzi and Perelli[4]
First series
The first series used a narrow engine case. It originally derived from a Ducati Diana road bike converted by Michael Berliner for dirt-track racing in America.[5]
- Scrambler OHC 250 (1962-1963)
- Scrambler 250 (1964-1968)
- Scrambler 350 (1967-1968)
Second series
The second series used a wide engine case. Frames were modified with experience derived from Bruno Spaggiari's Ducati factory racing motorcycles.[6]
- Scrambler 125 (1970-1971)
- Scrambler 250 (1968-1975)
- Scrambler 250 (1968-1975)
- Scrambler 450 (1969-1976)
- Desmo R/T 450 (1970-1971) (desmodromic valve)
References
- ^ "Ducati Scrambler", corporate history, Ducati
- ^ Giulio, Decio; Carugati, Decio G. R.; Sadleir, Richard (2001), Ducati: Design and Emotion, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, p. 64, ISBN 0-7603-1199-4,
In 1961 the 250cc version of the Scrambler fulfilled the dream of Ducati lovers across the Atlantic, thanks to its importer Joe Berliner; this was even before it was marketed in Europe, where it arrived later among the symbols of the American dream. "In the 1965s-'60s Joe Berliner was far and away the best of Ducati's customers," states Livio Lodi, "and so he had the power to influence the firms policies. He encouraged the project of an all-purpose bike that would appeal to young people but also revive the youth of the not-so-young. Remember that in those years in Europe and above all in Italy, the utilitarie like the new Fiat 500 penalized sales of motorbikes with medium-large engines. Berliner knew that in the states cars would never affect motorcycles sales, the two market segments were nurtured by completely different dreams..." Page 102: "But while Ducati owed the Scrambler to the insistence of Joe Berliner, the firm's American importer, the Monster was the fruit of the intuition of Miguel ..."
- ^ Mick Walker (2003), Ducati Singles Restoration, MotorBooks International, p. 228
- ^ Otto Grizzi (1999), "Ducati Scrambler 250-350-450", Motociclismo d'Epoca, 6
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|coauthor=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Bruno dePrato (May 14, 2013), "BORILE B450 SCRAMBLER – FIRST LOOK: Ducati may not build a 450 Scrambler anymore. But Umberto Borile does.", Cycle World
- ^ Frank Melling (April 16, 2012), Memorable Motorcycle: Ducati 450 Scrambler, Motorcycle USA, retrieved 2013-06-06
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