Spec comparison: Triumph Street Twin vs Ducati Scrambler

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IntroductionWith Ducati’s introduction of the Scrambler, they ended up creating a new segment of motorcycles. Err, new for this century. Triumph did offer a Scrambler, but it was more of a street motorcycle. Now, Triumph’s contender is the Street Twin with an optional scrambler kit.The segment has also seen interest from other brands as Yamaha entered the segment internationally with the recently launched XSR range, and Benelli having showcased the Leoncino concept last year at EICMA, Italy.

Design & EngineIn terms of design, both motorcycles are offered with three different variations. The Ducatis are the Urban Enduro, Full Throttle and Classic. The Triumph is available with the stripped-back Scrambler kit, an aggressive city Brat Tracker kit and casual sporting Urban kit. The different versions vary largely in styling and can be customised even further with official accessories.We will go ahead and compare the base variants of the motorcycles, starting with the Ducati Scrambler. It gets beefy USD front forks, and higher suspension travel giving it a higher stance than the Street Twin. The Ducati comes with a proportionately designed tank along with a long seat which help largely in the overall design of the motorcycle. The L-twin engine keeps it slim and helps the bike have a compact design. The Ducati also comes with a good looking aluminium swing arm. Moreover, the Icon variant can be opted for either in yellow or red.

The Triumph Street Twin comes with traditional front forks and larger headlight cluster. The front mudguard is small and similar to the Ducati. It comes with a tubular chassis which slightly lowers the stance of the motorcycle. The bike comes with modern design alloy wheels which do not go with the overall classic theme of the motorcycle. The Street Twin also comes with a lengthy seat and flat seat while the Ducati’s is slightly inclined. Both motorcycles come with wide handlebars in typical scrambler fashion. The Street Twin can be had in up to five colour schemes: cranberry red, with tank and wheel strips, aluminium silver with tank and wheel strips, matte black, jet black and phantom blackThe Scrambler is built around a trellis frame and is powered by a detuned version of the Monster 796's V-twin engine. This 803cc air-cooled units puts out 74bhp and 68Nm of torque, highlighting the typical V-twin character right from the low revs.The Street Twin makes use of Triumph’s new 899cc ‘high torque’ engine.  This 8-valve, parallel twin motor makes 80Nm of torque at a rider friendly 3200rpm, giving the Street Twin healthy low down grunt. 

Cycle partsIn terms of equipment, the Ducati comes with LED DRLs, LCD instrumentation and ABS. That is where it ends because the motorcycle is very simplistic and has no rider modes or traction control and other electronic gadgetry.

On the other hand, the Street Twin boasts of thoroughly modern underpinnings including an advanced ride-by-wire throttle, fuel-injection, ABS and traction control. The instrument cluster on the Triumph displays information like gear position indicator, odometer, two trip settings, service indicator, distance to empty indicator, average and current fuel consumption and also offers access to turn off traction control and ABS.PriceThe Ducati Scrambler Icon can be yours for Rs 6.46 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai). While, the Triumph Street Twin comes in at around Rs 6.90 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).