This custom Ducati Scrambler has been produced by Italian interior and industrial design firm, Vibrazioni Art Design, with collaboration from Ducati and tyre firm Pirelli.
Most of the major manufacturers are promoting their wares by donating bikes or hiring custom designers at the moment – Ducati, Yamaha, BMW spring to mind immediately. And it’s not the first Ducati Scrambler Custom we’ve seen, even this week. And it probably won’t be the last, either. But it is interesting. Although we’d still probably pick the custom Scrambler Troy Bayliss is racing in AMA flat track this year.
Anyhoo, back to the SC Rumble, which celebrates the fact all Scrambler models come with Pirelli MT 60 RS tyres, which were developed specifically for the ‘not retro but inspired by the past’ Ducati.
The tank features a rubber sheet on each side, laser-inscribed with the tread design of the tyres and the Scrambler logo.
As seems to be common for any custom Scrambler, first the factory frame was shorted at the rear. And then the original superstructures were replaced with a monocoque frame made from old industrial bins, which were hammered and shaped by hand, and left with the original wear and tear they’ve experienced. The frame did at least get a coat of glossy finish polyurethane clearcoat.
One thing that stands out a lot is that the OE Pirelli MT 60 RS rubber is mounted on solid rims. It definitely looks different, although obviously at high speeds it’s a little less practical. Then again, how often are you likely to be flat out down at autobahn on a custom like this?
At the front is a hand-shaped aluminium top fairing, which houses a billet aluminium headlight holder. The lamp itself gets a smoked lens with a circular LED light guide inspired by the headlights on the original Scramblers.
The new high-mounted exhaust is actually based on the aftermarket model produced by Termignoni for the Ducati Scrambler, but it gets a hand-crafted silencer.
A rear shock was tailor-made to give a longer wheelbase despite the shorter frame. And Vibrazioni Art did raid the Ducati parts bin to nick a pair of handlebars from the Ducati Streetfighter to give a bit of a sharper response. And because it was just about the only bit they hadn’t changed.
So what do you think of it? And how does it compare to the work of Radikal Chopper, who worked for just 15 days to create their custom Scrambler, or the Troy Bayliss racer?
Here are some more pics and a couple of videos to help you decide:
SC – Rumble By Vibrazioni Art Design ! A story told by Pirelli & Ducati Scrambler. from Scrambler Ducati on Vimeo.
Sc – Rumble Timelapse! from Scrambler Ducati on Vimeo.
Now how long until the next one arrives? Or are we back to old BMWs and CX500s again?
Big pile of shite