Since its introduction in 2014, the Ducati Scrambler
has become the best-selling series in the company’s range. Moving over
55,000 units worldwide, Ducati hasn’t shied away from leveraging the
popularity of the platform. The brand's current Scrambler lineup
includes the Icon, Cafe Racer, Desert Sled, Full Throttle, Sixty2, 1100,
1100 Special, and 1100 Sport. If you thought Ducati produced enough variants of model, you’d be sorely mistaken. With the Ducati World Première 2020
just around the corner, the company prepares to unveil two more
iterations with the Ducati Scrambler 1100 Pro and Ducati Scrambler 1100
Sport Pro.
According to EPA documents,
numerous motorcycles from Ducati’s 2019 lineup will carry over to the
2020 model year. Among the listing of the unchanged models, the new 1100
Pro and 1100 Sport Pro tried to sneak in under the radar.
While Ducati devotees anxiously await the introduction of the Panigale V2, Streetfighter V4, and Multistrada V4, the addition of two new Scramblers expands the already diverse field of potential announcements.
Though the news is exciting, it leaves many a Ducatista asking, “why?”
The Bologna brand already offers a performance-oriented Scrambler in the 1100 Sport. Equipped with Ohlins
suspension and traction control, the model provides a high-spec
alternative to the standard range of Scramblers. With EPA documents
confirming the new models share the same 86 horsepower, 1,079cc
air-cooled engine of the current 1100s, it’s hard to say how the ‘Pro’
versions will differ from the 1100 Sport.
Some
speculate that the ‘Pro’ moniker alludes to a configuration featuring
knobbies and taller suspension. The Desert Sled currently provides the
most dirt-capability within the Scrambler family but the 1100 Pro series
could open a new market for the line and directly compete with the new Triumph 1200 Scrambler.
We’ll
have to wait until October 23, 2019 before we receive any confirmation
of the two Pro Scramblers, but you can be sure that we’ll report back as
soon as Ducati plays their hand.
