Ducati_Scrambler
Ducati Scrambler
Italian single cylinder scrambler motorcycle
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][3] Models were produced in 250 cc through 450 cc displacements. The 450 variant was sold as the "Jupiter" in the United States.[4]
The first Scramblers (1962–1967) were derived from street-legal models, and featured "narrow case" engines with lightly altered frames. It originally derived from a Ducati Diana road bike converted by Michael Berliner for dirt-track racing in America.[5] These Scrambler models all had a maximum engine capacity of 250cc, and are generally referred to as "narrow case Scrambler(s)"
- Scrambler OHC 250 (1962–1963)
- Scrambler 250 (1964–1968)
- Scrambler 350 (1967–1968)
The second series used a wider 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 350 (1968–1975)
- Scrambler 450 (1969–1976)
- R/T 350 (1971–1974)
- R/T 450 (1971–1974) (desmodromic valves)
