I can't explain what it is I like so much about this bike...

[< I Fly >]

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/27april06_scrambler.htm

The Triumph Scrambler 900.

It's not high-tech, super fast, or particularly capable off road... it's just plain cool.
It's retro but not in the dopey Harley "Heck's Angel" way - doesn't appeal to the same crowd (not that there aren't SOME perfectly reasonable HD riders).

I want one.

[NorthernPete]

I like the pipes....

[camthepyro]

I like the pipes too. I like the bike cuz it looks like an old cafe racer.

[JCS]

If you like the old cafe racer look check out the Triumph Thruxton.

[rodzbike]

I've been lucky enough to sit on the thruxton and the scrambler. They are both very cool. Would have a tough time trying to pick just 1.

[freebird]

I like the looks too but it needs a modern fuel-injected engine, etc. A modern version of a 'classic' should not be old-tech or low-tech. For example, the New-Beetle used a modern engine, modern suspension, and did not use impractical styling clues such as the original's flat windshield.

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[jstark47]

I like the looks too but it needs a modern fuel-injected engine

It has a modern carbureted engine. I think you won't have long to wait for EFI Bonnevilles, 2006 is probably the last year ever for carbureted Triumphs due to EU emissions regulations.

[TechTMW]

I like the looks too but it needs a modern fuel-injected engine, etc. A modern version of a 'classic' should not be old-tech or low-tech. For example, the New-Beetle used a modern engine, modern suspension, and did not use impractical styling clues such as the original's flat windshield.

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I agree with you to an extent, but cars are different from Bikes for a few reasons - Biggest is Emissions (Stricter for cars) they had to go w/ EFI. Bikes are following as jstark47 mentioned.

Another big reason for carbs is the target audience. The 40+ crowd is a large segment of the motorcycling community. Alot of these guys want a bike that is near the bikes they grew up with - I think carbs are part of that experience that they are trying to recreate.

[rapidblue]

sat on a scrambler this past weekend, pretty cool bikes, the only thing I do not like a bout them is where the exhaust ends up. My leg was touching the exhaust. Me thinks that would get real uncomfortable real fast. There were shield but pipes still throw a lot of heat regardless.

[flynrider]

Back in the days of the original Scramblers (like the Honda 305), I remember hating to ride on the back because of the pipes. I was always burning my leg on that heat shield that's supposed to keep you from burning your leg