Triumph Scrambler 1200: Spurg's Naked Adventure

[@RevZilla]

Hey Ladies and Gents! If you want to check out the scrambler video between Lemmy and Joe, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZqkkH99p9KafaM And if you want even more Scrambler 1200 content you should check out my in-depth article over on Common Tread: www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2019-triumph-scrambler-1200-xc-and-xe-first-ride-motorcycle-review?.com&Triumph_Scrambler_1200_Spurgs_Naked_Adventure&R_t6fUrTBEQ I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the new Scrambler! Cheers, Spurg

[@himamani.s5218]

RevZilla rr

[@Miata822]

How are those tires on the street?

[@RevZilla]

Those Metzelers are known to work pretty well on the street. -DrewZilla

[@Speedytrip]

Im reading some are finding the suspensions stiff on the XE. Im a bit concerned cause the main reason was the suspensions (our roads up here are terrible) and most bike suspensions are way too stiff. I currently have an africa twin and was hoping the scrambler suspensions would be even better...do you think theres enough adjustability to make them very comfortable? Thanks!

[@TheTrenya]

No jump?..disappointed (for the triump dude)..lol..

[@jonclark2234]

Clickbait title. Spurg was clothed the whole time.

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

Jon Clark hahaha...

[@StrikerSG]

kk, best be that way...

[@henrychua7451]

And I was thinking of seeing chest hairs covered in mud... Oh well... Lmao!

[@jasonprevilon9555]

I know it was such a let down.

[@taylor2105]

Spurgeon = VroomVroomDana!

[@1418jeff]

Bloody love this bike. Expensive but I’m sure the wife and kids will be able to live with no heating and beans on toast for a while.

[@hulsfamcalcan]

I'm sure they would feel privileged to do so!

[@Soshi12005]

Lucky... you have have a few more kidneys ;)

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

There is nothing wrong with delicious beans for dinner, they should be so lucky!

[@chrisredfield3240]

By for a while do you mean at least 5 years ?

[@boulderthefat154]

Just leave em for the bike.

[@markjacobs6294]

Finally a good in English review. My XE is on order. I do not do long trips anymore and this is going to be my goldieloks bike for 250 mile and under runs and some fire road trips in Colorado. I also am tired of the Voltron and Optimus Prime bastard child looks of all the new ADV bikes. Instead T mated a Thruxton R with a Tiger XCa and this is their spawn. Bravo T! Again, the other makers will be playing catch up.

[@samrit123in]

*Perfect.* The review. The editing. The bike. This video is just perfect. I wish Lemmy and Spurg do bike reviews more often.

[@PMitchell106]

This is the best work I have ever seen from Spurg; informative and natural. He is much better here than he is talking about jeans while pointing at Juice or pretending to have friendly podcast banter with Lemmy and that other guy who never says anything of value.

[@stoney3398]

"...Triumph made some pretty bold claims...", but none as bold as that shirt! I'm thinking bicycle race leader of some obscure mountain climb...

[@justinmorris9370]

I grew up riding heavy two stroke enduro bikes when i was in 6th grade so i figure this thing is up my alley

[@carlosfelix8047]

It's great to see my country is in your map for these rides! 😄 I hope you guys had a good time! Cheers

[@scottstetson2879]

Hi Spurgs, Dr. Seuss called and wants his big polka dots back. 🤔😎👊👍🏻

[@Sebastian_PMA]

Really happy to see you guys review the new Scrambler, good vid.

[@brunofernandes563]

Welcome to Portugal! The best place to ride a bike!! Nice review and nice bike!

[@spartan8390]

Went and sat on one yesterday. Did the whole “eyeball it, sit and stand up on it” at the dealer. It’s pretty nice. The one I checked out was $16,900 due to added parts. Very good looking bike, but I’m not throwing down an amount of cash like that for a bike. Bike prices are getting out of control and no one is addressing it. The temptation factor goes out the window when I can buy an awesome vehicle for the same price. It looks really cool, but it’s right at $20k out the door for a bike.

[@dannywilliams3928]

huge fan of scrambler style motorcycles guys back in the early seventies I owned a couple of Amma CL 350 and 450 Honda which were great bikes for their day had a lot of fun with those bikes on and off road both. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@guywolff]

I cant wait to try the suspention on this bike !! Having a 29" inseam I am going to have to try the XC .. I have been waiting for this bike for some years ... I got a 2017 Street Scambler left over in 2018 as a discounted bike and love it a ton ... WOuld love to try a 2019 Tiger XCX as well .. MAybe the XRX again from leg length .. I am riding mostly back roads and dirt & gravely back back roads .Good suspention has to cost something ..Did you like the front forks better than the Tiger ??

[@rufusolivier7141]

That shirt!! I thought it was a joke then realized...nope, this is real.

[@stevemillerecon]

Did you know that Spurgeon rode across the U.S. on a Triumph Bonneville? This video has one of his rare mentions of that trip.

[@ColGadarby]

Two remarkable bikes on the market right now are this scrambler and the BMW S1000XR IMO

[@merciabiker9988]

It looks amazing can't wait to get my full license really good video.

[@vidster7]

Music while riding on road reminds me of Gerudo valley theme on LOZ ocarina

[@orangelion03]

Hope they tame those front brake lines before they go on sale. Great review Spurg! Looking forward to the MG V85TT coming soon...

[@leemacdonald6533]

It's not an adventure bike or dirt bike it is a true scrambler.

[@kusheen...]

1:11 those front brake lines are just begging to get snagged!

[@garya3056]

Great review, Spurge. So sad you felt rushed to have to leave heavenly Portugal! Bike fits into many sweet spots... are there aftermarket windscreen and throw over bags available? And of course I’d be remiss in not mentioning your polka dot riding gear. Am hoping it was a rental or maybe a gag Christmas gift from Lemmy? 🏍👍🏍

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

Gary A polka dots were all mine! They let me dress myself. I have a collection of random jerseys I love to wear, the weirder the better. If we ever end up at an off-road rally or dirt event you’ll see me coming a mile away!

[@garya3056]

Spurgeon Dunbar hehe ok- could happen - I’m in Delaware. How about the parts I mentioned? You guys carry them?

[@RevZilla]

Due to the high exhaust, throw over bags would just rest on the hot exhaust on the right side. There might be some saddlebag supports made to provide clearance in the future, but currently none is available. As for a windscreen, you could use a universal windscreen that either mounts to the fork tubes or to the handlebar. We don't have any windscreens designed specifically for this bike yet, though. -DrewZilla *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/givi-a34-universal-windscreen *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/puig-stream-universal-windscreen *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/puig-universal-touring-windscreen *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/givi-a660-airstar-universal-windscreen *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/givi-a603-airstar-universal-windscreen *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/puig-custom-ii-universal-windscreen

[@garya3056]

RevZilla thx, Drew. Much appreciated.

[@RevZilla]

You're welcome!

[@williambreeze2659]

Thanks for the review!

[@disekjoumoer]

Great review, Spurgy! You rock (and roll).

[@robertakerson7186]

Mr. S.- For an adventure bike in my family I'd need to have the ability to comfortably carry my wife as a passenger and also be able to carry some luggage. Is that high pipes arrangement necessary, or is it a styling exercise which could be replaced to allow saddlebags? And how would the bike be with a passenger? Nice review though and the bike seems real nice too.

[@forrestculver7301]

And of course Triumph nailed the looks, as usual

[@joaodessainsaraiva5594]

Welcome to Portugal!

[@WillPower46]

This is $26k in NZ my near new 2014 800XC Tiger cost me $11k....wonder if its worth all that extra money...does look nice though.

[@ThatBobGuy850]

"I'm Spurg...." Or...is it Stuart? The bike's speedo at 5:58 seems to be calling you by your given name ;) (And LOL at the, "Naughty, naughty, Dunbar...") But seriously, GREAT review, man! Revzilla has the best content! The latest Triumphs have really been blowing my mind...maybe enough to lure me offa my beloved Sportster.

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

That Bob Guy hahaha... if my given name were actually “Stuart” I would have been picked on a lot less in elementary school! “Spurgeon Dunbar” born and raised!!

[@ThatBobGuy850]

@@SpurgeonDunbar - Wow, so Spurgeon actually is your first name? Did your parents hate you? Did they really want a girl? I can only imagine what you were subjected to by kids like me, unfortunately. I apologize on behalf of all of the a-holes like myself who've grown up to try to be better people ;)

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

That Bob Guy My Dad, a Spurgeon as well, grew up with a younger sister named Spurgeen. I had it easy by comparison.

[@ThatBobGuy850]

Spurg, you (or your dad) should've been a doctor. Imagine being Spurgeon the surgeon? Priceless! Ah, but I'm sure you've heard that a million times already :-/ (I do feel extra sorry for your aunt, Spurgeen. Sheesh, are you guys all from Hootinholler, West Virginny or someplace?)

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

@@ThatBobGuy850 I had a college buddy who said I should have become a Vet, so I could be Spurgeon the Sturgeon Surgeon. Never gets old.

[@didac106]

such a great video fellas..well done!

[@parasshah3173]

Hey... U should have mentioned about the heat from the silencer?

[@Zero_Jiro]

some say that exhaust uses witchcraft to keep it from burning you...

[@raymorris952]

First class review, No BS

[@damianrc5322]

I would really like to know...how does it compare to the Tiger 800?

[@saucehollywood]

This exactly!!! And the FTR 1200 just for fun

[@Britishshooter]

Revzilla. Top review, best yet on this bike. The suspension looked to be working really well and the bike just seemed totally stable and composed on the dirt considering the weight of the bike. Would you say the suspension is as good as or even better than a KTM1090 Adventure R?

[@chrisredfield3240]

I would say as good for suspension considering it's twin shock rears. The weight must be around the same for both bikes. Most are showing dry weight for the 1200 scrambler but people as guessing around 230kg wet.

[@Britishshooter]

​@youtube can eat my ass with a spoon Who is crying? Didn't see any testers saying anything other than the suspension is fantastic? I am an enduro rider and long range RTW off road adventure rider of 25 + years experience and know something about suspension. If you watch all the vids where the E is running off road, then if you know ANYTHING about off road suspension you will notice something seriously unusual. Concentrate on the headlight and observe just how level it stays when the bike is recovering from a jump. The fact that the jump is not a major one is not the point, nothing out there in that weight class recovers like that, not even a KTM1090R, certainly not an Africa Twin and not anything from BMW either. Technically that is a new standard. Of course you would actually need to understand off road motorcycle suspension to appreciate what I have just pointed out. Most people don't.

[@Britishshooter]

@youtube can eat my ass with a spoon Well mate you in for a surprise when the back to back reviews come along, you will be eating your words then. I assure you I seriously do know what I am talking about and if you didn't spot the exceptional behaviour of that bike on the rough then all you tell me is that you DONT know anything about suspension, Christ man, that is self-evident, you clearly don't even know what the hell to look for! You have to put personal prejudice aside and observe technical facts and recognise what you are seeing.I hate BMW bikes but if I saw an radical level of suspension behaviour in a new model I would at least spot it and acknowledge it. Most large adventure bikes only go as far as Starbucks that is quite true, but that does NOT mean this suspension is not exceptional. Technical facts are what real pros are interested in and Triumph has done a game changing job on this bike.There is a very good reason why Triumph was confident enough to enter this bike into the Baja race, just unfortunate the rider injured himself in practice on his KTM450. Of course such a large bike would not have been competitive but that is not the point, nor would a KTM1090R or any other large 207 kilo bike. However, it's capability would have sent shock waves through the industry.

[@Britishshooter]

@youtube can eat my ass with a spoon I am not a fanbois, I am not going to buy one of these, I am just an impartial observer who having crossed every desert on Earth, does actually know what I am talking about and also knows when I have seen something exceptional. Stock for stock against similar weight bikes this Trumpet will surprise a lot of people and the thing is built like a tank so I doubt it will fall apart when they do enter it next time. No one is saying it is a Baja contender, of course not, but nor would anything else like this be, but the fact that Triumph even considered entering should tell you something, they certainly were not going to do it to be humiliated. The reason why this guy in the video stopped them jumping was insurance liability restrictions on rider injury not the bikes capability. One of the other journos told me about that from another test. That Dommie of yours is a good bike BTW, excellent choice.

[@Britishshooter]

​@youtube can eat my ass with a spoon No you are being unfair, he practised mainly with the Triumph when they were testing and setting it up (although apparently, the bike had no significant mods apart from better air filtration and removal of indicators Cat etc). The rider, Ernie Vigil, was just riding his own personal 450 to get 'desert fit' when the accident happened. He was gutted, so were Triumph as they could not get a replacement rider of the same standard in time who could be released from contract. Vigil was seriously confident about the bike and I reckon he would have finished OK, and it would have surprised a lot of people. I reckon it was pretty cool of Triumph to risk it and it shows they believe in the strength of it's construction. After all, it is not a competition bike at all

[@TheCutshaw]

Very, very nice job! Triumph just keeps knocking them out of the park. I can’t wait for the review of the new Speed Twin!

[@Joe-uc4lc]

I pre ordered mine already. Was gonna go with he ducati desert sled but then i seen this coming out

[@iamandreja]

3:26, that's how you fuck up your knee ligaments. Lovely bike and review by the way, thank you :)

[@Lex-Rex]

I am coming from HD so those price you quoted sound good to me.

[@hunkyleepickle]

would like to know how this compares on road to something like an Africa Twin, as they both have large front wheels. Not being able to load it with side bags is a knock for me, if you're going to classify it as an ADV bike personally.

[@chrisredfield3240]

You can have one side bag.. the pipes do look cool.

[@SelfPropelledDevo]

Chris Hart the right side is the food warmer 🤪

[@rubbadubbdubbs]

all of triumph's marketing material show the bike being jumped, and then they tell you not to jump it ...*facepalm*

[@rubbadubbdubbs]

@NotthatChatlieRose TheOTHERCharlieRose yep, literally their first teaser video that came out ended with someone jumping it lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZirmImta8mKmc0

[@Chousakan]

Probably more to do with liability than anything else. If they just let you go hard and you end up in hospital they are going to be paying through the nose, even more so if it turns out to be a manufacturing fault and/or lawyers get involved.

[@rubbadubbdubbs]

@@Chousakan my comment is mostly a joke, not an actual legal breakdown of the situation, but I'm sure a hold harmless agreement would suffice.

[@teatowel11]

I really like it but I need some luggage options. Can you even run saddlebags with those pipes?

[@RevZilla]

To run saddlebags, you'd need some saddlebag supports on the pipe side to keep the bag away from the heat. Right now, there aren't any available yet. -DrewZilla

[@konstantinosmaounis798]

The dash is so cool.

[@andy3d1]

The heat from the exhaust ruins the bike for me. I live in Southern California and it’s like riding a oven with the door open. Can’t put right leg down at traffic lights. I’ve owned 20 bikes over the last 25 years so have good idea of what engine heat should be.

[@cfvgd]

I think that price is fair.

[@iGuruCrazy]

What’s your mic setup for vlogging?

[@RevZilla]

It's a Sena 20S Bluetooth communicator (with its included microphone) paired to the Sena Audio Back, which is connected to a GoPro Hero4. This setup can only be used with the Hero3 and Hero4 GoPros, so you cannot use it with the newer Hero5, Hero6, and Hero7 GoPros. -DrewZilla *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/sena-20s-evo-bluetooth-headset *www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/sena-bluetooth-audio-back-for-gopro-with-waterproof-housing *Find a used Hero3 or Hero4 on eBay.

[@williamrusk631]

That shirt explains the naked clown we saw running around the shipyard

[@vishnuuuuuuuuuuuu]

Triumph is kind of the porsche of bike world

[@stepheneldridge6998]

Good review....I've read/watched pretty much everything that's come out about this bike, the only common negative seems to be the price!. But you are getting an amazing bike for your money....I'm really hoping a test ride confirms it is as good as I want it to be. For that sort of money it will need to be a do everything bike...and I never subscribe to the thoughts that a bike isn't suitable for big distances, I used to ride my ultimate Desert scrambler, my beloved XR650R vast distances! Cheers, Steve

[@DEeMONsworld]

I'm old enough to know what a scrambler really is and is not. Even in 1970 Triumph merely took a standard TR6 and put high pipes on it and called it a "scrambler" TR6C. This I agree is not a scrambler by definition but an awesome entry into the ADV segment from the Modern classic perspective. I would much rather ride this thing on trails than a 550 pound pseudo off road ADV bike. I think from the looks and reports it has much more off road potential. Scrambler has become no more than a marketing term these days. What ever you call it for today's upscale market, it is a good product.

[@kevinlind4640]

Top content! Thank you guys!

[@UncleWally3]

To XE or XC; is that the question? Will either allow us to grunt and sweat under a weary life, And face the dread of something after death, The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will? Or is one model truly better to make us bear those ills we have? Alas, this video obscures these Questions of the soul and leaves us Yet to wonder: To XE . . . or to XC?

[@ericweber1969]

Walter Wilkins well played. Hamlet forever!

[@chrisredfield3240]

XC for me

[@sharkskin3448]

Alas, poor Tiger. I knew him well.

[@harrisonjacobsen173]

Love these vids! How does the CG feel when off-road?

[@bigmankz]

How tall is Spurg? I loved the previous Scrambler but it was just too small for me and it looks like a kid's bike under my 6'5" frame. From this video it looks like XE version is quite a bit bigger and might even fit me somehow.

[@RevZilla]

Spurgeon is 6'3", and like him, you'd probably fit better on the taller XE. -DrewZilla

[@chrisredfield3240]

There is no denying this big looks bad ass that's for sure. Weight price luggage. range with the small tank. Lack of any screen. how it would survive an off road miss hap is all up for discussion. but it sure looks cool.

[@saucehollywood]

Where is the fall mentioned in the review? I want to see how it happened. Did triumph not let you add it?

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

saucehollywood Unfortunately I didn’t have footage of it. If I had, I would have made sure my team figured out a way to use it.

[@Below-Average_Joe]

I checked a fully equipped Scrambler 1200 at a Triumph dealer. It was $18,000. I was like to see a shootout between the new Triumph and Honda’s Africa Twin.

[@exexpat11]

$18000? That is a car price range. Good grief! Nice bike but...

[@DonzoShadowWolf]

What was that motorcycle you guys showed that comes in a crate for cheap? I cannot find it on y'all's channel

[@RevZilla]

It's the CSC SG250. -DrewZilla *www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2018-csc-sg250-san-gabriel-first-ride-motorcycle-review

[@george3053]

Love the ‘90s shirt

[@Hargitai20]

Portugal here!!!

[@wanderlpnw]

I have a rule when traveling for business. I always take a flight out the following day. You don't want to be the guy who stands up and says "I have to go" when the event runs late.

[@coooooop15]

Does anyone know if triumph is using this dash in any of their other bikes this year?

[@badgersworldofmotorsports511]

Gr8 review!! Cool shirt !! Something different!!

[@Red3441-p4m]

Please review the new royal Enfield 650 twins ! I trust your channel more than anything else 😎😎

[@gastao4x4]

Hi Spurgeon, very nice review on the Triumph, how did you enjoyed my country?

[@mike1156]

gastao4x4 They don’t like hooning. That’s pretty lame.

[@futte2303]

Tell the old man to Take his helmet of when he goes into a shop. I looks stupid and they can think he is a robber. Good ride, good video 👍👍👍

[@ThrillaPark]

How's the gearing? Low speed stuff etc..

[@Andre-os7kj]

Was that sweater to run away from the wild bulls in that area?

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

André it was so the sweep riders could find me if I crashed and ended up in a ditch!!

[@Andre-os7kj]

@@SpurgeonDunbar In this part of Portugal, they make wild bulls, they kill!

[@jakeedgell591]

You guys should review the Kawasaki Vulcan S soon

[@RevZilla]

We did write a written review when the Vulcan S was released. It's unlikely we'd be able to make a video review at this time. -DrewZilla *www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2015-kawasaki-vulcan-s-abs-first-ride

[@Andre-os7kj]

That bike is BETTER than africa twin, by MILES!

[@jasonprevilon9555]

Would you compare this to a Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled?

[@Zero_Jiro]

I find that kind of hard to tell just because the desert sled is mainly an off road bike with street capabilities, the triumph is kind of the other way. I am curios as well though.

[@khakimzhanmiras]

Why run a p-twin with those thigh burner pipes?

[@dennisb7317]

This thing is big and tall man, he makes it look almost small under him how tall is this guy?

[@RevZilla]

Spurgeon is 6'3". -DrewZilla

[@TheRandomvgshow]

I am 5’2 can you recommend me a bike something in 500cc displacement ???

[@RevZilla]

Have you considered the Royal Enfield Himalayan? Perhaps the Honda Rebel 500? -DrewZilla

[@twistedturtle6654]

I love the look. Love the engine and finally having a real suspension. Only things that make me still side with the AT is I don't need to pay $4,000 more to add Go Pro and link to my freaking phone. Give me switchable ABS and traction control. Keep it simple. Anything else is just something to fuck up the computer. Also pigeon holes you into one brand of camera or 1 of 2 operating systems on a phone.

[@justdad53]

I would hate to set up all those cameras.

[@Bredaxe]

Bad ass bike, and the B-52s called, they want their wardrobe back Lol ! What are they afraid of with 9 inches of travel? That's dirt bike level suspension. I think it can take it.

[@apetytnowak5555]

200 fondness from Poland

[@MetalRider666]

300mm and airhead and is perfect

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Lets see Lem Lem lay it down on the flat track :P

[@rakeshsunil9277]

Guys. .... Can you guys do a mondial HPS 300 review

[@RevZilla]

Probably not, as that bike isn't sold here in the United States. Sorry for the inconvenience. -DrewZilla

[@cpuuk]

Great review, can I ask exactly what is missing in order for this to be a proper "scrambler" (longer suspension perhaps)?

[@ericdelacruz3746]

This bike is awesome

[@mike1156]

Nah, DR 650 for life

[@newtongrindewald10]

No, u have to buy that Triumph right now.

[@abbaby555]

Really cool bike

[@grren1782]

Naked adventure but it has no bags. Hell I don't even think naked adventure as two words can go together since pretty much a Hallmark of adventure bikes is a decent-sized front fairing.

[@davidpettinger6350]

My wife rides her Yamaha XT500 all over Europe with soft panniers and a tank bag. Just has some exhaust wrap stitched onto the inside of 1 pannier.

[@spangoz1000]

Loose the godam back ground music, I want to hear the exhaust noise !

[@jblue1299]

It looks like the muffler would burn your leg! ?

[@sebastianschulz6531]

I am looking forward to see some hairy, burly guys wearing a Hello Kitty shirt for their track bikes soon. LOL

[@raoulduke3770]

Great review... but I hope you got the shirt for free

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

Raoul Duke oh, I paid for it! This one is from my personal collection!

[@edisonareis]

Rock dude ! Obrigado

[@bradleyalexander5821]

At least you didn’t get “flagged” for riding too slow.

[@brnlcky7]

Spurg, What exactly are you wearing? lol Polka dots?

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

brnlcky7 when they let me dress myself I take advantage of it!!

[@disekjoumoer]

@@SpurgeonDunbar You were perfect for the evening 90s acid rave event.

[@SpurgeonDunbar]

disekjoumoer hahaha

[@davidbesant]

Having seen any luggage options, so maybe not an adventure bike.

[@petefanelli9244]

A bike this nice, I wouldn’t take it off road.

[@MiguelOliveiraPF]

Portugal ❤️❤️❤️

[@noicadive]

Portugal 👍

[@danilocapellan1316]

Not small for you?

[@JugglingLoser]

It kinda reminds me of the Dinka Enduro from gta5