Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Test fleet: Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC

Matt has spent many months and covered thousands of miles on the Scrambler, but it’s time to hand the keys back and sum up the experience. So here goes…

ENGINE

The engine is great, those huge 600cc slugs feeling happy at low or high revs, with instant power, yet smooth when you want. Fuelling is better than any Triumph I’ve tried to date. It sounds great

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