Ducati Scrambler presented two new Specials, the Ducati Scrambler R/T and Essenza, at Motor Bike Expo 2017 in Verona held between 20 and 22 January. These two new specials are the art children of customisers Anvil Motociclette and South Garage.
The Scrambler Essenza, carries the South Garage signature and is a re-interpretation with a Café Racer slant. The Essenza name (EN: essence) reflects the Milan-based South Garage team’s desire to build a concept close to their hearts. The exterior resembles the original Ducati Scrambler without intrusive work on frame or suspension. “The style of the Scrambler Essenza stems from a modern, refined ‘Steam Punk’ reading in which superb craftsmanship, the quest for superlative materials, tone and finish are all combined with technical solutions of no small significance”, stated the South Garage customisers.
The Ducati Scrambler R/T Special by Anvil Motociclette, a team of two up-and-coming young bike customisers from Parma, Italy. It seems to take cues from the fashion industry while evoking the spirit of the Ducati R/T (Road and Track), a motorcycle that left a distinctive mark on the Ducati Scrambler range, in the 70s.
Team Anvil took the Scrambler Sixty2 and remodelled everything but the engine and front frame. “We wanted to pay homage to this glorious Ducati”, stated the two customisers, “by giving it a modern twist as if today’s motocross world had lurched sideways and by bringing some of the styling traits of the seventies into the present day”. The fuel tank has the original shaping of the 70s model, but has been modified to match the modern frame perfectly, while the handlebars mirror the classic design seen in Californian desert competitions. Likewise, the seat also stemmed from a re-think of the original model: it’s in cow hide to give the bike that inimitable 1970s American stuntman look. “The Scrambler Special R/T carries the number 53 because”, explains Anvil Motociclette, “that’s the number of days it took us to customise it!”.
