Motorcycle News - Krugger adds street smarts to the Triumph Scrambler
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Most builders stick to just one of those camps, but Fred ‘Krugger’ Bertrand plays at both ends of the field. The Belgian maestro has won multiple AMD World Championships, but he’s just as happy to build ‘practical’ bikes—especially when the brief and budget both call for restraint.
The idea was to make the off-roady Scrambler a little more road-focused, shed some weight, and leave it with a polished factory-like feel.
They’re wrapped in Dunlop DT3-R tires—the street legal flat track items that come standard on the Indian FTR 1200. Krugger then tweaked the stance further by lowering the stock (and adjustable) suspension at both ends.
Krugger also trimmed the Scrambler’s subframe, and topped it with a new seat that’s actually a touch thicker than stock. Wild Hog in Italy handled the upholstery, even though they were operating under a nationwide stay-at-home order due to COVID-19. So Krugger asked them to include a small plaque with the Belgian and Italian flags, as a sign of solidarity.
The original right hand side cover needed filling in where the twin headers once ran, and the left side cover needed a cutout to make room for the new pipe. Krugger also hand-shaped a pair of aluminum ‘number boards’ to wrap around the mufflers, and a series of skinny heat shields to offer some protection.
The stock fender’s still in play up front, but it’s been mounted higher. And rather than retain the original plastic fork guards, Krugger formed a new set out of aluminum, integrating the new fender mounts in the process.
Moving to the cockpit, Krugger kept the stock LED headlight but modified the stock supports to shave off the turn signal mounts. Then he fabricated a small nacelle, to blend with the headlight and hide the stock display.
Keen eyes will also spot a pretty unique set of Beringer controls on both ends of the bars. Krugger replaced the entire brake system with Beringer components, and even installed a thumb brake for the rear, which neatly shares space on the bars with the hydraulic clutch control.
For the final livery, Krugger settled on black with a Rebellion logotype and gold detailing. But there’s more than just a paint job going on—parts like the swing arm were redone in black too, and there are custom decals on the rims.
And it’s irrefutable proof that Krugger always brings his A-game, no matter what the brief is. Krugger Motorcycles | Facebook | Instagram | Images by Thierry Dricot. Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c June 30, 2020 at 12:16PM Leave a Reply. |
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