Dual-purpose delight

The motorcycle market in India has never been so vibrant. It offers a range of sports bikes, street fighters, ADVs, cruisers and even Scramblers. In fact, the last category of bikes is quite niche in India. So, what makes a Scrambler different from other bikes? Simple. It is a dual-purpose motorcycle that you can ride for your daily commute and which also lets you unleash your free spirit when you hit the dirt trails. A Scrambler offers a higher ground clearance, gets taller shocks, traditionally knobby design tyres, to balance handling and offer additional grip, a raised exhaust and wider dirt bike like handlebars. It sports a simple clean design, is compact in size and offers numerous customization options. Here’s a look at what’s on offer in the Indian market: Ducati Scrambler  Even though Ducati is synonymous with powerful sports bikes, in 2015, they decided to take a different route and introduced the Scrambler. It received such unprecedented response that the Scrambler became Ducati’s best-selling bike and it continues to be so even today. It reached such an iconic level that the Italian manufacturer created Scrambler as a sub-brand. Ducati offers a range of Scramblers based on one’s requirements starting