Segment: Clasic
Production years: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
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The Ducati Scrambler 450 was an on/off-road machine powered by a single-cylinder engine, also known in the United States market as the Ducati Jupiter and in the European market as the Ducati 450 SCR. The bike was manufactured from 1969 to 1974 and summed around 11,000 units.
The Scrambler motorcycle was designed mainly for the American market and underwent several modifications until 1968. Also, the Scrambler series included models with Desmodromic cylinder heads and featured several technical changes until 1974, when production stopped.
In 1969, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Ducati Scrambler 450, a machine that could run on paved surfaces but also on unpaved ones. The machine came with a one-piece dual seat, a round headlight, a side stand, and wire-spoke wheels with off-road tires.
The bike was built on a Simplex open cradle tubular frame with a telescopic fork on the front and two shock absorbers on the rear for suspension. As for stopping power, the bike was fitted with a 180 mm drum unit on the front wheel and a 160 mm drum unit on the rear wheel.
The 1969 Ducati Scrambler 450 had at its core a 436cc four-stroke single-cylinder air-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 27 hp with a maximum peak force at 6,500 rpm.
