BMW R nineT Urban G/S vs Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled

The BMW R nineT Urban G/S and Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled are names that hark back to the past, but are modern motorcycles through and through. Here's the comparison on RED: http://bit.ly/BMWvsDUCATI "The Ducati Scrambler and the BMW R 80 GS, two bikes born in the 1970s, the former ten years after the latter. Different, bold, ambitious bikes. The Italian Scrambler, a single-cylinder but built in four displacements—250, 350, and 450—and the small 125, aimed strongly at the American market, as boundless as its landscapes, and was suited to light off-road riding, ready to compete against the Harley-Davidson giant and Anglo-Saxon forces like Triumph. A few years later, it was BMW's turn to break the rules of street enduro: where the Japanese still believed in single-cylinder engines, the 797cc, 50 hp, twin-cylinder boxer arrived. To most people, the GS was a clumsy bike, with its shaft drive and single-sided swingarm that rose and fell. off the ground every time you accelerate or ease off the gas. These unique characteristics, however, will lead it to success in the renowned African marathon, the Paris-Dakar. Continue on RED: http://bit.ly/BMWvsDUCATI ___ Subscribe to our channel to never miss a new video: https://goo.gl/PFBnd4. Facebook:   / redlive.ride.  . Instagram:   / redlivepics   Twitter:   / ridedrivelive   Pinterest:   / redridedrive