'Dark' 1100 PRO brings stealthy look to Ducati Scrambler range

Ducati has revived its ‘Dark’ model variant name for this new version of its Scrambler 1100, offering up an £800 saving. 

Named the Scrambler 1100 Dark PRO, to give it its full name, like previous Ducati Dark models it’s intended as a more basic, affordable, entry-level version of an existing model, in this case the new-for-2020 Scrambler 1100 PRO which subtly tweaks the design to give it a customisable feel in ready-to-buy format/

That bike was launched earlier this year alongside the 1100 Sport PRO as the uprated, mildly restyled replacement for Ducati bigger 1100 Scramblers.

Priced £11,295, the PRO features upright roadster handlebars and Marzocchi fully adjustable 45mm forks, plus the Euro5 84bhp, 1079cc V-twin and restyled rear end.

The Sport PRO, meanwhile, got higher quality Ohlins front and rear suspension and costs a fairly hefty £12,795.  The new Ducati Scrambler 1100 Dark PRO, however, gives a significantly more affordable version by being priced at just £10,495.

For that you get a bike which is virtually identical to the 1100 PRO but has cheaper, more conventional mirrors, a plain, satin black paint-job (a traditional signature of Ducati’s Dark models) and “more natural anodized aluminium parts” – although, going by the pictures, we couldn’t tell much difference.

By our reckoning, that adds up to a sizeable saving, for not much of a material loss – certainly not in the way it rides. Besides, the ‘black and ally’ combo seems to suit the retro Scrambler well. It’s in dealers from the end of October.