Actor Shahid Kapoor Brings Home The Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled

Shahid Kapoor surely knows how to live it up. The Jersey actor loves his wheels and has had some of the exotic and tasteful cars in his garage from time to time. Having added the Maybach earlier this year, Kapoor recently acquired the new Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled motorcycle. Interestingly, this is the actor's second Ducati Scrambler having acquired the Scrambler 1100 Special in 2019. The new Scrambler Desert Sled is finished in the iceberg white, sparking blue paint scheme and brings some off-road chops to the motorcycle. The bike retails at Rs. 12.09 lakh (ex-showroom).

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Kapoor took to Instagram as well to share images of his new prized possession wearing a Shoei helmet and riding boots. He captioned the image "Scramblin' around."

The Dcuati Scrambler Desert Sled is available with the smaller capacity 803 cc L-twin engine. The motor develops 72 bhp at 8,250 rpm and 66.2 Nm of peak torque at 5,750 rpm. The engine is paired with a 6-speed gearbox. The bike is underpinned by a tubular steel trellis frame with 46 mm fully adjustable USD front forks with 200 mm of travel and a pre-load and rebound adjustable monoshock with 200 mm of travel. Both units are sourced from Kayaba. Braking performance comes 330 mm disc and 245 mm disc at the rear.

The Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled is more off-road oriented and gets 19-inch front and 17-inch rear spoked wheels. Both wheels are shod with Pirelli Scorpion Rally Star dual-purpose tyres. The motorcycle also comes with cornering ABS as standard. The Scrambler Desert Sled tips the scales at 209 kg (kerb), while the seat height is rather tall at 860 mm.

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Earlier this year, Shahid Kapoor went on a motorcycle trip with his friends in Europe. The actor along with stars Ishaan Khatter, Kunal Kemmu and Suved Lohia were seen riding the BMW R 1250 GS among other motorcycles. On the work front, Shahid has a number of movies lined as well as a show on OTT. The actor will be seen in Bloody Daddy, which is the official Hindi remake of the French film Nuit Blanche. His OTT debut is with the show Farzi that's being directed by Raj & DK. He also has Bull backed by T-Series, while an untitled feature film with director Raja Krishna Menon is also said to be in the works.