Triumph makes some of the best adventure bikes out there?including one machine that, on the surface, seems like an unlikely candidate. The Triumph Scrambler 1200 is technically classified as a modern classic, but it’s actually a bonafide off-road ripper.
By combining vintage looks with great ergonomics, a big front wheel and long, cushy suspension, the British marque has built a motorcycle that goes even better than it looks. And that’s not a secondhand opinion either; we’ve ridden the Scrambler 1200 enough to know what it’s capable of. What we’re not so sure about, is what we’d change if we had to customize it.

BAAK Motocyclettes has an answer. They’ve taken a stock Triumph Scrambler 1200, and doused it in rally-style aluminum bodywork to make it even more adventure-ready. Originally opened a decade ago in France, BAAK has now grown to a 25-strong team, with headquarters in Lyon and Los Angeles. Their goal on this project was improve the Scrambler’s long range adventure touring chops. It’s a delightfully minimalistic bike in stock form?but BAAK felt it lacked the fuel capacity, wind protection and luggage carrying ability of its more focussed stablemates.

Working from their workshop in Lyon, they spent 18 months turning the Scrambler into the machine you see here. And while it sure looks cool, function trumped form at every turn.
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