The Triumph Street Scrambler is one of those bikes that does everything well. It?s well designed and well made, with a crackin? good engine and the ability to handle the occasional trail ride or (slightly) slippery stuff.
But what if you want a little more off-road ability, without losing the charm of the bike, spending a fortune, or going full 500-pound ADV"

One solution is to take what you?ve got and make it even better. And that?s what?s happened with this new build from Istanbul-based Bunker Custom Cycles, called ?Rascal.?
The commission came from Bunker brand ambassador, keen motorcyclist and friend Efe Eke, who runs a textile company in Turkey. Efe already has a Bunker custom for street riding?this lovely Street Twin?but he wanted a bike that he could take off road.
?Efe lives in Denizli, which is close to the city of Izmir on the Aegean side of Turkey,? says Mert, who runs Bunker with his brother Can. ?It has a marvelous landscape: open roads through olive groves, and curves through pine forests.?
With an elevation of around 350 meters above sea level, the Denizli climate is mellow compared to the scorching summer heat of Izmir, making it the perfect place to ride almost all year. ?Efe does at least 30,000 km a year, thanks to the location and ten-month long season,? says Mert. ?So we built this bike to give him the scrambler ?flexibility? which everyone is after nowadays.?

The first port of call was the suspension. The Street Scrambler has longer trav...