SCR950 – Yamaha scrambler for the city and outdoors?

Yamaha SCR950

The SCR950 is inspired by the Yamaha street scrambler of the 60s and is designed for motorcycle enthusiasts of that era. Another bike from the Faster Sons series is designed for city riding and gravel trail exploration. But is this really so? More on this in the next review. Welcome!

The SCR950 for the bank is suitable for city riding, but also suitable for the track. While I didn't have the opportunity to ride it fast or personally "fly" long distances, the bike was comfortable and so I imagine it will perform well on the road. How focused are you on cruising? And this is at a speed not exceeding 100 km/h. Driving it faster is not particularly pleasant. And I wouldn't ride too much in this gravel because in my opinion the bike is not very suitable for it. Well, if you don't like drifting. In general, a motorcycle for riding according to the rules in front of you and silting in the right lane on the highway. Not that he criticized this style. Often, high power is associated with driving “at full …”. And on this motorcycle you will enjoy a completely different ride.

Yamaha SCR950

Driving impressions of the SCR950

This motorcycle is a yacht, not a motorboat. Before this, it literally flows and does not go. The bike itself rewards the rider for speeds of 80 – 90 km/h. There is no temptation to rev it up. Encouragement for more decent driving. I would say that when you get on this bike, you want to promote yourself. Slowly in front of you, like a nobleman on a horse, so everyone can see. And indeed, people follow this moto because it looks nice and sounds good. At the same time, the exterior is not hostile, it is curious, and you feel like a tourist attraction on the road. Well, the bike has something that catches your eye. Sam caught that after the exit and the “aggressive” drive, I went into Lance mode. After the first hundreds of kilometers of conversion, I traveled much more calmly on this bike. And so it should “fly”.

Yamaha SCR950

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Script: One card poker. Everything is simple and clear. It has been until now. We have 5 players on hand. So much has not happened since the Queen sat down. The first one you see is Stalioni. If anything, Stalioni is Italian. As for me, his Ducati is not that kind of Ducat, too European, not for me. Although, no one seems to care, because for the last 2 years he has been the king. And this is Bonnie. Good girl. She's been here longer than we have. I guess her Triumph is for show. In fact, this is a well-forgotten old thing. But then again, you can't tell because she's a queen. Le Jermain is German. Don't ask why a German writes his name in French. Globalization, all that bullshit. In fact, his ordinary road worker is exorbitantly expensive. Even when you put everything in this game, you can’t jump over your head. And here sits Gucci Guzzi. But no one knows where he is. Whenever there is a king at the table, he is not there. And this is me. Shket. Well, who else would choose a scrambler over a cruiser? This is a joke, cheaper than tens, for nets. Funny. Understood? So I don't. Although I love jokes. Everyone expects me to lose the battle of scramblers as soon as the last card is dealt. What they don't know is that the SCR-950 has an ace up its sleeve. So how did the Yamaha Bolt turn into the SCR-950 while the cards were being dealt? To answer this question, let's figure out what a scrambler is. 50 years ago, if you wanted an adventure, you took a really cheap motorcycle, put a checker on it, higher suspension, took off everything unnecessary, including a T-shirt, and went for it. This was the scrambler. So if this barge was assembled from scraps from a Bolt assembly line, it would only add to its charisma. The same goes for his old-fashionedness. No traction controls, no ABS, no alloy wheels or tubeless tires, an oak seat that doesn’t care about ergonomics, and two iron middle fingers that despise plastic. Surprisingly, the least analogue part of the motorcycle is the instrument panel. I expected to see an arrow, but I got a display. A rectangular screen on a round dashboard. But for every scrambler part added, another must be removed. A slightly raised muffler is a pitiful sight; McQueen would have removed it long ago, followed by the air box and, of course, the T-shirt.

But being completely flawed and the only crazy scrambler made from a cruiser, in some ways it's more of a scrambler than the rest. There is a place to attach a racing number, you can race on a flat track, climb a mountain. Looking at this only slightly off-road motorcycle, made from a completely unsuitable donor, I want to say: “You know, never mind, let’s do something bad with the SCR-950.” After all, when it comes to scramblers, it couldn’t be more authentic. When I ride a scrambler, it should growl, it should stick into gear with a characteristic blow and without silent blocks, I should feel every flash pushing my ass forward. At the heart of the scrambler there must be an air V-tube that warms up at the same time as I do. It's supposed to have one brake disc and a short suspension, so I'll just clench my fist and squeeze the springs all the way down. He must scrape the footpegs so early that the only way his knee will reach the ground is to fall. It should produce approximately 50 horses and 70 Newtons at the very top of the tachometer. If it had a tachometer... In this case, I would work the gearbox like crazy, constantly clicking gears to keep up with the Ducati. Which produces 20 more horses with one hundred and forty cubic meters less volume and while being 62 kilograms lighter. The scrambler should be asking for sixth gear, which isn't there, just so I know I'm faster than the bike. Because at the end of the day I want to feel like I got everything out of it. And the SCR-950 is awesome because any beginner can push it to its limits. He's a Rock 'n' Roller. But this is no coincidence. Yamaha wanted to make his stance sportier and raised the height to 83 cm, versus 69 for the Bolt. Instead of raising the bike by... raising the bike, they just made the subframe higher. As a result, the ground clearance increased by only 1 centimeter. From 13 centimeters to 14. This left the center of gravity easily shiftable and the foot pegs insanely scratchy. It's like they're joking. Very cheap changes. But I feel like an ace. Drive the SCR in mud? The feelings are the same. With the cruiser's torquey bottom end, even Mother Teresa can drift it. Further power development is rather lazy and straightforward. It won't go away even if you want it to. You can't drive a cruiser particularly fast off-road, but it's surprisingly easy to do. Plus, he looks simply gorgeous here. Endurance steering wheel, spoked wheels, rubber bellows, seamless TT-500 tank, racing livery, this thing is more sportster than scrambler, but it's still the best looking. I'll try to put it mildly about the fact that it weighs a quarter of a ton. He has more kilograms than the big Goose, who ride on 119 and 71 millimeters of travel. And we will go... Why not? Welcome to the life of a scrambler. Notice how the high handlebar allows me to stand comfortably even though I’m 1-90 meters tall. Look how the shock absorbers are compressed and everything is transmitted through the hard saddle straight to my back. Do you see how the massive airman hits me on the knee? And how the toothy footrests look at my shin like wild animals? Also look at how he jumps like a pot-bellied pig. Although Steve McQueen had no more ground clearance than this and Yamaha sells this plate to cover the lower arches. So I guess I'm protected. Or not? Perhaps it is an irritating, tiring, painful and rather risky process? But that’s how they drive scramblers. And, at a minimum, if something breaks, I won’t be left in the forest with a sophisticated Triumph, or a complex BMW, or a delicate Ducati, or a Guzzi, God forbid. The SCR-950 feels like a sixties scrambler. Thanks to the fact that it was made from another motorcycle, which in turn was made from a Harley, to be honest. Every time I turn the handle, I hear the echoes of two or three motorcycles that are not here. And that's great. I must say, out of the thousands of modifications that the motorcycle has undergone, there are still 2 mistakes. The first is the width of the engine. The bolts were always inexplicably wide. It's more like you're sitting on a horse than on a motorcycle. This wouldn't be a problem if it had an equally wide tank with more range, but the Bolt is quite narrow between the legs, making it uncomfortable. The second problem is the belt drive. We all know why it's very bad off-road. So the SCR is not completely ready for dirt. He won't hit the postage stamp when he knocks down a hundred. But he will hit a more important target. Ace in the hole. Focus to gain the upper hand. Everyone else's game is a balance between road and dirt, trying to be the best at everything. Or second. Or third. They don't realize that the game they are playing is already over. The rules have changed and the best scramblers of our time no longer look like scramblers. The best card to play is the one that was there in the first place. When the scrambler was about being stupid, having fun with friends on cheap and unprepared motorcycles. In this game, being expensive is bad, a rich past doesn’t help, driving off-road is a dead end. This is the funny SCR-950. A jester who wasn't a joke. He became an ace.

Driving the SCR950

The motorcycle is equipped with a powerful engine with a volume of almost a liter. But only 55 horses are idle at the top of the heart. We can say that this is not much. However, we have good torque (79 Nm) available from just 3000 rpm. Therefore, all power is generated very low. Basically, due to the 5 thousandth rotation of the herd, we scatter and there is nothing more to look for. This is what makes this bike fly at low revs. But without going to extremes, because then it will be too stressful. For this we have a drive belt and a rather hard-working box. You need to operate the clutch longer so that gear shifts are smooth and without knocking. This is definitely easier to do at low speed. All in all, I got the bike up to almost 180 km/h, but... that's not the case on this bike. Combustion during testing was 6 g. 84 l / 100 km, but the manufacturer guarantees 5 l / 100 km - and I would believe it. The first tank was ambitious and the stroke was small

Yamaha SCR950

Brakes in SCR950

The brakes on this bike are weak. I understand that this is not a speeder, but with such mass I would take care to reduce the speed. Meanwhile, both shields, one in front and one in back, are ridiculously small. I'll get back to you again. But for the front I would give two shields or one more effective one. When riding the SCR950, you have to consider the fact that you need more stopping space. To do this, two fingers on the handle and constant use of the backrest - this becomes an integral driving style. So, quick summary: the brakes are definitely too weak.

Yamaha SCR950

Synchronization

In the AD scrambling method, synchronization of the states of the scrambler and descrambler registers plays an important role, because if it is lost, all further information is inevitably lost. To maintain synchronization in practice, methods are used such as adding synchronizing bits to the information stream that are known in advance to the receiving side, which allows it, if such a bit is not found, to actively begin searching for synchronization with the sender, and the use of high-precision time pulse generators, which allows synchronization to be decoding of received bits of information “from memory” without synchronization. It is worth noting that it was the need to synchronize scramblers that led James H. Ellis to the idea of ​​public key cryptosystems, which subsequently led to the creation of the RSA encryption algorithm and the Diffie-Hellman protocol.

How does SCR950 work?

As I mentioned earlier, this bike is a sail bike. The weight + suspension creates a sofa-like feel with few bumps in the road. If there are more holes, then the moto begins to sway. On the plus side, there's a low center of gravity and a wide handlebar. You can ride freely and without fear, maneuvering at speeds close to zero without supporting your legs. Driving slowly is nice. You drive fast - it blows and teleports. The ankle tire is supposed to help you descend on gravel roads, but at the same time it causes wheel vibration. Unpleasant. Plus it's noisy. I would prefer a road tire and give up this area.

The bike performs well and handles well at low speeds. But the handlebars are so wide that you can grab them by hand, and the full steering radius is only available by pushing down on the bike. Overall, the SCR950 is easy to operate. Getting between cars in traffic and maneuvering between them was not a problem. Like previous motorcycles styled after older models, there's nothing about this one that can handle even the air for the rider. Also feel the resistance of the substance in adverse conditions, especially at high speeds.

Yamaha SCR950

Production models

In the modern world, serial scramblers are practically not produced for purely economic reasons. There are too few lovers of such exotics in the world, and most motorcycle manufacturers consider it unprofitable to develop models aimed at such a small audience. But there are also pleasant exceptions, moreover, of European origin. Thus, the famous company Ducati has long released its model with the self-explanatory name Scrambler , and it fully lives up to its name. And later the British gentlemen from Triumph stepped up and offered customers a new product with exactly the same name. Even from the photo it is clear that these models fully correspond to the class being described, although the list of serial scramblers, of course, is still very short. Perhaps this will change in the future - motorcycles for the road surface of any quality appeal to many, and some are captivated by the retro design.

Position, ergonomics

Generally, you need to pay more attention to your legs on this bike. When stopping, we need to move our leg back a little relative to what is natural for us. Otherwise, the shin, ankle and calf will suffer. Also, after removing your leg from the set, you should jump back... or forward - if you are over 180cm tall. One thing to remember is that behind the set, right behind the set, there is a warm exhaust. Here the manufacturer cleverly defended itself from lawsuits and inserted a small heat shield that performs its function perfectly. But the set is mainly on the exhaust. The intention is to provide a simple position with a slight bias, but here I would simply put forward these approaches. As is the case with HD motorcycles. This will solve the problem of bruises and, by the way, will be climatic. It should also be noted that the sofa is relatively low.

In addition, we fly on this moto with our legs in the “ten seconds from now” position. Otherwise, the knees come into contact with the head, and the legs encounter engine elements that protrude firmly beyond the contours of the tank. Okay, but we know that for such a bike this point is more natural. This, however, causes the knees to get air or water in the rain. Rain is actually a crime. Raindrops penetrate right under the chest, down to the trousers, shoes collect splashes from under the wheels, and knees also collect them. Moreover, it broke my heart to see this motorcycle covered in mud. I don't recommend

Why and why?

Sometimes there is a need to encrypt traffic without resorting to methods that require a lot of time and resources for encryption and decryption, as well as implementation of the algorithm. This happens when we try to protect data from users or primitive Trojans with sniffers (traffic analyzers), but this data is not worth resorting to serious encryption methods, since we do not require high cryptographic strength. On the part of communication methods, it is sometimes necessary to reduce the level of radiated interference, distributing energy evenly, and increase the reliability of device synchronization. Scrambling copes with these tasks.

What else about SCR950

History thanks the man who gave the green light to the speedometer. It's a little round, but still square and just plain ugly at the same time. Completely absent. The only digital round clock I liked was used in the XSR, and I don't know why a similar solution wasn't used here. Or a regular tip with an odometer. Because basically the functions of this box are limited to clock, course and speed. Luckily, unlike the CMX , this bike has the key and lock on the same side, next to each other. The SCR950 does not have any accessories other than ABS.

But he looks really decent. Classic seamless tank, cell for starting number, good sofa, excellent mirrors, classic front lights. Cool picture in this test unit, there is also a black only option - but the red tank and white accessories on a black background are much better in my opinion. All in all, this great braid is probably the only part of the bike that helps the tarmac fall off. Even on slippery ground the motorcycle will find solid support. Overall, the only things missing from the set are a leather jacket, an exposed peanut, and tinted glasses.

Do you like the 1960s vibe? This bike is for you. He will find his followers in the bank.

Yamaha SCR950

More detailed technical information can be found on the manufacturer's website. Below is a basic combination of numbers, a video review and several photos.

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