In 1962, Kennedy was in the White House, Ray Charles was singing “I Can’t Stop Loving You” on the radio, and the Italian motorcycle company known for its high-performance racing machines premiered an on/off-road motorcycle for the American market. The Ducati Scrambler wasn’t the fastest bike on the track or gnarliest in the dirt, but it was fun, and in the age of Camelot, that was enough.
Classic | 1969 Ducati 350 Scrambler
Air-cooled, four-stroke, single-cylinder, SOHC 336 cc | 24 hp | 291 lbs | 5-speed
The Scrambler was the brainchild of Joseph Berliner, president of the Berliner Motor Corporation. Founded in 1951 and located in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, Berliner Motor Corporation was the U.S. importer of Ducati, Moto Guzzi, J.…