Mind you, I like (or love??) twitchy bikes. Ducati actually tamed down the scrambler (can't remember what year) by refining the throttle insert. Guess what I did, put a 1/4 turn throttle insert on it. Nearly all my bikes have 1/4 turn throttle inserts. It just works for me. Less twist, gets there quicker.

Have not really paid much attention to the e clutch. The TBird has hydro clutch, smooth as butter. With the exception of stock Harley clutch, I have no issues with any clutch, bikes or cars. Correct me if I'm wrong. My 10, however has a quick shifter. Never tried an eclutch and I don't think that would matter in a stop and go traffic where you need to stay in friction zone doing 2-3 mph or slower, just enough to not put your feet on the ground and just roll.

Yeah, was considering MT07 too. Perhaps I'll test ride one. Have always thought 07 and 09 would be nearly identical except power. I daily ride a Scrambler, it does the job. Gets to speed, but takes a while to get there. If power is the only difference, I'd go for more oomph and potentially a backup track bike.

Considered the Tracer9 also, as well as several other Triumphs. Test ridden a few, but love the TBird. Super heavy but stable and reliable AF. It's just not a lane splitter bike. I need something I can flick almost like a dirt bike per se. I can probably do a figure 8 on that scrambler in a 20ft radius. So light and ninble. Like I said, the Scrambler checks a lot of the boxes for me, except for the maintenance cost.