In the event you’re of the persuasion that journey bikes are immeasurably cooler with excessive entrance fenders, you’re in luck. Ducati has simply introduced the 2024 DesertX Rally—a souped-up model of the Ducati DesertX made for extra aggressive off-road driving.
Fortunately there’s extra to the Ducati DesertX Rally than simply its livery and excessive fender. Falling in with the pattern of getting extremely expert off-road riders to race large journey bikes in gnarly competitions, Ducati has already fielded the DesertX Rally within the Erzbergrodeo, with five-time enduro world champ Antoine Méo profitable the twin-cylinder class. So it boasts a smorgasbord of upgrades over the bottom mannequin DesertX.
For starters, there’s 20 mm extra suspension journey at every finish, bringing the general numbers to 250 mm on the entrance and 240 mm on the rear. The entrance finish wears new billet aluminum triples, gripping a set of closed cartridge KYB forks that sport a Kashima coating on the uppers and a DLC coating on the lowers. There’s an Öhlins steering damper in play too.
Just like the ‘common’ DesertX, the Ducati DesertX Rally has an aluminum swingarm—however the pivot level sits in a special spot. A completely adjustable KYB shock encompasses a larger piston than the bottom mannequin’s unit. With the suspension modifications, the DesertX Rally’s floor clearance now sits at 280 mm.
Like its sibling, the DesertX Rally wears a 21” entrance wheel and an 18” rear wheel. However the Rally’s wheels are constructed with billet aluminum hubs, Excel rims, and Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tires, and its rear wheel is half an inch narrower than earlier than.
Visually, the DesertX Rally is recognizable by its hanging, predominantly purple livery, its one-piece enduro-inspired seat, and its cast carbon fiber sump guard. It additionally will get adjustable CNC-machined brake and equipment levers.
The DesertX Rally shares the DesertX’s 937 cc twin-cylinder Testastretta engine, good for 110 hp at 9,250 rpm and 92 Nm at 6,500 rpm. It’s all packaged in a tubular metal trellis body, with 21 liters [5.5 gallons] of gasoline on board. All of the lighting is LED, the sprint is a 5” TFT unit, and there’s a full complement of digital rider aids and driving modes, together with a quick-shifter.
Elective extras embrace every little thing from small auxiliary gasoline tank to aluminum baggage, LED spotlights, heated grips and a complete lot extra. You will get two completely different Termignoni exhausts for it (one for race use and one for street use), and Ducati will even promote you matching rider gear—together with an Arai Tour-X5 helmet.
The Ducati DesertX Rally is ready to hit sellers from January 2024, with no phrase on pricing but. We’ve appreciated the look of the DesertX because it first broke cowl so the DesertX Rally has us tickled. It stays to be seen if the typical Ducati purchaser will experience it as arduous as Antoine Méo has, although.
Supply: Ducati
