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In June 2023 we set out with Ducati Australia to put the Ducati DesertX to an extreme off-road test by riding the Finke track. Finke is well known throughout the off-road community as the ultimate test track for man and machine. The track varies over it’s 230km length from being whooped out, rocky, sandy and relentless.Without a dedicated adventure bike class to compete in at the Finke race, we set...Read More

A new, historic chapter opens for Ducati: the red from Borgo Panigale enters motocrossNine-time MX World Champion Antonio Cairoli will join Ducati as high-performance test rider for the new racing programBorgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 24 October 2023 – The Bologna based manufacturer has been working for two years on a prototype that will make its debut next season in the Italian Motocross Championship, with the aim of validating the technical...Read More

The Ducati DesertX with Nick Selleck complete the un-Finkeable: riding the track from Alice Springs to Finke and back in one day with one tank of fuel• A 460km return-adventure from Alice Springs to Finke was recently completed in just one day by Nick Selleck, riding a factory standard Ducati DesertX • The DesertX completes the legendary off-road course in both directions using less than one tank of fuel •...Read More

Victorious debut for the first bike from the Bologna-based manufacturer with a 21-inch front which wins the two Iron Road Prolog races The Ducati DesertX was the only twin-cylinder bike that qualified for the Superfinal of the Mitas Rocket Ride Featuring a special livery designed by the Centro Stile Ducati, the DesertX raced and won with only a few modifications compared to the production modelEisenerz, Austria, 13 June 2023 –...Read More