QUICKSPIN I 2023 Ducati DesertX
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s far as long-awaited bikes go, I can't think of one for the last five years
that has had as much anticipation attached to it as the Ducati DesertX.
Ducati harbored plans to bring a dedicated ADV motorcycle to the mar-
ket long before the first prototype of the DesertX was unveiled at EICMA in 2019.
The mid-size ADV segment has never been more competitive, and Ducati certain-
ly took their time with the DesertX's development, creating an all-new machine
that's a far cry from the dressed-up Scrambler 1100 we saw in 2019.
Oh, glorious
Colorado. And there's
hardly a better bike
to see it on than a
Ducati DesertX.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK I PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREGOR HALENDA
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DUCATI HAS FINALLY RELEASED
ITS FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT ADVENTURE
MOTORCYCLE. THE BIG QUESTION IS…
HOW DOES IT RIDE?
