QUICKSPIN I 2023 Ducati DesertX
P80
layout, particularly as the current
trend seems to be for wider dash-
es, not taller. Give it a bit of time
and you'll probably come around
to it, particularly when you're
doing turn-by-turn navigation, as
that's how most people have their
phones set up in their cars.
The dash runs in either
Standard or Rally—the former is
more useful for the general road
of Full, High, Medium and Low;
Engine Brake Control (EBC),
Ducati Traction Control (DTC),
Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC),
Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) and
three-stage cornering ABS that
can be completely deactivated.
Mission control is a dash that
looks much like my iPhone 13
Max. At five-inches tall, it can
take a little time to get used to the
information you'd expect, like
remaining fuel and trip info, while
Rally mode focuses on the maps
you'd normally read in an actual
rally race. Pretty neat.
As impressive as all that tech
is, it doesn't mean much if the
motorcycle itself is no good. This
is not the case with the DesertX.
At first sit, the DesertX's ergo-
nomics are ideally set up for real
Underbody protection is plentiful.
