TRAVERSE 34
Rally Ready DesertX
From the DesertX , the first Ducati equipped with a 21-inch front rim and 18-inch rear , now comes the new DesertX Rally model . It is characterised by the best racebred components : the DesertX Rally adopts high-quality solutions that are both specialised and effective in offroad use and sophisticated as on all Ducatis .
Developed and tested also on racetracks , the DesertX Rally prototype was the protagonist of the Iron Road Prolog at the Erzbergrodeo 2023 with Antoine Meo ( multiple Enduro World Champion and European Supercross Champion ) who took it to the top step of the podium in the twin-cylinder category .
Like all Ducatis , DesertX Rally has a unique and distinctive style . Thanks to the new livery and solutions typical of the off-road world that characterise its appearance , the DesertX Rally communicates its character from the very first glance . However , it is thanks to the technical equipment that the Rally becomes a real off-road motorbike . The high front mudguard guarantees use even in particularly difficult ground conditions , the Kayaba suspensions with increased travel with closed cartridge fork and shock absorber with larger piston are derived from motocross and allow the rider to overcome any obstacle , while the new central-spoked
wheels with sizes and characteristics specific to off-road racing make the Rally an unstoppable motorbike on any type of terrain . These solutions together with a light and resistant forged carbon sump guard , gear pedals and rear brake lever machined from solid , unequivocally identify the Rally as a motorcycle designed to tackle the most extreme adventures .
The DesertX Rally ' s suspension is designed to tackle even the most difficult obstacles , improving the DesertX ' s already strong off-road ability . Both the fork and the shock absorber , in fact , are characterised by the same technologies used on professional cross and enduro bikes .
At the front end , the DesertX Rally is equipped with new billet aluminium plates , rigid and light . The fork is a closed cartridge KYB , a technology used on motocross and enduro racing bikes . This solution involves pressurizing the oil inside the cartridges to avoid cavitation , thus guaranteeing a homogeneous and consistent behaviour of the front suspension and the necessary support during the most extreme uses . Furthermore , to improve smoothness and resistance to wear , the fork tubes are equipped with Kashima Coating and the sliders with DLC surface treatment . Wheel travel
TRAVERSE 34