Exploration, fun, performance, excitement and a great desire to take and leave towards the horizon. The identity of the new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle leaves no room for doubt: just looking at it, it automatically brings you into the atmosphere of Dakar racing.
The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle is the first modern Ducati Adventure Bike with 21 inches of front wheel and 18 inches of rear, long stroke suspension and an all-new frame designed specifically for the off-road experience.
2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle – Features and Specs
Technology for the Adventure of a Lifetime
We drew on our expertise in engines, ergonomics, aerodynamics, and electronics to develop a new, specialised chassis for off-road adventure.
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The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle is functional, a ‘sport tool’, highly competent, technologically advanced and very effective like all Ducati bikes.
Post-heritage minimal
The overall aesthetic of the 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle manages to combine the suggestion of the “Dakarians” with the fully touch interface feeling. It gives a feeling of post-heritage and digital at the same time, thus maintaining overall styling while still meeting the need for advanced technology.
Essential and robust
The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle is visually composed of 3 macro elements: a central solo volume, the new saddle, and the windshield that integrates the double headlight. A “Robust Design” effect that perfectly combines form and function.
Designed for Greater Comfort
The Adventure Motorcycle surfaces in contact with the rider are kept broad and well-linked, allowing movement in different directions with the highest level of comfort, especially on off-road rides.
RR22 Livery inspired by that of the Famous Audi RS Q e-tron
An all-new RR22 Livery is inspired by the Audi RS Q e-tron that competed in the last Dakar. Seen for the first time in the International Press Launch in Sardinia on the Ducati DesertX ridden by Danilo Petrucci, it will join an attractive Matt Star White Silk colour scheme.
“A design out of time & fashion.” – Jeremy Faraud, Product Design.
The overall aesthetic of the new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle manages to unite the suggestion of homage to the “Dakarians” with the modern “look and feel”. This new Adventure motorcycle was designed by the Centro Stile Ducati following the overall criteria of essentiality and sturdiness. The Ducati designers have pushed for a minimalist aesthetic that conveys resistance, once again combining form and function in the best possible way.
Post-heritage Appearance
Every stylistic reference has been reinterpreted by Ducati to make the motorcycle absolutely contemporary. The 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle comes with an all-new Ducati RR22 livery, inspired by the famous Audi RS Q e-tron that participated in the last Dakar, and in the Matte Star White Silk colour scheme.
Digital sensations
An all-new, extremely attractive dual full-LED DRLs are integrated into its windshield, without any other visible structure, giving the appearance of a touch interface.
Robust-design guidelines
The effect of “Robust Design” is caused by a studied alternation between big and small curvatures. Lines that, at first glance, tell of the sportiness of a motorcycle that conveys the pleasure of adventure.
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Functional ergonomics
The surfaces of DesertX in contact with the rider are wide and well-connected, allowing overall movement in all directions with ultimate comfort, especially on off-road rides.
Enjoy the details
The Ducati designers put the emphasis on a few decisive elements that enhance the overall technological character of the new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle. For example, the front end makes a completely new composition that makes an overall impression at first glance. The windscreen merges with the headlight.
Asymmetrical Tank Design
The authenticity of the new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle is underscored by its tank, a real metal tank including a large capacity and an off-centre cap.
Aerodynamics
The Ducati engineers were concerned about the rider’s thermal comfort and came up with a solution: creating fresh-air ducts hidden behind the new side guards, while hot air from the radiator is drained from underneath.
Robustness
The aluminium cowl, standard on the new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle, covers most of the engine, creating visual continuity with the bike’s front.
Dedicated Capsule collection
The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle has such a strong identity that, for the first time, Ducati engineers decided to design a dedicated clothing line in-house at the Centro Stile. They named the capsule collection 21/18.
Chassis
The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle was developed for the most demanding off-road use and therefore features all the essential components for this type of riding: spoked wheels, 21-inch front and 18-inch rear, and generous ground clearance. Thanks to the various homologations obtained, the 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle offers a range of tyres, from on-road to dedicated off-road.
Kayaba long stroke suspension
The new 46mm upside-down fork and fully adjustable solo shock absorber were developed with the Japanese brand Kayaba, a successful brand in the off-road world.
Generous ground clearance of 250 mm
A fundamental feature for off-road use, the all-new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle has a ground clearance of 250mm, which is particularly favourable for more extreme off-road riding.
Wide choice of tyres
The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle is equipped with Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tubeless tyres that combine greater reliability and ultimate safety in the event of a puncture with easier repair. Thanks to the approvals obtained, a wide range of alternative tyres is available.
21″/18″ wheel combination
The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle is equipped with an iconic wheel combination for the enduro segment: spoked wheels, 21 inches at the front and 18 inches at the rear.
2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle – Price
The new 2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle is priced at $18,495.
2024 Ducati DesertX Adventure Motorcycle – Technical Specifications
Engine
| Type | Ducati Testastretta 11°, L-Twin cylinders, Desmodromic valvetrain, 4 valves per cylinder, liquid cooled. |
| Displacement | 937cc |
| Bore x Stroke | 94 mm x 67.5 mm |
| Compression Ratio | 13.3:1 |
| Power | 110 hp (81 kW) at 9,250rpm |
| Torque | 92 Nm (68 lb-ft, 9.4 kgm) at 6,500rpm |
| Fuel Injection | Bosch electronic fuel injection system, 53mm throttle bodies with a ride-by-wire system |
| Exhaust | Stainless steel single muffler, catalytic converter & 2 lambda probes |
| Gearbox | 6-speed with Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) up/down |
| Primary drive | Straight cut gears, ratio 1.85 : 1 |
| Gear Ratios | 1=38/14, 2=31/17, 3=28/20, 4=26/22, 5=24/23, 6=23/24 |
| Final drive | Chain, front sprocket Z15, rear sprocket Z49 |
| Clutch | Slipper & self-servo wet multiplate clutch including hydraulic control |
Chassis
| Frame | Tubular steel trellis frame |
| Front suspension | KYB Ø 46mm upside-down fork, fully adjustable |
| Front Wheel | Cross-spoked, tubeless, 2.15’’x21’’ |
| Front Tire | Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR90/90 – 21 M/C54VM+STL (A) |
| Rear suspension | All-new KYB monoshock, remote preload adjustment, fully adjustable, aluminium double-sided swingarm |
| Rear Wheel | Cross-spoked, tubeless, 4.5’’x18’’ |
| Rear Tire | All-new Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR 150/70 R18 M/C 70V M+S TL |
| Wheel Travel (Front/ Rear) | 230mm (9.06 in) – 220mm (8.66 in) |
| Front Brake | 2 x Ø 320 mm aluminium flange semi-floating discs, Radial mount Brembo monobloc 4-piston callipers, Bosch Cornering ABS |
| Rear Brake | Ø 265 mm disc, Brembo floating 2-piston calliper, Bosch Cornering ABS |
| Instrumentation | 5’’ TFT colour display |
Dimension
| Dry Weight | 202 kg (445 lb) |
| Curb Weight | 223 kg (492 lb) |
| Seat Height | 875 mm (34.4 in) 890 mm (35.0 in) with high seat accessory 865 mm (34.1 in) with a low seat accessory 845 mm (33.3 in) with low seat + low suspension kit accessory |
| Wheelbase | 1608 mm (63.3 in) |
| Rake | 27,6° |
| Trail | 122 mm (4.8 in) |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 21 l (5.54 US gal) |
| Number of Seats | 2 |
Other Features
| Safety Equipment | Cornering ABS, Ducati Traction Control |
| Standard Equipment | Riding Modes, Power Modes, Engine Brake Control (EBC), Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC), Ducati Quick Shift up/down (DQS), full LED lighting system, Cruise control, DRL, Ducati brake light (DBL), USB power socket, 12V socket, self-cancelling turn indicators, and steering damper |
| Ready for | Ducati Multimedia System (DMS), Anti-theft system, turn-by-turn navigation via app, heated grips, fog lights, auxiliary fuel tank. |
| Warranty | 24 months, unlimited mileage |
| Maintenance Service Intervals | 15,000 km (9,000 miles) / 24 months |
| Valve Clearance Check | 30,000 km (18,000 miles) |
