Ducati DesertX RALLY is About to CHANGE the Game Forever

you see a port hole go right through it maybe a speed breaker doesn't matter you see a rough patch gas right through it you see yourself stuck in a traffic situation and you have to free yourself and you see a small pathway but there is nothing but slush smk rocks this is the bike that you would want the Ducati desert X rally and if you have the skills to tame this 21 Kil odd Beast of a machine with 910 mm of seat height trust me there is virtually nothing stopping you from Waring what you want to do I'm going to be telling you how it performs what it has to offer and more you're watching the park plus Channel subscribe to it click the Bell icon to stay updated to all the videos that we do as for now let's get started on this [Music] one now how does the Ducar desert X rally perform now get let's get some numbers out of the way first uh it houses a 937 CC liquid cooled L twin engine the duari Testa engine that makes 110 BHP of power and 92 new M of peak torque having said that it comes uh equipped with a six-speed uh gearbox with B Direction quick shifter and uh which works actually seamlessly now it has six riding modes I think that's the only Ducati which has that so you have Enduro you have vet you have sport you have Urban you have rally and you have touring so when you are in the city or when you are on those Highway Johns I would suggest that you stick to the touring mode or the urban mode because uh that's a little more tamed it's a little more uh docile uh but even then it's really fast but at the same time Endura and rally those are the two modes where you can actually have some fun you have all the power at your disposal and the rear ABS it turns off and you can have quite a lot of fun in that in those two modes having said that there's a flat top curve that the bike gifts you with so there's ample amount of talk at your backck and call you need a quick overtakes easy just like that at the snap of a finger at the same time you have a sudden quench for a little burst of power blip the throttle and there it is you go just like that and to be honest the weight could be an issue it has a 21 Kil bike now that becomes an issue only when it is on the stand still which means when you're trying to get into a parking zone or when you're getting out of one that is when the bike actually calls for a little more uh strength which you might have if you taking care of yourself and you have to because the kind of bike this is it looks small but it is not trust me you it's not it has 280 mm of ground clearance and the seat height itself is 9910 mm which means average bikes have 780 mm 750 mm of seat height so we have 750 800 850 and 9910 so this one you know actually but there's bounds to that as well so when you're sitting up on the bike once you once the bike gets rolling and you're sitting on it it actually all that weight that 210 kilos of weight it vanishes into Into Thin Air it's actually surprisingly Nimble on its feet and apart from that you sit quite perched up high with a nice commanding View and like I said the seating position is neutral you sit in a very neutral stance which makes you uh quite relaxed and very neutral in the way when you're sitting it's actually great for Highway Johns the seat on the other hand might not be the most comfortable of course because it's not meant to be comfortable it's it's a place where you're supposed to be uncomfortable at the same time enjoy doing it now with 280 mm of ground cleance throw whatever you have it at Big Rocks places like this where you know your skills would matter a lot and you might be a little concerned about maybe rocks would bash the guard or something but as you can see so there's a proper sum guard right over there which helps the bike protect anything that you can throw at it and trust me if you try to scrutinize this bike with rough train or throwing things at it trust me you'll be doing this one a favor but when you are doing off-road surfaces like this it takes a little skill but once you have developed that trust me you you will not look any further for any other bike because this is all the bike you need right here now moving on let's talk about the suspension of the bike you have kayaba USD Forks up front fully adjustable it's a 48 mm suspension with 250 mm of travel fully adjustable and at the rear you have a kayaba mono shck again 240 mm of travel both are fully adjustable and they do a phenomenal job of absorbing whatever you throw at it not too stiff not too soft just the right amount to give you the suspension that you need on road as well as when you are doing tough terrain like this at the same time braking duties they are done by Brembo calipers right up there so up front you have two twin dis rotors 320mm they both do not have a sharp bite which is a good thing trust me in conditions like this you do not need a sharp bite it has a very gradual bite the progression is actually quite friendly and it doesn't take much time to get used to it so in that terms I think the bike is very friendly it might look a little intimidating and to be honest once you start riding it for the first few days you it takes a little time for you to calibrate but other than that trust me you it's an amazing bike to be once you have saddled in and you have calibrated well enough it's a hood to ride it has ample of power on tap and uh you won you don't and the best part is apart from roads you are stuck in a situation where you know you see maybe at places like lak or something you're stuck in a place where there's a lot of traffic but you can see that you can you know go over there but there's a lot of rock so the only limitation here is your own skill having said that this is all the bike you will ever need for your Highway johs for your off-roading Thrills and for everything else in between or for that matter over and above the desert X rally rarely leaves any room for complaints now if you look at the ducti desert X rally it's undeniably off-road capable and the reason to that is well not just the looks but the components it gets to start with you have the Slick pelli uh Scorpio rally S strr Tires now this one is a a 21in wheel and you have spoke wheels again this is tube tires these are not tubeless the tube ones you get on the ducatti desert X for the rally you have proper tube tires now if you get a puncher that would be a problem but then again these are these these tires don't get punchered easily so you have Brembo calipers two uh discs up front two rotors up front 320 mm discs and for suspension you have kayaba FKS goldplated again this is 250 mm of travel and 48 mm Kaba FKS upside down they look quite nice and as we move there that's the radiator Grill you have this guard right here this is again a 21 L tank 5 Gall again uh this is a guard uh engine guard that protects from the mck dirt and all the rocks that you would probably bash it against when you're doing off-road you have serated foot pegs for uh serated foot pegs and Brake liver same goes for the gear liver as well as for the billions you have this slim seat right here and it's not the most comfortable but then again this is uh not supposed to be comfortable again this is supposed to be uh more about uh function over form you have a nice grab ra right over here you have 18in again pelli Scorpio SDR tires and uh so you have 320 mm uh twin disc rotors up there and you have a 265 mm rotor right up here Brembo and again 280 mm of ground clearance as you can see 910 mm of seat height so I am around 5T 10 inches tall and let me show you even for me so someone who is 61 or 62 even that person can have a little tricky time sitting on this so this is how I sit on it and if I remove the stand so right now it's a little uneven but I can barely tiptoe so only one of my legs are going here so I can sit like this comfortably with one of my legs there but both of them they don't really touch down but uh if I put the stand back on this is how you sit on the reach is quite intuitive and it's actually falls in naturally and your foot pegs are neutrally placed right below your hip and even when you stand on the bike this is how you look so it's actually a very comfortable place to be in you can stand like this for hours and you have a single piece handlebar right over here the suspensions are fully adjustable you have heated grips you have adjustable levers you have knuckle G you have a a small uh wind protector over here and you have conventional mirrors actually the mirrors could have been a little better I feel and apart from that you get a 5in vertical screen right over here you can toggle through your all your modes from here from and it's actually very easy to use it's not that confusing for that matter now in terms of equipment there's also a steering damper given right here so when you are doing off-roading like proper off-roading there's a lot of undulations that you know go through uh the suspension as well so instead of them coming right up to the handle bars there's a proper steering damper right over here and you can adjust the clicks on this as well you can minimize it you can maximize it so there is a steering damper also available on the Ducati desert X rally apart from that I think when I'm riding in it does heat up so unlike the DI V4 where you have a cylinder deactivation technology uh where the rear two cylinders actually are turned off when you are at low speeds that actually helps in not uh cooking your thighs but this one does cook your thighs and uh if you're not in complete gear and even if you are for that matter you will feel the heat it's a it's a proper liter class bike and it will make you feel the heat when you are riding it actually gunning it and even if you are stuck in traffic for that matter but apart from that I think it has a lot to offer now in terms of tech nanes you get a lot of things here you get Ducard traction control you Ducard wheelie control you get cornering ABS to name a few so in that way the desert X rally is properly coming loaded with all the tech and nannies it's loaded to the guils in terms of that you have an offset fuel cap right over here it could have been in the center but it looks really nice I think that goes well with the design you have the decals right over here and the entire black white and red Theme Goes so well with the design of this bike it looks proper Offroad machine and it's intimidating as well at the same time you will be gathering quite a lot of ice because this looks like a proper SUV manifested into a bike like take out the two wheels you sit up purged high so that is what in terms of equipment and ergonomics this bike has to offer now who is the desert X rally targeted at to be honest if you develop the skill to tame this bike it will give you the tool to go no matter where it is roads or no roads you will be on the go at an asking price of 23.72% the tool to go no matter where you want at your whim and in my books that's kind of Priceless that's it from my side on this one I'll see you on the next one drive safe ride safe wear your helmets follow Park Plus for all the more content I'll see you on the next one