Ducati Desert X

[Steve Bass]

This thing is looking very much to Adv bike sweet spot machine... power for road, enough toys and great dirt performance.
loving the optional Aux tank in the back for an additional 2+ gallons...

And F9 has knocked their video out of the park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcFqVIadWYo

Edited by Steve Bass on Tuesday 29th November 17:01

[srob]

I watched until the first “doocaadee” and had to stop

I think it’s a cool looking thing though. I always wanted a Lucky Explorer Cagiva after seeing one at a blokes house my folks bought their Citroen Visa from when I was a kid!

[Steve Bass]

srob said:

I watched until the first “doocaadee” and had to stop

I think it’s a cool looking thing though. I always wanted a Lucky Explorer Cagiva after seeing one at a blokes house my folks bought their Citroen Visa from when I was a kid!

I know, imagine how I feel living here now and hearing 'Doooocarrdee" every time.. makes my teeth itch

But, I love the bike although it's a tad pricey at about $2000 less than a 1290 Super Adv R which has more of, well, everything.....Spec'd up it's nudging $30k which is a bit salty tbh

[GM182]

I thoroughly enjoyed the video - very funny last section.

I've seen a couple of Desert Xs ridden off road and they look very at home.

[davidgt4]

Great video...

Here's a Desert X down at ProTwins with my much-loved Elefant

[davidgt4]

[CAPP0]

srob said:

I always wanted a Lucky Explorer Cagiva after seeing one at a blokes house my folks bought their Citroen Visa from when I was a kid!

I may very well be going mad but I think I read recently that Cagiva are bringing out a "new" one?

[davidgt4]

MV are milking it hard... https://www.mvagusta.com/models/lucky-explorer

So the Elefant now has two "offspring" fighting over its legacy, having been well out of the limelight for a long time!

[CAPP0]

Ah that was it, so I'm only going slightly mad (MV not Cagiva) but not completely!

[davidgt4]

Hi
No - clutch is fine, not been an issue. It's a lovely thing for a long day in the saddle!

[bongtom]

Hmm, looks nice.

I couldn't help notice how he leans over when cornering even on a slight angle, looks very odd. Maybe he's an old school pro street rider...

[davidgt4]

Yes - recommended!