This one’s not just designed to look like an off-roader, like its predecessor- the Ducati Urban Enduro, but built specifically to go off-road. It’s a half-way house and belongs in the mid-displacement adventure bike market more so than the current crop of Scrambler offerings. In fact, it handles better and is more accomplished on the rough stuff than most middleweight adventure bikes.Īnd that’s because it’s more of a big dirt bike than a retro styled pretender. Off-roading is so much easier than it should be on the Sled. The swingarm is now fixed to the frame directly instead of the engine so it can take harder impacts and has also been lengthened for stability and to compensate for the longer travel suspension.įlying over ruts, spitting sand and locking up the rear wheel (thanks to the switchable ABS) is easy peasy. Both are completely new bits of kit with longer travel (200mm front and rear) and specifically set-up for dirt riding.Īs a result, Ducati has reinforced the frame and extended the swingarm. The rear trades the standard steel shock for KYB’s enduro aluminium unit with a heftier piston and is now preload and rebound adjustable too.
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Related: How to ride a motorbike off road.Ducati swapped out the 41mm non-adjustable front fork for chunkier 46mm fully-adjustable (preload, rebound and compression) stanchions. The most important revisions are the all new KYB suspension systems and reinforced frame. A Fasthouse logo also features alongside the Scrambler logo and the frame is red, complete with an aluminium number plate of authenticity. Related: Henry Crews has Desert Sled stolenīased on the standard Sled, the Fasthouse features a special livery mainly consisting of black and grey.Producing 800 units in total, the Euro5 bike celebrates the Bologna firm’s victory in the Hooligan class of the Mint 400 off-road race in America and is a collaboration with American clothing brand, Fasthouse. On March 10, 2021, Ducati revealed a limited-edition Scrambler Desert Sled Fasthouse. As well as the trick paint, the bike also has gold spoked rims just like the intrepid racers of old. No official model details have been forthcoming, however.Īs well as getting a Euro5 engine tweak for 2021, the Desert Sled also gets this new blue paintjob paying homage to the desert racers of the eighties. Once you've read this review and our owners' reviews, there's a great online community you can join at Ducati Owners' Club GB.Įver since Eicma 2019 there have been hopes and rumours of an 1100cc version of the Desert Sled fuelled in no small part by the appearance of a Paris-Dakar inspired Desert X concept. Ducati has put serious effort into the Sled’s off-road credentials, and they’ve done a brilliant job of delivering a first true homage to the ‘Scrambler’ name. If you fancy the Scrambler style but don’t like the idea of going off-road, then this isn’t for you. These days, the Triumph Scrambler 1200 and Moto Guzzi V85 TT have joined the party as retro bikes with off road capability, though. It’s a genuine off-road capable bike in retro form and when it was launched it was the only one in its class.
Related: this bike appears in our Best Enduro Motorbikes feature.Related: Ducati Scrambler range updated for 2021.Standard equipment: Steel tank with interchangeable aluminium side panels, headlight with DRL by LED light-guide and interchangeable aluminium cover, LED rear light with diffusion-light, LED turn indicator, LCD instruments with gear and fuel level indications and interchangeable aluminium cover, under-seat storage compartment with USB socket, ABS cornering, machine-finished aluminium belt covers, black engine with brushed fins.Even though the Ducati Desert Sled technically belongs to the Scrambler family, it's no coffee shop poser making empty off road promises.Max height: 1,213 mm (47.8 in.) (brake reservoir).Seat height: 860 mm (33.9 in.) - low seat 840 mm (33.0 in.) available as accessory.Fuel tank capacity: 13.5 L - 3.57 gal.Hydraulic clutch control with adjustable lever. Optimize riding experience & safety: Ducati Multimedia System ready.
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