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Ducati has launched its new off-road adventure model, the DesertX V2, in Indonesia. Equipped with a V-twin engine and comprehensive off-road gear, local media outlets are covering its specs and off-road capability.
The DesertX has been watched in Europe as a model showing Ducati's new direction. Bringing it to Indonesia is part of the brand's global strategy. Over there, the sense is that this symbolizes a Ducati that used to be purely sport-focused now stepping into adventure territory.
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An adventure bike that lets you take a V-twin's pulse off-road sounds well-suited for long-distance touring too.
Couldn't quite tell from the article alone what actually changed in the DesertX V2 versus the original.
They tout the full off-road gear, but durability in Southeast Asia's climate is still an unknown.
Given the price bracket, this seems more likely to attract road-leaning buyers than hardcore trail riders.
Every outlet is covering it, so it's clearly getting attention locally, but I'd like to see actual numerical evaluations.
A V-twin adventure bike in Indonesia — looks like they're aiming to cut into Honda and Kawasaki's share.
The original DesertX earned high marks for off-road capability, so expectations are high for how the successor lands too.
The original was already so polished, so I'm curious exactly where V2 tightened things up.
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