Most employees in the Ducati factory of Borgo Panigale near Bologna, Italy, are knee sliders starting with big boss Claudio Domenicali, who has been riding and testing the red sports bikes for decades, or press officer Giulio Fabbri, who regularly grinds away elbow pads during photo sessions with the newest models.
The company unveiled the The company unveiled the prototype of the DesertX at EICMA in the fall of 2019 to explore the adventure potential of the twin-cylinder to see what else would be feasible beyond the Desert Sled. The prototype was based on the Scrambler 1100 and received way more kudos than another, Supermotard-style study
