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Ducati has announced its new motocross model, the "Desmo250 MX." Equipped with a desmodromic single-cylinder engine said to rev up to 15,000rpm, it stands as a model symbolizing the brand's move into off-road.
Bringing technology honed in racing into a different discipline is a very Ducati thing to do. The philosophy of spinning a desmodromic valvetrain to high revs is exactly grand-prix bloodline. Whether they can deliver results on the actual motocross ground is a separate story, but there's no doubt they came in serious.
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Bet the bike itself and the maintenance costs are both ridiculously expensive, what with Desmo adjustments and all.
Doing Desmo valve adjustments on an MX bike, I can already picture the maintenance hell.
Storming KTM and Husqvarna's stronghold with a desmodromic engine, this'll be worth watching.
Nobody saw a Ducati off-road bike coming. Times have really changed.
15,000rpm on a 250 single is insane. How's the durability holding up in actual racing?
A motocrosser spinning to 15,000rpm sounds scary, like it's going to break.
A high-revving engine is fast, but motocross also needs low-end torque.
Ducati putting out a motocrosser is seriously exciting, and a desmodromic single at that.
Motocross bikes are race-only and don't get license plates, right?
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