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Ducati unveiled its first-ever racing supermoto, the 'Desmo450 SM,' at World Ducati Week 2026 in Misano. It's a competition-only pre-production model built on the base of the Desmo450 MX motocrosser. Full technical data is scheduled to be released in September 2026.
Ducati has built its first-ever race supermoto, based on the Desmo450 MX motocrosser. I get excited by this kind of derivative build. How do you re-tune the same skeleton toward on-road use - I can't wait for the full technical data in September. My pulse rises at this first step of a storied name seriously attacking off-road territory.
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A single-cylinder supermoto sounds light and fun. Unveiling it at Misano is very Ducati.
Once the details drop in September it'll probably be Ducati-priced and stupidly expensive anyway.
So it's going up against KTM's SMC. Ducati entering should really liven up the supermoto scene.
There's definitely people who've been waiting for a Ducati motard. This is exciting.
A supermoto version of the single-cylinder 450 based on the Desmo450 MX — the bones sound solid.
A competition-only pre-production model — it's still unclear whether it'll actually go to production.
A Ducati supermoto is definitely going to look great. I want one.
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