Ducati Desert X

[bornagainbiker]

 

[tomlichu]

It looks like a nice bike, but I really dislike Ducati stating "take it to a dealership" motto, even for the most basic maintenance. If you are off-roading, you can't go to a dealership to adjust chain tension. Even though it should not be hard, it would have been nice if Ducati actually gives some basic maintenance instructions in their owner's manual.

[scat2me]

Ducati should just rent their bikes and not have them leave the dealership parking lot.  The maintenance requirements and fees are outrageous.

[Subito]

The so-called “premium brands” such as BMW, Ducati and (increasingly) Triumph are all about the “captive customer” approach that ensures a constant revenue stream from mandatory dealer service visits. I sold my Triumph Street Triple R and bought my 2022 MT-07 because I loathed Triumph’s treatment of their legacy dealer network, the mom-and-pop dealerships that kept Triumph viable in the USA in the 90’s and  early 2000’s.