Ever since I came back from Mustang I have not ridden my Ducati DesertX out of the city. In the few months that I have been away, Dad has been riding it around Chandigarh. I even got a challan while he was out riding and I learnt the process is even faster than the DesertX because the email and message reached me within seconds of Dad crossing the speed camera. I even have a cool picture of Dad riding at 90kmph in a 60kmph zone. Other than that, it has been an uneventful few months for the Ducati. I took this time to add a few upgrades to make it more mine.
I did spec out the DesertX before heading out on any adventure. The offroad accessories pack includes knuckle guards, a more aggressive sump guard, a radiator guard, a water pump guard (I saw someone bust that with a dumb fall) and of course steel tube engine guards. I had ordered these the day I knew the DesertX was coming home but Ducati has been so bogged down with orders worldwide causing my order to be incredibly delayed. The package arrived just in time for the Mustang ride (You can read about that in the January 2024 issue).
Ever since I came back from Mustang I have not ridden my Ducati DesertX out of the city. In the few months that I have been away, Dad has been riding it around Chandigarh. I even got a challan while he was out riding and I learnt the process is even faster than the DesertX because the email and message reached me within seconds of Dad crossing the speed camera. I even have a cool picture of Dad riding at 90kmph in a 60kmph zone. Other than that, it has been an uneventful few months for the Ducati. I took this time to add a few upgrades to make it more mine.
I did spec out the DesertX before heading out on any adventure. The offroad accessories pack includes knuckle guards, a more aggressive sump guard, a radiator guard, a water pump guard (I saw someone bust that with a dumb fall) and of course steel tube engine guards. I had ordered these the day I knew the DesertX was coming home but Ducati has been so bogged down with orders worldwide causing my order to be incredibly delayed. The package arrived just in time for the Mustang ride (You can read about that in the January 2024 issue).
Lazy Ass Bikers sent me a Nano Glass dashboard screen protector by Speedo Angels, a simple but quite useful update. The next simple upgrade is the Kriega fork seal covers. They proved their worth in Mustang where we crossed two large muddy sections and a muddy water crossing. Riding the DesertX for 10 days in the mountain, I found the handlebars to be quite low even at their highest settings so risers were next on my list of upgrades. They were available at Motousher and worth every penny. A fellow DesertX rider runs a company called Barracks which manufactures auxilary lights for motorcycles. He sent me the Maxximus 50W set to try on the bike. It turned out to be an easy fit and just a few hours to mount on. Funnily, Dad was picking the bike up from the service centre when he was caught over the speed limit.
It has been a year since I got the DesertX and next on the list are maybe some heated grips (and those expensive auxiliary fuel tanks) if I end up on a snowy winter sojourn.
