Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The newest bike is the 2026 Ducati Desmo450. We have just enough time on the bike now to have a feel for it going into the shootout. Here’s what we know so far. In power output, the Ducati’s strongest zone is in the middle and top. It’s a little sleepy down low, but it really catches up fast. On the Pro Circuit dyno, it peaks out at 57.3 hp @ 9300rpm. That’s respectable–only the KTM-powered motorcycles and perhaps the Yamaha are substantially more powerful. Best of all, it runs clean throughout the power curve. There are no hiccups or coughs and we never stalled it. At the very bottom, it has some on-or-off jerkiness, but you only notice it in super tight, low-speed sections. There are two maps available on the fly and most riders felt it ran best in the standard map. On the well-prepped tracks we’ve ridden so far, it was difficult to get positive feedback from Ducati’s traction control system, which is said to be more advanced than anything yet seen in the off-road world. More testing in varied conditions will be needed to see if it is, in fact, something different.
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The newest bike is the 2026 Ducati Desmo450. We have just enough time on the bike now to have a feel for it going into the shootout. Here’s what we know so far. In power output, the Ducati’s strongest zone is in the middle and top. It’s a little sleepy down low, but it really catches up fast. On the Pro Circuit dyno, it peaks out at 57.3 hp @ 9300rpm. That’s respectable–only the KTM-powered motorcycles and perhaps the Yamaha are substantially more powerful. Best of all, it runs clean throughout the power curve. There are no hiccups or coughs and we never stalled it. At the very bottom, it has some on-or-off jerkiness, but you only notice it in super tight, low-speed sections. There are two maps available on the fly and most riders felt it ran best in the standard map. On the well-prepped tracks we’ve ridden so far, it was difficult to get positive feedback from Ducati’s traction control system, which is said to be more advanced than anything yet seen in the off-road world. More testing in varied conditions will be needed to see if it is, in fact, something different.
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