Please, Ducati, make it so.
There was quite the party in Rimini, Italy on October 23. While
manufacturers from around the world showed their latest innovations in
Tokyo, Ducati did its own thing and stole a little bit of the Japanese
spotlight with its lineup announcement event.
During the presentation, Claudio Domenicali took a moment to discuss
not only the new 2020 toys but also future products the team is working
on. Ducati wouldn’t be Ducati without a plan to expand the Scrambler
family even further, right, so of course part of that plan includes two
new Scrambler concepts. We get to have a closer look at one of these
two concepts, courtesy of Ducati’s designers.
So we know for a fact that the Borgo-Panigale firm is bringing the Motard and Desert X concepts
to EICMA. What we know so far about the two projected models is that
the Motard-inspired design will be based on the Scrambler 800 and the
Desert X, on the Scrambler 1100.
Ducati
has now shared another render of the Desert X concept for us to have a
closer look at and it’s got me quite excited. The render is signed
Faraud, for Jérémy Faraud, one of the Ducati designers behind the
creation of the Scrambler so that looks pretty legit!
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We notice right away the round dual headlight, a striking feature that we couldn’t see in the first render. The design suggests the use of two LED light pods. Is anybody getting Wall-e vibes?
The fairing merges into the gas tank, creating one uniform
piece, decorated with vintage-looking racing stripes. Interestingly, in
this second drawing, it looks like the gas cap is offset to the left
rather than smack at the top of the tank. At the back, we notice the
bright yellow shock. Like the gas cap, the spring is offset to the side
but it’s hard to tell whether there are two (the first render doesn’t
show a rear shock on the right side of the bike) or if it’s just a
quirky choice of setup.
Of course, the step from
render even just to concept requires quite the jump so there’s no saying
what elements from the design will actually be carried over in the
metal. We won’t have to wait much longer to see how the model will take
shape as it is set to be unveiled at EICMA
in a few days. I really hope this concept makes it to production, it
would be a pretty rad addition to Ducati’s adventure lineup.
