Greetings from Colorado

Hey! Have had my DDX since July… so far it’s been great. 0 mechanical issues and lots of fun on gravel/dirt. For me one of the best features is the breaks, you can really notice the difference with other bikes (I had a T7 before and this is a huge improvement for me).

Boxertwin100 said:

I joined the forum a couple of weeks ago. Just thought that I’d say hello to the group. I don’t own a Desert X yet, but I really like the looks that Ducati has created. It really resembles the factory rally racers from their past. I’m looking to perhaps downsize from the Deutsch titan that I’m riding now. I own a Ducati ST3 now and have had a few Ducs in the past. Really looking forward to hearing how this 1st year production bike holds up to daily use.
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Sold an '08 R12GS after many long adventures and picked up a DX. First impressions - the DX is like 150 lb lighter, just as tall, much more capable in the dirt/mud, highly prefer the 21" front wheel and I believe it will be much more capable in some of our Colorado mountains during afternoon rainstorms, meandering through bentonite mud (a Grand Junction favorite) and Utah Powder.

Greetings from Idaho!

I bought my DX in January from ACES in FT Collins (ask for Bradley ) and will have a '16 R1200GS for sale in the next couple of weeks. The GS is a great bike but, like you, I wanted something lighter and more nimble to explore the trails out West.

I knew when I bought the DX I would need to address the wind challenges, which are made even more challenging coming from the larger, aftermarket windscreen on the GS. Experimentation continues.

Otherwise, I 100% do not miss the GS. Put 200 miles on the DX Wednesday - about 50 were on flowy gravel roads - and I love it! Plenty of power, the handling is fantastic and the bike feels much lighter than the stated 500 lbs. Looking forward to more aggressive offroading this Spring.

UGAfan said:

Greetings from Idaho!

I bought my DX in January from ACES in FT Collins (ask for Bradley ) and will have a '16 R1200GS for sale in the next couple of weeks. The GS is a great bike but, like you, I wanted something lighter and more nimble to explore the trails out West.

I knew when I bought the DX I would need to address the wind challenges, which are made even more challenging coming from the larger, aftermarket windscreen on the GS. Experimentation continues.

Otherwise, I 100% do not miss the GS. Put 200 miles on the DX Wednesday - about 50 were on flowy gravel roads - and I love it! Plenty of power, the handling is fantastic and the bike feels much lighter than the stated 500 lbs. Looking forward to more aggressive offroading this Spring.

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Wharaboots in Idaho? I ride out of Grand Junction and typically ride up through Idaho end of July/begin August each year in a trek to Cape Flattery in WA. Found a killer cabin to stay in outside of Cataldo however looking to hed up to Sandpoint this year and looking for camping/cabin insight. For sure loved the GS for the long slab mles but simply re-thinking my trips to US routes and perhaps a fewer miles per day/increasing smiles per day!

AdvBik said:

Wharaboots in Idaho? I ride out of Grand Junction and typically ride up through Idaho end of July/begin August each year in a trek to Cape Flattery in WA. Found a killer cabin to stay in outside of Cataldo however looking to hed up to Sandpoint this year and looking for camping/cabin insight. For sure loved the GS for the long slab mles but simply re-thinking my trips to US routes and perhaps a fewer miles per day/increasing smiles per day!

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I'm in Boise.

I can't help you with camping insights, but I can help with routes if needed. If you haven't ridden the Lolo Motorway or Mgrduer Corridor, put them on your list. LMK when you're heading this way and maybe we can grab a few miles (and smiles) together.

UGAfan said:

I'm in Boise.

I can't help you with camping insights, but I can help with routes if needed. If you haven't ridden the Lolo Motorway or Mgrduer Corridor, put them on your list. LMK when you're heading this way and maybe we can grab a few miles (and smiles) together.

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Have ridden Lolo and Magruder (awesome USFS rental cabin in the middle of Magruder call Horse Heaven Cabin - dirt cheap to rent). Need to ride Owyhee Byway next trip - heard that's a nice ride but also heard enough rattlesnakes to make me think twice about tent camping. Will touch base.

AdvBik said:

Have ridden Lolo and Magruder (awesome USFS rental cabin in the middle of Magruder call Horse Heaven Cabin - dirt cheap to rent). Need to ride Owyhee Byway next trip - heard that's a nice ride but also heard enough rattlesnakes to make me think twice about tent camping. Will touch base.

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Planning to do Magruder with friends and their wives in jeeps once the snow clears in a few weeks.

Owyhee Byway is a good ride. Not difficult at all but quiet and pretty. The trail to the top of the peak was a nice side trip. We didn’t see any snakes when we camped. I believe it was in April or May and still a bit cool at night. We took it easy and camped halfway. A friend was there on his gravel bicycle the same weekend and he did the whole thing in a day. But he’s a freak…