Ducati has revealed its new Desmo450 EDS which is listed in Australia from $18,125 plus on-road costs. Pre-orders are open now at selected off-road dealers, though local delivery timing is yet to be confirmed.
The EDS is a road-registrable enduro and the latest addition to Ducati’s growing 450 off-road range, which also includes the Desmo450 MX motocrosser. It is the only bike in its class to use desmodromic valve timing.
It is based on the Desmo450 MX but reworked for enduro riding. It runs on Metzeler Six Days Extreme tyres, and a larger fuel tank with a clear body so riders can check the level at a glance.
The 449.6cc single has been retuned to favour smooth, usable drive over outright power. In standard road-legal trim it makes 16kW (21.5hp) and 27.8Nm. The six-speed gearbox has enduro ratios, with a shorter first gear for slow technical sections and a taller sixth for longer stints.
Riders chasing more can have the Ducati Performance racing kit fitted at a dealer. It adds an exhaust, intake parts and dedicated mapping, lifting output to 54hp, or 56hp with the optional Akrapovic exhaust. The kit also switches on the electronics, including traction control, launch control, engine brake control and two riding modes set through the X-Link app. A quickshifter is also fitted.
Ducati says the traction control, carried over from the MX and recalibrated for enduro, works off rear wheel spin and switches itself off for jumps. Riders can also cut it briefly with a light pull of the clutch lever, and it comes back on shortly after. There are four levels, two for faster riders and two for less experienced ones.
Suspension is by Showa, with fully adjustable 49mm forks offering 310mm of travel and softer springs than the MX, plus a matching rear shock. Braking is by Brembo, with discs of 260mm front and 240mm rear. The bike weighs 117kg without fuel and comes standard with hand guards, engine guards and tougher aluminium engine covers.
Servicing is adaptive, with the X-Link app tracking how hard the bike is worked and adjusting intervals to suit. A piston replacement falls between 90 and 120 hours and a full engine overhaul between 180 and 240 hours, depending on use.
The Desmo450 EDS reaches European dealers from July 2026, with the rest of the world to follow.
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