Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled Upgrades | Bike World Garage

A couple of our sponsors, R&G and Austin Racing have sent us some upgrades for our Ducati Desert Sled, Skids And Wheelies next!
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[Dillithium]

Ha! A Desert Sled! I actually bought my 2021 Desert Sled in part based in your original review Chris. I also took it to Wales in 2022 to do some skids and wheelies. It's an awesome bike and I'm never selling mine.

[gauraviper]

I am deeply in love with my 2021 Desert Sled... Nope, never selling mine... Every ride, no matter how short or long, just keeps inducing a never ending smile inside the helmet. Its a beautiful looking, nimble, torquey, fun bike, which gobbles bad roads and no roads with ease and is a superb traffic carver.
As far as mods go, my best mods on this bike has been the SW Motech Adv Foot Pegs, Hepco & Baker tail rack, a set of Baja Designs S1 LED Pods, change of the stock headlight bulb to LED, front fork dust covers, Barkbusters ( i chose the Yellow guards as a contrast to the white and blue, looks amazing to me) and lastly a RAM mount for the phone strategically placed beside the right oriented meter console.
The regrettable mod has been the exhaust. I installed a Leo Vince exhaust but started having headaches on medium long rides. So switched back to the stock one.
Only issues faced with the bike:
The tank cap is prone to pitting corrosion
The rubber hoses on the right side of the engine had all weather cracked and had to be replaced as a set.

[JonMurray]

That Austin definitely wakes it up a bit hahah!

[MichaelKobler-yufy]

Watching Chris turn the wrenches on a rainy Sunday afternoon? Never not clicking. Delightful content, as always!

[rconnolly]

Love it Chris!! I have the same Desert Sled and have managed to do the Colorado BDR with it. Roughly 1000 miles of jeep, fire, and gravel roads and not a single problem. It's a surprisingly capable machine. I did however change the tires to shinko 504/505's.

[urbanstrencan]

This is the only bike I regret selling, loved my Ducati Desert Sled❤❤❤
But must say Husqvarna Svarpilen 801 is now great replacement 😊😂😂
Chris great video

[danmcgowan]

Hope to see more on the DS, such an underrated bike!

[FavoriteScenes]

I had desert sled for 3 years and sold it to buy desertx. DS is such a lovely bike. It has nice style and air cooled engine. I really miss my DS.

[stewartharris]

I did almost all the same mods to my 2018 black Desert Sled. Tail tidy, Bark Busters, crash bungs etc. No loud pipe on mine though and I had to change the seat. I found the original so uncomfortable on long rides I have a Sargent seat on mine. An aftermarket rear hugger helps to keep the filth at bay too as these bikes throw road filth everywhere on a wet day!

[Nemesis_]

Test rode one… bought it. Love this bike. I modded mine with EvoTech stuff which is great quality.

[Motoalpina]

lol you did exactly all my upgrades - I’ve this same color and 8500 miles between nc500, Ireland and alpine roads

[luddite]

As a Monster 1100 owner, I've always got a soft spot for the air-cooled lumps. Can't believe it was five years ago you did that off-road test - your hoodie would match the original black bike's tank scheme perfectly!

[richyy]

Nice one, I also have a 2018 DS partly after watch your review of the black version

[andrewpeter]

Food for thought...the OEM "tail" is very useful for fastening soft luggage (such as my Mosko Moto). Depending on your tail tidy, you might lose that attribute.

[bobz]

That slip on is definitely going to get you pulled 😅

[boozehound]

I started watching this as I have a sled...I got about 18 months fact the bike I have in my garage is the very one you had KP18😎 Although after seeing it here im not sure if I should be happy or not. Its still in remarkabley unmarked and excellent condition.

[MarioGaito]

Recently replaced my black Sled for an Aprilia Tuareg. I'm sure I won't regret it. But also not sure! 😬A couple of changes I made to my Sled which you might appreciate: larger footpegs, preferably slightly lowered (you'll find the brake pedal is very low and that's one way to compensate). With a small modification, pegs from other Ducatis will fit eg Multistrada and Desert X. An adjusting gear lever helped too. Evotech's worked well. A bigger upgrade, but definitely worth it in the long run, is a suspension upgrade, or at least a suspension rework (valves and shims). Other than that, overall an awesome bike!

[abstractspaces]

I just wish customising bikes like this wasn't so expensive. It's fun but also a lot of $$$.

[jonnyb]

Hey Chris, love your workshop videos. Do you still have the FTR? Would be great to see what you've done with it.

[-tj]

I wish I still had my Suzuki DR250SH. Japan only model. Mind you, it would be 34 years old.