Ducati announce Desmo450 MX pricing

Ducati Australia and New Zealand has confirmed pricing for the radical new Desmo450 MX bike

When we think of Ducati we don't normally think of dirt bikes, but the Italian manufacturer has set its sights on dirt track dominance and developed a radical new take on an MX bike with utilising the brand's signature Desmodromic valve system.

We've known the Desmo450 MX has been in development for a while, and now we finally have an answer on when we'll see the bike in New Zealand and just how much it'll cost.

Set to arrive in Kiwi Ducati dealers in September 2025, the Desmo450 MX has been priced at a highly competitive $17,793.

This is just the final step of the first chapter of Ducati's move into Motocross. After a successful season in the  Italian Prestige MX1 championship, that saw the debut victory of Alessandro Lupino in Mantua, all the way to the final title clinch in Pietramurata, Ducati is officially entering the Motocross World Championship for the first time. 

This MXGP 2025 operation will be managed by the new Aruba.it - Ducati Factory MX Team, that will rely on experienced riders such as Jeremy Seewer and Mattia Guadagnini. The Desmo 450 MX is an innovative motorcycle, and the only one in its class equipped with the desmodromic valve control system, ensuring optimal performance and precision. This aligns with Ducati’s philosophy of transferring racing technology into production models, and the new off-road project is no exception. 

The Aruba.it - Ducati Factory MX Team has already celebrated its first podium with Mattia Guadagnini at the  Internazionali d'Italia MX EICMA Series in Montevarchi. The 2025 MXGP season, due to start in Argentina on  March 2nd, 2025, consists of twenty races across four continents and will be broadcast in over 180 countries. 

At the same time, the Ducati Corse R&D - Factory MX Team will continue pursuing its development program for the following step of the Ducati MX Project, focusing on the new Desmo250 MX prototype that will take part in the Italian MX2 Championship. Alessandro Lupino, the factory rider, will work alongside the MX legend  Antonio Cairoli in order to create the best possible base for the future production version of the 250MX.