A collaboration between Ducati Scrambler and American clothing brand Fasthouse, the 2021 Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled Fasthouse celebrates rider Jordan Graham’s win in the Hooligan class of the Mint 400 off-road race. To be built in a limited edition run of 800 units, the Desert Sled Fasthouse comes in a race replica livery that follows that of the Mint 400 Ducati Scrambler race bike.
Rigidly geometric graphics on the fuel
tank are coloured black and grey, with the Fasthouse logo accompanying the
Ducati Scrambler badge. The Ducati trellis frame is painted in its traditional
racing red colour, complemented by an aluminium plate stamped with the bike’s
edition number.
Power in the engine room comes from the
standard Ducati Scrambler 803 cc, air-cooled, Desmodromic, two-valve per
cylinder, V-twin. Power is rated at 73 hp at 8,250 rpm with 67 Nm of torque at
5,750 rpm, going through a six-speed gearbox and chain final drive to the rear
wheel.
The Desert Sled comes with 200 mm of
suspension travel at both ends, suspended by 46 mm fully adjustable upside-down
forks in front and Kayaba rear shock that is pre-load and rebound adjustable. A
single radial-mount Brembo four-piston calliper stops the 19-inch front wheel
while a single-piston Brembo calliper is mounted for the rear 17-inch wheel,
with cornering ABS as standard.
Seat height on the Desert Sled is 860 mm –
there is a 840 mm low seat height as an extra cost option – while 13.5-litres
of fuel is carried onboard, with the whole affair weighing in at 209 kg, wet.
