Race prep: Secrets of the Fasthouse Ducati Desert Sleds

Today's ‘modern classic’ scramblers are more show than go. Stylistically, they hark back to the golden years of Californian desert racing—but you wouldn't want to actually race one across the desert. There are only a couple of motorcycles that buck this trend, and the Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled is one of them. Even though it's not a full-blown enduro machine, it's surprisingly good off-road. So much so, that most reviewers refer to it as “the Scrambler Ducati should have built in the first place.” To find out just how much abuse it can handle, Ducati North America teamed up with...