On a 250, the shift you make at corner exit is drive you give away, so Ducati built an engine that doesn't need the shift yet. Valve springs limit safe rpm; desmodromic control closes each valve mechanically instead, and the Desmo250 MX revs to 15,000 rpm, a benchmark value for the category.

Designed from scratch with Panigale V4 R know-how: 249.7 cc, 14.5:1 compression, 44.5 hp at 12,500 rpm and 28.3 Nm at 8,800. The engine alone weighs 24.7 kg. A dedicated 5-speed and a Brembo 7-disc hydraulic clutch complete it. Fewer shifts, every gear used fully.

Arriving Q4. Pre-order through Barnes Powersports Blackfoot, and come ask us what over-rev feels like.

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