First Impression: A Motorcycle That Knows What the Erzbergrodeo Is

Sit on the DesertX Rally and you immediately understand that its 910 mm seat height is not a styling decision. It is a statement about its intended use. The Rally seat combines rider and passenger sections into a single piece—flat, narrow, and with a rough surface so you can move around while standing on the footpegs without sliding. The unpainted, solid-color plastic bodywork scratches and crashes like enduro bodywork and that is no accident.

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