That's a deal breaker for me. It's very dusty here in Australia, especially when riding with others. I like to change my air filter after every decent ride. Removing the tank to change the air filter seems ridiculous to me. They need to put more thought into the air filter placement.
@MrSergioRosario
6 күн бұрын
yes. but with this bike you don't really need to change air filter so many time like a ducats because of the position of the air filter he don't absorve so many dust like a ktm...maybe 30% comparing
@thomaserken9581
Ай бұрын
Where did you get the unifilter? Don‘t want to buy in Australia.
@MrSergioRosario
Ай бұрын
@@thomaserken9581 in Australia
@jonathan6035
Ай бұрын
45 minutes first try - THANK YOU! Out West, things are very dusty and the filter needs attention every 1000 miles or so. Draining the gas is not necessary, as long as your fuel level is at least below 3/4 - so it doesnt spill out the vents.
@MrSergioRosario
26 күн бұрын
@@jonathan6035 all right!! Yes. It’s not necessary take your the fuel. But if the fuel tank is full of ⛽️. Is better take it out for better handling
@davidverhoef3129
Ай бұрын
Nice! Did you go back later and put the under-tank insulation back in?
@infoman1881
Ай бұрын
ktm airfilter change 4 min
@QuackLoud
Ай бұрын
This was a really insightful video. Thank you very much. I have been considering getting a DesertX but after watching this video, there is No Way I am going to get a bike that takes 20 minutes or more to change the air filter. This is supposed to be a bike that goes offroad, albeit occasionaly. You made up my mind, I'm getting the KTM. Thanks.
@MrSergioRosario
Ай бұрын
@@QuackLoud hello. For me it’s not a big issue … the air filter is on the front of the bike … don’t get any dust unless you road a lot behind other bikes. I have friends with ktm 790/890 and they need to change air filter after a 3 day ride. With Desert X I do a lot of off road and I change air filter each 5 000kms and not so many dust.
@ssmith954
Ай бұрын
Agree that basic air filter service on the DDX is a pain, but the air filter positioning is actually pretty good. There's a good video on MADTV when a rider who crossed Australia shows his used filter. Would never buy a KTM again... great bikes but too many issues and quality control is really lacking.
@MrSergioRosario
Ай бұрын
@@ssmith954 yes. …and I know what you mean …
@GuidoCeola
Ай бұрын
Where can i buy this filter ? Thank you
@MrSergioRosario
Ай бұрын
@@GuidoCeola South Africa 🇿🇦 😅
@tobanhoffmann8347
Ай бұрын
you have to take the engine out to open the fuel cap
@MarouanBernoussi
Ай бұрын
How come and why did engineers put an air filter in a complicated location for a bike that is meant for offroad. Airfilter should be cleaned regularly. That is painful and a blocking point to buy this bike for offroad usage.
@SKgeostrat
2 ай бұрын
It does not matter. This is still a bad design and nobody who goes far without dealer support will accept this. You have to be able to do air filter and oil change on your own and without an impossible process.
@aaronphillips2728
2 ай бұрын
How do you like it so far?? 🇺🇸 🍻
@MrSergioRosario
2 ай бұрын
Like it a lot. More and more. 18 000 kms without any issue … around 12 000kms in offroad
@timesarrow100
2 ай бұрын
I thought the Africa Twin had the worst design for filter maintenance! This makes the AT look like a breeze! 😮
@RaulLopez-wb9lm
3 ай бұрын
How often do you clean the air filter? When doing enduro I used to do it every month. Considering the DX is a trail bike, 50% off road let's say ... What do you think about? I'm currently only 3000 kms but I started feeling the bike less nervous than before getting high revs so I'm planning to check the air filter. Thanks for the video!
@MrSergioRosario
2 ай бұрын
Hello. It depends on whether you usually go behind other bikes in the middle of the dust...if yes, it is better to check the air filter. If you walk alone there is not much problem because the air filter is well placed. In this area it only receives the air that comes from the front. It does not suck the air that comes from the rear wheel like the Ktm 790 / 890. Cheers
@skipole09
3 ай бұрын
Followed this today. Took me about 1.5 hours in total. Will obviously be easier the next time. Not a good design, but it’s worth it for how good of a bike the DX is.
@MrSergioRosario
3 ай бұрын
Keep up the the good work
@klausmlm
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. But,where is the heat insulation blanket under tank?
@MrSergioRosario
3 ай бұрын
You welcome. I did not put. After I dismounted again and put some different insulation under the fuel tank
@Denmangoat
5 ай бұрын
I was thinking about getting a desert x, until I found out about this stupid ass system, don’t take into a desert it will be to dusty 😂.
@pedrosimoes6041
5 ай бұрын
Excelente video, muito útil. Já agora, se me permites a pergunta, tens decat e ponteira, fizeste remap? como funcionou com a garantia? Abraço.
@pedrosimoes6041
4 ай бұрын
@@MrSergioRosario Obrigado pela resposta. Já agora, foi muito caro o escape todo e o mapa na origem? e as temperaturas? abraço 👍
@MrSergioRosario
4 ай бұрын
sim. nao foi nada barato...o mapa faz parte... as temperaturas da mota baixam drasticamente...fica outa mota ..muito melhor , mais leve :) e com uma resposta bastante melhor@@pedrosimoes6041
@mindfulmunchkin1215
6 ай бұрын
The 2 vax tubes are a pain, used a pair of pliers in the end as the new pipes are stuck tight, Putting a bit of grease on them now to make it much easyier to remove next time. Thanks for the VIdeo !
@MrSergioRosario
6 ай бұрын
thank you
@SomeRandoInternetPoster
6 ай бұрын
A pain is putting it lightly. The 20 min job turned in to a full days job and lost skin on knuckles. Everything is simple until getting to removing the breathers, as you say, seized on solid with not enough space to get a proper grip to pull off. On the advice of one of the Facebook owners groups I went and purchased some extended length pliers, came off much easier. Putting them back on was then just as hard. I found taking the screen off and fairing top bolts and tie side panels to crash bars so out the way, putting the extended pliers through the front of the bike I could grip the hose, lay the pliers on the frame and push down on the pliers using the frame as a leaver which pushed the breathers on to the connections. I also sprayed silicon lube in to the breathers first. Complete nightmare. A few people have cut the breathers and fitted quick connects lower down so disconnect there and lift the tank off with breathers still attached.
@MrSergioRosario
5 ай бұрын
@@SomeRandoInternetPoster 😳😳😳
@spencervidal3168
6 ай бұрын
Naaaa, The Tuareg takes 5 min.. and it much higher intake location. Just another expensive half cocked turd from Ducati..
@MrSergioRosario
6 ай бұрын
Ok. Did you try this bike ?! You can not compare with Tuareg
@spencervidal3168
6 ай бұрын
@@MrSergioRosario I would NEVER by a Ducati. Its the Italian version of a Harley Davidson. Over priced unreliable turds. I tried it, way to heavy... Tuareg is lighter and with a couple upgrades a much better bike..
@droommotor
7 ай бұрын
Hi Sergio, can I use part of your clip (I will link to it) in one of my video's?
@tainteddesires19
7 ай бұрын
wondering if replacing the regular air filter with "DU-9321 K&N REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER" would be a good idea? would it help reduce the number of change cycles for this cumbersome process?
@MrSergioRosario
7 ай бұрын
hello. depend...if you do road...kn is good ...but not for off road...if you do road...the interval between air filter changes is big
@aerowenn433
7 ай бұрын
It’s not the best but a lot of people complain like this breaks the bike. 99.999% of you don’t ride in conditions where changing the air filter is common.
@MrSergioRosario
7 ай бұрын
Yes. That’s it … lot of people never change the air filter but like to to have something to say 🫣
@Zerotys_ADV
8 ай бұрын
Well done Sergio! Thank you for making this video. How has the Unifilter performed since the installation and realistically how often are you either checking the filter or changing it based on your typical riding?
@antcarsilmen
8 ай бұрын
Sérgio como tiramos o banco do pendura?
@philippeboue7787
8 ай бұрын
Le changement du filtre à air est un frein pour moi pour l'achat de cette moto. Vraiment dommage ☹ mais pour du offroad il faut avoir un acces plus rapide pour le nettoyage. Dommage car la moto me plaisait beaucoup. Je vais opter pour une 700 ténéré.
@musmuk5350
9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your awesome videos Sergio. I am very interested in the DesertX myself as well and your videos are perfect! Where can I learn more about your trip to Morocco?
@MrSergioRosario
9 ай бұрын
Hello. Thank you. Soon I will upload a video
@musmuk5350
9 ай бұрын
@@MrSergioRosario I am looking forward to it!
@asecret900
10 ай бұрын
Good video mate! FYI the monkeys at my local dealer (in Australia) refuse to honour the global fuel-hose recall because they say "it takes 4.5hrs to remove/replace the tank - and Ducati will only reimburse them 30mins for that recall job". Total morons...
@kalpetkoff
10 ай бұрын
Every good offroad motorcycle has easy access to battery and air filter. The location of the air filter on the Desert X doesn't mean that.
@MrSergioRosario
10 ай бұрын
Yes. The access it’s not easy … but the bike is really good off road … and on road
@kai-uweoch1159
10 ай бұрын
PS: this is probably one of the reasons why Ducati asks owners in the manual even for simple maintanance tasks to go to a workshop.
@kai-uweoch1159
10 ай бұрын
20min is a serious improvement over the 2h I saw in another video. However it still proves how bad this is designed compared other bikes. It literally takes me 1/10 of the time to get out the air filter of my Norden 901 (same for the 790 and 890) and another two, maybe three minutes to get the new one in and all back in running condition. And I don't need to mess around with fuel. Take off the seats, take out two bolts, pull out the support frame and there you got got the air filter of the 901. Could not be easier. By the time the procedure is finished on the DesertX (a bike that literally has dust in the name! ;-) ) I 'll be 20km away! But congratulations for making this really informative video!
@blairknight7793
11 ай бұрын
I heard it was bad, a friend chose to not buy one because of the air filter. Now Ive seen it Im of the opinion its simply inexcusable of Ducati to produce this. My KTM is maybe 30 seconds and the primary filters are in my hands, lift the seat and its right there. Just madness to disturb all these fittings, hoses and plugs on a regular occurrence, just asking for trouble.
@soap9867
11 ай бұрын
thx
@jimsalabim9203
11 ай бұрын
Ridiculous
@PeterBaumgart1a
11 ай бұрын
20 min? Video length, yes, but work time? More like 2hrs, no? (BTW, you undid the"fairings" not "paniers"...)
@MrSergioRosario
11 ай бұрын
20 min form start to finish the job
@JohnSmith-ef8nr
11 ай бұрын
Lol, what a poor design, you can change a T7 airfilter in 1 minute.
@BryanLewis1
Жыл бұрын
Did you put the heat blanket back or did I miss that part of the video?
@thesman7918
4 ай бұрын
Nope and either did I. Took it all back apart left the right side pet cock open got gas everywhere.
@joras18
Жыл бұрын
As you were reinstalling the steering damper you said “don’t forget to use glue “. Did you mean lock-tite?
@jamesbarratt593
Жыл бұрын
I hope this message finds you before tomorrow. I have a day off and need to install my alarm system to my desert x. Told its plug and play and goes beneath the fuel tank. Would you agree. Have you seen a connector laying there dormant? Thanks mate, James
@_hold_the_line_
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, this is the bridge too far to cross for an otherwise great looking bike. The sad thing is that it wouldn't be difficult to engineer a proper solution for fixing it.
@glenobrien727
Жыл бұрын
Ducati need to design a hinge system at the rear mounting point of the tank , using quick release connectors on the fuel lines and modify the wiring to allow the tank to lift up. That would reduce the time to change the filter to 10 min or less Maybe we will see a mod. on an updated Desert x in the future ?
@MrSergioRosario
Жыл бұрын
Yap
@robertlinton9379
Жыл бұрын
🎵👂😢
@Gorilladome4664
Жыл бұрын
What a nightmare...why wpuld amyone riding offroad ever buy this bike re poor air box design.
@piotrknapczyk103
Жыл бұрын
Coś strasznego!
@pseudoexfoliacion7378
Жыл бұрын
Nice Do you think that you need to remove completely the damper now to change the oil filter? I think so but I have not try yet I respond my self: you just need to remove 2 bolts not the damper
@MrSergioRosario
2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@miken8009
Жыл бұрын
Can you tell me the model number on the Scotts Damper? Is it 4200-00?
@mototomcambodia
Жыл бұрын
My old Multistrada has a tank below the seat and is a hell to remove. I hate it. The new Desert X should have solved this because the tank design is different and allows for other options to access an air filter. But I am puzzled to see that changing my Royal Interceptor's air filter takes about 5 minutes when a premium ADV big bike takes a minimum of 20 minutes (when well organized). Come on Ducati...
@MrSergioRosario
Жыл бұрын
Yap. That’s it 😅
@Enduro-Life
Жыл бұрын
What a mission to change an air filter
@robsonenduro3316
Жыл бұрын
it should take 3 minutes on adv bike...
@michaelhartleib7923
Жыл бұрын
He forgot to put that insulation back around the air filter.
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