Mission: Un-Finkeable

Ducati DesertX does the Un-Finkeable
Alice Springs to Finke on the notorious Finke Track and back again in one day, without refuelling, aboard a Ducati DesertX fitted with just a few genuine accessories including auxiliary rear fuel tank, one-piece rally seat, Termignoni full exhaust, crash protection, and Pirelli rally tyres.
The Mission: Un-Finkeable.
Ducati Adventure Specialist, Nick Selleck takes us on a bucket list, 460km journey along the track well known for hosting the fastest desert race in the world, and one of the most demanding on both rider and machine, the Finke Desert Race.
With the 2023 Finke Desert Race taking place just one week prior to the Un-Finkeable, Nick and the DesertX tackle the track after some 600 competitors and 10,000 spectators have departed, leaving behind a rough, whooped-out track set to test to test Ducati's offroad adventure machine.
Filmed by Flightcraft
Supported by Rise Activation, Primal Storytelling, Emergency Australia, Maschine.
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[@tyee4u]

“Except for the helicopter film crew, the ground film crew, the drone operator, the chase truck and my personal physician, I’m going to be all alone” 😂 Epic video though. Well done. What a machine.

[@shutupandance]

Hahaha my thought exactly - so funny, man! “Completely” alone : )

[@mortaygo1]

Hard to believe that the suspension is stock. Well done. Desert X is a stand out option...

[@evgeniiiatsenko412]

Thanks for this amazing Video! Really encourage to start riding DesertX!

[@hannesmostert]

Huge respect Nick. HUGE!! And why did it take so many years for you to get a camera crew to film you showing us mere mortals how good you really are on a bike? Or did you hide it from us on purpose?

[@sandymacquarrie9990]

Well done all! So pleased to be a small part of this big adventure

[@ducatianz]

Thanks for your support and incredible insights Sandy.

[@ritchieok29]

Having test ridden one on road for a couple of hundred kms, I love it. As an adventure tourer, if I was good enough to do serious dirt, this would be the bike to do it on. It was probably as comfortable as my stock Multistrada.

[@joet5323]

Congrats Nick Selleck and team, awesome job 🎉🎉

[@bruceframemasterbusinessco8277]

Great job Nikko. you looked absolutely stuffed - but there and back in a day is an increadible achievement!

[@pursuitmediahouse1143]

Very well done Nick, Alana and Jordi, what an incredible adventure. Well ridden, well captured and very well organised. Makes me want to get back out there…. Loved it👍👍

[@Jay-P]

What a mammoth effort. Can't believe a Ducati achieved this, regardless of the skill & preparation of the rider. Utmost respect for your dedication & riding skills. I learned so much from you & always grateful

[@accredited_rider_trainer]

Nice one Nick and team! Loved it!!

[@ducati]

Awesome adventure guys!

[@alval3103]

Mate! What a ride! Congrats 👏 💪🏼

[@jamescampbell4334]

Awesome achievement mate! 👍 I have my 2023 DesertX fitted out the same way, but without the rear tank and Rally seat. It's been rock solid reliable for 4.2k miles in 4 months. This has been with summer temps in Texas exceeding 100 deg F. 🥵 My max time on the bike has been over six hours with a 20 minute break. Over half that ride was spent on the pegs. The DesertX is bonkers good when it comes to covering long miles on less then ideal surfaces. If the DesertX was around when I stopped riding back in the 90s, I wouldn't have stopped riding. Mine regularly gets run 15 MILES after the '0' pops up on the TFT. Haven't heard it miss once.

[@waynetalay5330]

Well done Nick, awesome ride!👍👌

[@kmajohan]

Bloody good effort, Mate. Well done!

[@user-hu3uk5hf7x]

Great work Nick and Jordy and big props to Ducati Oz for getting behind this one. Top effort.

[@peterb3473]

Great job nick , Al out of punishment to enjoy the ride.👍👍

[@marcobellomonte4798]

Awesome Job! Congratulations

[@dunes2dust216]

Great job Nick and Ducati, top effort mate.

[@paulcollins9048]

Great job Nick. What an experience. Impressive bike even in stock form.

[@paulg9314]

Congratulations Nick. Great video. You've inspired me. I'm keen to do that ride myself.

[@Adsventures]

nice one Nick, Awesome video work and lots of respect for that ride.

[@SuperRobbiemac]

Congrats to Nick and the Ducati such a great vid 🎉

[@user-lo5vv6vf2k]

Fantastic job Nick, and a great production

[@MotoPassport]

So ‘the racer in you wants more’ I’d say that’s a hint there are more awesome videos coming can’t wait! Well done to all involved Nick, the team, Ducati and the camera crew, just Fantastic!

[@matthewmcfall8465]

Great effort Nick

[@user-qb4fu4mi4d]

Well done Nick.

[@sritter]

Well done Nick that's a touch track on a big bike

[@sirktm]

Respect Dude , Clean Run 🕺🏻🌅👍

[@petereffler896]

Well done, both rider and bike

[@ozadv]

Great vid and effort, well done all - an awesome advertisement for a great bike

[@holisticaustralia]

All that fit into 20mins, spaghetti 🍝 western and tribal beats, what more could you ask for, maybe a 1hr less paced feature would be in order for us vlogger addicts, great moovie mate, well done..

[@TallyHoTech]

Congrats to Nick and the crew. @Ducati you made an awesome off road bike. Bravo 👏 Now I want to see a Multistrada do it 2 up ;)

[@MotorcycleAdventureDirtbikeTV]

Congratulations Team Ducati, a unique combination of art, sweat and vision.

[@user-jk4qs6so3v]

Awesome ride Nick Hope to see this ride on your Ride Calendar next year, Sign me up if you do

[@HardPackedADV]

Awesome. I love that bike.

[@mattwhyte7590]

Well done that was a awesome ride, ive never seen anyone ride down then turn strsight around and head back, with out a fuel stop haha. Awesome... i just brough a T7 . Maybe should have looked at the desert X . Unreal for a stock bike 😛 🏁

[@DanielDunn]

Hell yeah, that dude is mega-fit for 50 yrs. Damn. Very nice job. Fun stuff. 😮

[@cosmozh]

Great Italian Maschine, hard tu believe, everything is stock. ❤❤

[@readymix40]

Great achievement. You put my faith back in Ducati. How many Km's on the bike before the race?

[@cliff1551]

Bloody hell mate that chopper following ya ,he's nearly taking ya head off 😅😅

[@freidrichnietzsche6643]

excellent film Ducati! Just wish that air filter was a touch easier to access ;) This make me thing of a prior idea round the fact that why we don' t have a "big ADV" category for these long races. We all know the big bikes (1+ liter) could use a little race DNA to lighten things up for us weekend warriors that spend $$$ because we love ADV bikes. magnificent!

[@peterh1965oz]

Well done Nick. Now to take the Multistrada and do the real race like Miles did a few years ago....

[@chrisvantassel8867]

Now......the pain in the arse of changing your air filter....great vid and a great bike!

[@RealHooksy]

Good ride, what was your time?

[@yetiboy01australia23]

What was the ride time there & back & what was the average speed for the day, cant seem to find that anywhere.

[@NMdesertracer]

I wanna see a quick air filter change!

[@ryanclayton6496]

Was that Wonka at the start??

[@jayhopkins1337]

Wish someone would design some rear tanks for yamaha tenere. Plenty of space if side plates removed

[@holmes1956O]

Step up and design them yourself. Then market them for everyone else. Beginning of a new business

[@ausguitarist]

wow.. i've looked for a trade in for my 22' tracer 9GT for an adventure. never got a call back :/

[@TRAVERSE_ADV]

How many drones you go through on that shoot!? Haha

[@redeem5966]

Great bike and rider..but what an awesome country…

[@mostlikely...]

🏁🇦🇺🏁🇦🇺

[@m1chi13l]

Would have preferred this with no dialogue Alternatively, dialogue focussed on the track itself and what you're doing to keep it upright

[@levialexander7429]

I just want one. 😄😆😮😧😩😭☠

[@nunomendes942]

✊✊✊✊✊🇵🇹

[@mlo5083]

Beautiful video production. Lovely country. Ducati commercial. I understand....... but I maintain that Itchy Boots would have made it in 30 minutes after you. On her Honda CRF 350 with full gear. Eagerly looking around for a place to sleep and something to eat with a big dusty smile. Like it was nothing.

[@romroger]

8 min of talks..

[@kiwilife3789]

Really not that hard, Id hazard a guess and say any adv would easily do that run. Nice advertisement though.

[@JT-dk9eo]

Well done, geez its not a flat track is it ,, iv got a Multistrada 950 enduro, im super keen to go into the desert next winter, im thinking of getting an x now..

[@davidwillis6499]

That's awesome, @tobyprice87 would be proud of you!