I thought this was interesting news - Ducati has been working on a desmo Motocross bike and will be entering competition in the Italian Motocross Championship series next year. They plan on eventually having an entire line of offroad motorcycles. https://www.ducati.com/us/en/news/a-new-historic-chapter-opens-for-ducati-the-red-from-borgo-panigale-enters-motocross