How to Join a Ducati Official Club
If you own a Ducati and you have found your way to a club website, you have probably hit the same question everyone does: what exactly is a Ducati Official Club, and what do you actually have to do to be in one? This page answers that, then explains how it works for Orange County specifically.
What a Ducati Official Club is
A Ducati Official Club, or D.O.C., is a rider community formally chartered by Ducati. It is not a fan page or a meetup group. Ducati recognizes the club, assigns it an ID, and expects it to represent the brand properly in its region.
The network is large: 387 clubs and more than 54,700 members across 71 countries, as of 2026. Ducati Riders of Orange County is one of them, founded in 2018 with the support of Ducati Newport Beach, and certified as Ducati Official Club #203. You can find us in Ducati’s own club directory.
What you get from Ducati as a D.O.C. member
Some benefits come from Ducati itself rather than from the club, and they are the same for every Ducati Official Club member:
- Free entry to the Ducati Museum in Bologna
- 10% off at the Ducati factory store
- 10% off at the Dainese store in Costa Mesa, on showing your membership in the MyDucati app
- Your Ducati Official Club digital card
- Club news and notifications delivered in the MyDucati app
- Invitations to exclusive local events run by Ducati
Registering with Ducati is what puts your Ducati Code on file. Without it you are a member of DROC but invisible to Ducati, and the benefits above do not reach you.
How joining actually works
There are two systems involved, and this is the part that confuses people. There is the club side, where you pay dues and become a DROC member, and Ducati’s side, where you register as a D.O.C. member so Ducati has your Ducati Code on file.
The order does not matter. Pay dues first and register with Ducati later, or the other way round. Plenty of members have done it each way. What matters is doing both, because each one unlocks a different set of benefits.
The club side
Register and pay the annual dues at drocdesmo.com/join. That is the whole of it.
Ducati’s side, on the web
- Sign in at ducati.com. If you do not have an account, use Sign up first. This is a prerequisite for everything below.
- Go to your Ducati Club page, or search the site for “Ducati Club”.
- Use Find a Club, type DROC, and select
DROC - DUCATI RIDERS OF ORANGE COUNTY. - Fill in the few details it asks for and press Send.
Or from the MyDucati app
- Open MyDucati and log in.
- Tap Dealer & DOC in the bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap DOC.
- Find DROC, select it, and fill in the application.
The app is worth having anyway: it keeps a digital record of your bike, tracks service intervals, and is where your D.O.C. card and club notifications live.
If you get stuck on the Ducati side, ask us. Somebody has already hit whatever you have hit.
What DROC adds on top
The Ducati benefits are the floor, not the reason to join a specific club. What DROC adds locally:
- A membership kit: shirt, hat, license plate frame, decals
- Members-only rides, from canyon mornings to multi-day ADV tours
- Our own private track days, which fill from the membership first
- Preferred pricing and priority service at Ducati Newport Beach, plus the VIP program
- Partner discounts on gear, training and transport
- Raffles, giveaways and rider clinics through the year
The full list, with the named partners, is on the benefits page. It is public, so you can read it before deciding anything.
What it costs
DROC membership is $100 per year. That is the club’s dues, it covers the membership kit and the running of the club, and it is what funds the events. Ducati does not charge separately for D.O.C. registration.
If you buy and service a Ducati at Ducati Newport Beach, the dealership may cover your dues through the VIP program. The conditions are on the VIP program page.
You do not have to join to find out
This is the part most club websites leave out. DROC bike nights are free and open to non-members. Guests, friends and family are welcome. You do not need to be a member, you do not need to register, and nobody will ask you for money at the door.
If you are weighing up $100 on a club you have never met, come to a bike night first. We run them the 4th Thursday of the month at Ducati Newport Beach and the 2nd Thursday at rotating Orange County venues. Turn up on your Ducati, or turn up in a car if the weather is bad. Nobody minds.
Every Ducati Official Club in North America
A Ducati Official Club serves a region, so the right club for you is the one near you. There are 63 in North America: 49 in the United States, 6 in Canada and 8 in Mexico, with 12,965 members between them. DROC is the black dot in Southern California.
63 Ducati Official Clubs, 12,965 members. Membership figures come from the Ducati Official Club register and move constantly.
| Club | City | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | |||
| Ducati Official Club Alabama | Alabaster, Alabama | 179 | |
| Ducati Official Club Tucson | Tucson, Arizona | 30 | |
| Phoenix Ducati Official Club | Peoria, Arizona | 846 | @phx_ducati |
| 805 Ducati Owners Club (805DOC) | Newbury Park, California | 144 | |
| Central Valley Desmo | Fresno, California | 81 | |
| DROC – Ducati Riders of Orange County | Costa Mesa, California | 311 | @drocdesmo |
| Ducati Midnight Club | Danville, California | 138 | @DMC_Ducati_Midnight_Club |
| Ducati Official Club Bay Area | San Leandro, California | 335 | @_badoc |
| Ducati Official Club Desmo of Silicon Valley | Campbell, California | 308 | @desmosv |
| Ducati Official Club Inland Empire | Riverside, California | 88 | @docinlandempire |
| Ducati Official Club Sacramento | Roseville, California | 164 | @sacramentodesmo |
| Ducati Official Club San Diego | Escondido, California | 562 | @ducati_official_club_san_diego |
| Golden Gate Ducati | San Francisco, California | 181 | @goldengateducati |
| LA Ducati Owners Club | Glendale, California | 224 | @laducatiownersclub |
| Ducati Official Club Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida | 402 | @ducaticlubtampa |
| Ducati Official Club of Central Florida | Sanford, Florida | 378 | @ducati_club_cfl |
| Ducati Owners Club of South Florida | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 517 | |
| North Florida Ducati Official Club | Orange Park, Florida | 91 | @ducatijax |
| Ducati Official Club Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | 64 | @doc_hawaii |
| Ducati Official Club Boise | Emmett, Idaho | 109 | @doc_boise |
| Drill – Ducati Riders of Illinois | Oak Brook, Illinois | 62 | @ducatiridersofillinois |
| Ducati Official Club Corse Chicago | Evanston, Illinois | 181 | @CorseChicagodoc |
| Ducati Official Club Hoosier Hooligans – Indiana USA | South Bend, Indiana | 107 | @hoosier_hooligans |
| IDESMO – Indy Ducati Official Club | Zionsville, Indiana | 85 | @indydesmo |
| Ducati Official Club The District | Bethesda, Maryland | 203 | |
| Boston Ducati Club | Quincy, Massachusetts | 171 | @bostonducaticlub |
| Ducati Official Club Detroit | Novi, Michigan | 107 | @doc_detroit |
| MADOG (Mid-America Ducati Owners’ Group) | Kansas City, Missouri | 86 | @madog_kc |
| Desmo Omaha Ducati Riders Club | Omaha, Nebraska | 116 | |
| Ducati Official Club Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada | 83 | |
| New Hampshire Ducati Owners Club | Chichester, New Hampshire | 96 | |
| Ducati Official Club Capital Region | Albany, New York | 127 | |
| Gotham | New York, New York | 938 | @gothamducati |
| Queen City Ducati Official Club | Charlotte, North Carolina | 77 | |
| Rock and Roll Ducati Owners Club | Brunswick, Ohio | 154 | |
| Great Plains Desmo Owners Club | Wellston, Oklahoma | 87 | |
| Ducati Official Club Pacifica | Portland, Oregon | 194 | @ducatipacifica |
| Philly Ducati Owners Club | Hatfield, Pennsylvania | 223 | @phillyducatiowners |
| Ducati Official Club Music City | Franklin, Tennessee | 195 | @musiccitydoc |
| Ducati Official Club Smoky Mountain | Knoxville, Tennessee | 55 | @smokymountainducaticlub |
| Austin Ducati Owners Club | Austin, Texas | 387 | @ducatiridersofaustin |
| Ducati Official Club Dallas | Plano, Texas | 290 | |
| Ducati Official Club Houston | Houston, Texas | 803 | @houstonducaticlub |
| Ducati Official Club Utah | Sandy, Utah | @ducati_official_club_utah | |
| Ducati Official Club Mid-Atlantic | Manassas, Virginia | 292 | @mad_ducati_doc |
| Ducdmv D.o.c. | Sterling, Virginia | 123 | @ducatidmv |
| Desmonorthwest | Duvall, Washington | 164 | @desmonorthwest |
| Ducati Official Club South Puget Sound | Tacoma, Washington | 104 | |
| Wisconsin Ducati Owners | Hubertus, Wisconsin | 90 | @wisconsin.ducati.owners |
| Canada | |||
| Ducati Users Club of Western Canada | Calgary, Alberta | 283 | @DUCwc |
| Ducati Official Club Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia | 256 | @docvancouver |
| Vancouver Island Ducati Owners Group | Victoria, British Columbia | 52 | |
| Ducati Riders of Central Canada | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 56 | |
| East Coast Ducati Official Club | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | 57 | |
| Ducati Official Club Québec | Saint Charles Borromée, Quebec | 406 | @DOC_Quebec |
| Mexico | |||
| Ducati Official Club Central Santa Fe | Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México | 104 | @ducati.doc.central |
| Ducati Official Club Mexico | Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México | 430 | @ducatidocmexico |
| Ducati Owners Club CDMX | Iztacalco, Ciudad de México | 142 | @doc.cdmx |
| Ducati Official Club Guadalajara | Zapopan, Jalisco | 54 | |
| Ducati Official Club Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 54 | @doc_mty |
| Ducati Official Club Puebla | San Juan Cuautlancingo, Puebla | 159 | @doc_puebla_ducatiofficialclub |
| Ducati Official Club Queretaro | Queretaro, Querétaro | 103 | @doc_queretaro |
| Ducati Official Club Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 57 | @doc.veracruzmx |
Outside North America, use Ducati’s official club finder. Membership counts come from the Ducati Official Club register and move constantly, so treat them as a snapshot rather than a scoreboard.
California riders have more options than anywhere else, and once a year most of them are in the same place: see California Ducati Week.