Quote from: DoubleEagle on February 01, 2011, 09:41:55 PM
Read the 7 page spread in the March issue of Motocyclist Magazine and you will get a pretty good idea of what the Diavel is all about .

that article was posted here...

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=44321.msg834632#msg834632

just sayin...and it was basically regurgitated garbage as I said before...IMHO...

whoops, the comments i made before were sourced from the article from this thread:

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=46136.0

got a motorcyclist subscription for 3 years for $13 so i read it before it got out online

still not that much info on it... but like i said before... they say that it basically rides like a big standard...  so finally, the cruiser for people that dont want to ride a cruiser.

and truthfully... i dont mind the looks at all.  i know it'll look a lot better in person, and the sheer size of it is probably going to make it look awesome.

This is an awesome photo


You can see his concentration through the visor Also seeing a bike that size doing this on purpose is rather eye opening.

Quote from: Monster Dave on February 02, 2011, 08:42:30 AM
I agree. I'd put an old school (monster-ish) round headlight on it and loose the body work on the light.

Quote from: ahks on February 02, 2011, 02:01:54 PM
This is an awesome photo

~SNIP~

You can see his concentration through the visor Also seeing a bike that size doing this on purpose is rather eye opening.

Back wheel is locked (rear tread is sharp, front is blurred) and clutch is pulled.

so it's a brake slide not a power slide...

The Road Test results say that it is very comfortable , very fast, handles very good , leans 40 degrees, best build quality they have seen out of Ducati, wet Clutch, 5.3 gallon capacity, 94 lb. ft. of Torque. 162 Hp., seat height 30.3 inches, 50 mm Marzocchi Forks, 62.6 " wheel base, 3 Riding modes, no need for Fender Eliminator due to the well hidden LED Turn signals, and folding Passenger pegs w, retractable Grab Handles.

Price, $16,995 for the standard colors and $19,995 for the Carbon Fiber pieced model.

For what it's worth, the Ducati Test Rider say's it his favorite current bike to ride fast in the Italian country side.

Dolph     [moto]

Quote from: Speeddog on February 02, 2011, 06:05:56 PM
Back wheel is locked (rear tread is sharp, front is blurred) and clutch is pulled.

2pts for a good observation! 

Quote from: Raux on January 30, 2011, 10:35:27 AM
front what I've seen around the web, we are far from the only one's that said that.

of course.  My comment was meant tongue in cheek.




I like it.  If I could afford it, I'd get one.

There are plenty of people who don't like monsters (or any naked bike, for that matter) and think they're ugly.  It doesn't make them or us wrong, we just have different taste.  Same with the diavel.  let the bike stand on it's own merits once people get to ride them.

I think this chassis is the future. A comfortable bike that allows for all styles of riding. I do think we will see it as a starting point for an air cooled killer for $13-15,000.00. Then I will buy one.

PS The Termi set up for the Diavel is awesome.

PS The Termi set up for the Diavel is awesome.
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+1

Is there a photo of this termi exhaust somewhere? Besides the thing in the configurator on ducati.com...

Ask and you shall recieve:



http://www.ducatiperformance.com/ducati-diavel-termignoni-titanium-slip-on-exhaust-p-138349.html






...fwiw, my vote on this exhaust:  

that one is pretty blah... but it's less than a grand extra for a full system that looks way better :p



The more I see and hear of this bike the more I'm thinking it may just be almost exactly what I want. A power cruiser that feels like a standard.

I've been torn for years over an internal dilemma of wanting something that is really rather quite comfortable to cruise in OR something that can actually take a corner. I may just have to delay and start looking at this...

Quote from: Privateer on February 02, 2011, 07:08:14 PM
There are plenty of people who don't like monsters (or any naked bike, for that matter) and think they're ugly.  It doesn't make them or us wrong, we just have different taste.  Same with the diavel.  let the bike stand on it's own merits once people get to ride them.

kind of like ducat sbk owners who viewed the monster as "not a real ducati" in the way that boxter owners are looked at with disdain by "real porsche owners"