Meet the Devil...

[DucDave]

Saw this in NY. There will be plenty of haters but it's a freekin game changer...and looks way better in person.

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...hester-nh.html

[markbvt]

Matter of taste, obviously. I thought it was even uglier in person. To the point that when I saw it in Montreal I actually said out loud, "Oh my god, that's hideous."

Cyclewise/Ducati VT is having a Diavel launch party too, at Red Square here in Burlington, for whoever's interested. I may have zero interest in the bike, but the Cyclewise guys are a great bunch. For those who actually are interested in this bike, I'm sure the party will be a good time.

--mark

[Kenn157]

I wouldnt mind having one.

[sveesix]

I wouldnt mind having one.

Would look great parked next to the Speedy

[KillBill]

I love this bike

[Honclfibr]

How has the game changed? I mean, it looks different, does it do something different?

[Kurlon]

How has the game changed? I mean, it looks different, does it do something different?

It's like, a high tech cruiser that can handle man... at first I was like Whoa, but then I was like... Whoa.

Got any Doritos?

[bostongixxer]

I saw the bike in person as well. Sat on it. I don't get it...nor do I get the market that's being targeted. Is Ducati going after Harley or VMax riders? Tough to break into the Harley group, particularly at a $21K price tag. I just don't see the market for this bike. Aging Ducati riders, maybe? Though most of them are probably migrating to the Multistrada. I don't see this bike going anywhere for Ducati.

[Kenn157]

Aging Ducati riders, maybe? Though most of them are probably migrating to the Multistrada. I don't see this bike going anywhere for Ducati.

Oh Dave!!

[DucDave]

0-60 2.6 seconds
41 degree lean angle
base price 16999.00

Nothing else like it...it will sell just fine thank you!

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/...ducati-diavel/

YouTube - MotoUSA First Ride: 2011 Ducati Diavel

[Honclfibr]

Ohhh, ok, they're going after the VMax market. I get it now.

21k does sound expensive but I believe that's right around the VMax price point also.

Is there a VMax market? Do people buy those things? I can't say I've seen more than a handful on the road.

[bostongixxer]

$21k was the price for the model above the base...but still...

I guess we'll have to see how it does. I can see a VMax market...but is that big enough to justify the expense of rolling out a completely new model?

[NobodySpecific]

I still don't see how there is "nothing else like it". Seems like a V max with a Ducati badge on it. Clones, copies, and imitations are fine (sometimes those are even better than the originals), but how is this revolutionary? (serious question)

[DucDave]

I still don't see how there is "nothing else like it". Seems like a V max with a Ducati badge on it. Clones, copies, and imitations are fine (sometimes those are even better than the originals), but how is this revolutionary? (serious question)

You're right. Its just a vMax with a Ducati badge....

[Kurlon]

You're right. Its just a vMax with a Ducati badge....

I'm a die-hard Duc lover, and this bike just doesn't impress me any.

It's certainly not groundbreaking or game changing, someone's always trying to take their sportbike tech and shove it in a gentler chassis. Look at the V65 Magna when it was released - Honda's race V4 tech in a cruiser chassis that would shit and get with the best of them at a drag strip, could out corner anything HD produced, etc. I'd say it set the stage for the power-cruiser concept, all Duc has done is raised the bar a notch with the Diavel. None of the tech is new, it's just rehashed MTS/1198 gear, although you don't get the electronic suspension option like you do with the MTS...

Hell, this isn't even new territory for Ducati, it's an Indiana Mark 2.

[DucDave]

Forgot about that one....!

[TLC_CBR]

Sorry but I like pure sport bikes...GSXR, RC51, CBR, R1 and the likes, this "thing" does nothing for me it doesn't even look sexy like the aformentioned machines!!!

[zombie]

Ducati drivel maybe
Then again I ride a ratted out triumph tiger so what do I know

[beet]

Ducati drivel maybe
Then again I ride a ratted out triumph tiger so what do I know

Very interesting looks like a fun ride to me. But I know nothing I ride a big cruiser ala yamaha.

[Garandman]

Diavel.


Meet Montauk.

[bostongixxer]

I sat on the Diavel in NYC. It's a tank...very wide and the bars curve back toward you in a very odd way. It felt way too big and awkward and I hated the handlebar setup. Honestly, I was intrigued by the bike until I saw it in person and sat on it. At that point, I hated it.

[sdog30]

It's Ducati's take on the Harley V-rod...which was Harley's take on a sportbike.

For all my W. Mass homies, Valley Motorsports in Northampton is doing a premier as well. This Friday from 4-7. I'm going for the refreshments. I need 2-stroke oil anyways.

[Pigman]

Looks like poop....

[DucDave]

Looks like poop....

I like poop...








But then, I liked these too...so, there's really no accounting for personal taste!

[KB]

I like it. I would rock one.

KB