New Diavel Video

[muskrat]

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That F*&kin' headlight just RUINS it for me on any Duc, or any bike for that matter.  Although it may be my own aversion to the dentists office and the hours spent as a wee-lad staring at the damned light with my mouth full of gauze trying to mumble anything intelligible.   
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  having just returned from getting a crown I'd say you nailed it!

[The Don]

I like it, maybe its my age
Don

[MadDuck]

I like it also.  I think I'd rather ride one of those than a Harley.

[Raux]

I want to see its size as compared to a VRod or XL
it seems large in video/photos
but I can't see Ducati making something that non-nimble

Anyway, I had posted my thoughts on this video on the Diavel thread.
in the end, my opinion of the video production  

[RichD]

I liked the Strada from the onset.

Yeah, but you ride a Harley. 

[zooom]

to me...it looks like he is wrestling it around the turns...just makes me wonder how well it really handles...maybe some journo's with integrity and an honest "I don't give a flying make the beast with two backs about what the manufacturer wants me to write about this pile of shit" will tell us something earnest in regards to whether it actually is a problem or not.

[akmnstr]

I'm not a fan of this kind of bike.  But, keep in mind that we are not the target group for this bike.  Ducati is
attempting to appeal to a different set of motorcyclists with this bike.  So, in that sense, it doesn't matter what we Monster fans think.  Would someone interested in a Vmax or a V-Rod find this bike attractive?  I couldn't say, that phase of our sport no longer appeals to me. 

[zooom]

well...I assume it will be put in a head to head with a Suzuki M109R, the V-Rod, the V-Max, the Rocket III Roadster, and maybe some other power cruiser offerings that I am not thinking of...

[mitt]

Can anyone place what city the video was shot in?  I didn't recognize it.

mitt

[ducatiz]

Milano.

[trpletme]

They stole the side scoops off the Buell 1125 CR!

[Monster Dave]

Someone needs to tell that guy to drop his elbow and get more into the correct position.



First thought ....reminds me of something....




Second thought....it also reminds me of a pig...




Third thought....I think the pilots of the F-4 used to refer to them as pigs.....humm....interesting....

[Monsterlover]

ick.

whoever ok'd that design needs punched in the cake hole

[DucHead]

well...I assume it will be put in a head to head with a Suzuki M109R, the V-Rod, the V-Max, the Rocket III Roadster, and maybe some other power cruiser offerings that I am not thinking of...

Its not really a cruiser:  no forward controls.

[zooom]

Its not really a cruiser:  no forward controls.

neither does the V-Max, the Rocket II Roadster, and I have seen ( not sure if they were modded or what) M109R's with no forward controls...