Up Close and Personal !

[Statler]

Dolph, if you fall in love with it when you test ride it but want to keep a three-bike garage, which bike goes away?

[duccarlos]

It's also much more comfortable than my Monster.

[muskrat]

second picture is much better. 

[DoubleEagle]

Dolph, if you fall in love with it when you test ride it but want to keep a three-bike garage, which bike goes away?

It will have to be the GT I'm sad to say .

Every time I ride the GT, which isn't that often,  I fall in love w, it all over again.

Dolph     [moto] 

[DoubleEagle]

second picture is much better. 

That's an Italian guy that just picked his up a week ago this past weekend.

He's not a very tall person, although I'm not sure of his height.

But you get a much better perspective of the bike in relation to it's size w, a rider on it.

Dolph   

[xcaptainxbloodx]

Just the fax mam...Diavel is dead even w, the VMax 0-100 mph ( 6.00 sec. ) and is a fraction of a second off at 120 mph ( 8.69-8.66 sec. )  w, the mighty V Max.

that may be true but from everything I hear, the acceleration is whats really insane. 2nd fastest accelerating production vehicle ever made, .14 seconds slower than a Veyron 0-60.

the fact that theyve also taken in to account bizzare road aberrations that most cruisers dont (corners) is also pretty nice.

design wise its not my thing, but as with the multi 1200 im guessing its going to be a bike that you hate until you throw a leg over it.

[BastrdHK]

As w/ almost every other model, Termi cleans the exhaust/wheel are up with a little carbon shortie.

Saw it on a "Carbon" edition in Daytona.  Looks good, sounds better.

[geoffduc]

Hold up there guys, I've already started delivering Diavels to customers and so far they have all been new to the brand which lets face it can only be good for the rest of us ducati fans in that it stokes Ducati's bank balance. Almost every one who take a demo ride come back raving about the whole package and it really is better in the flesh than the photo's plus the shorty termi looks the "DOG'S".
Yesterday a real hard core Harley guy "one of many!!" demo'ed the Diavel, he had a really trick blue and orange (gulf oil racing colours) V-Rod and when I left with my delivery he was in deep conversation with the sales guy so hopefully another convert.
To my mind its like a lot of ducati's in that the appeal of the latest bike grows on you and in time you end up getting one I know that I've done it twice, first with the hypermotard and more recently with my new streetfighter so don't right the Diavel off just yet. I've not had a proper ride on it yet as its spring service time over here in the UK and I'm working flat out collecting and returning bikes to customers but when I do get time and have a blast on the Diavel I'll let you know how I feel about it... ...

[DoubleEagle]

Hold up there guys, I've already started delivering Diavels to customers and so far they have all been new to the brand which lets face it can only be good for the rest of us ducati fans in that it stokes Ducati's bank balance. Almost every one who take a demo ride come back raving about the whole package and it really is better in the flesh than the photo's plus the shorty termi looks the "DOG'S".
Yesterday a real hard core Harley guy "one of many!!" demo'ed the Diavel, he had a really trick blue and orange (gulf oil racing colours) V-Rod and when I left with my delivery he was in deep conversation with the sales guy so hopefully another convert.
To my mind its like a lot of ducati's in that the appeal of the latest bike grows on you and in time you end up getting one I know that I've done it twice, first with the hypermotard and more recently with my new streetfighter so don't right the Diavel off just yet. I've not had a proper ride on it yet as its spring service time over here in the UK and I'm working flat out collecting and returning bikes to customers but when I do get time and have a blast on the Diavel I'll let you know how I feel about it... ...

Thanks for that in depth report there Mate.

Always glad to hear from you Geoff and how things are on the other side of the Pond.

All the best.

Dolph     [moto]

[Monster Dave]

Yesterday a real hard core Harley guy "one of many!!" demo'ed the Diavel, he had a really trick blue and orange (gulf oil racing colours) V-Rod and when I left with my delivery he was in deep conversation with the sales guy so hopefully another convert.

...Some things just shouldn't be mixed...

I can see it....the day that I never thought would happen is drawing closer....the day when ape hangers would be put on a Duc...  

...even closer draws the attention of the 'con-vert' rider with a set of leather chaps, a skull cap, and prison ink...

[sbrguy]

chaps and replica WW2 german helmets with the spike on the top with the corsa logo on it will be the next high priced ducati accessories that are the "must have" items. bring em on.!!

[Monster Dave]

chaps and replica WW2 german helmets with the spike on the top with the corsa logo on it will be the next high priced ducati accessories that are the "must have" items. bring em on.!!

[muskrat]

i liked the bike in person but I'm NOT giving up my dream of the new Multi and certainly not trading my Electra Glide which I can cruise on for months on in.  The latter is a slow, fat pig but dam she's comfy and a pleasure to ride.  When the Multi dream is realized I'll see about them demons called Diavel.

[TeenRider]

might have saw one in London tonight! any other bikes have the similar twin vertical lights in the rear?

[swampduc]

...Some things just shouldn't be mixed...

Relax, dude, no one's gonna take away your Monster. I'm excited about Geoff's news that the bike is doing what it was intended to do: draw new buyers to the brand. The more cash Ducati pulls in, the more they can spend developing what matters to me: superbikes!