2011 Ducati Diavel

[colorider]

um, i saw this bike in person today. The seat looks uncomfortable, but the bike looks mean, sorta!!!

What seat? What bike?
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[pqsqac]

Looks like my M109 which I paid a lot less for.

 

[pqsqac]

Agree with this just like the chopper craze is gone. Big Dog just closed it's doors this week the end of an era of over priced chrome and bling I know because I owned one for a year until the 430.00 a month payment ate my lunch. Lesson learned but it was fun for a bit. This was also in my bar hopping days which are gone as well thank the Lord.

It's undeniably cool in a "wow", first-glance sort of way, but I can't help but think that the market for this sort of bike is getting smaller. The V-Max has sold remarkably poorly and the V-Rod has performed vastly under expectations. The B-King was a huge flop, although you could attribute this strictly to its truly hideous styling. I think riders are re-evaluating the sensability of investing this kind of money in a bike with such a limited operating envelope. Bling and excess seems to be less cool than it used to be. S10's and GS's are in, these sorts of bikes are out. Unlike the Japanese, Ducati doesn't do much market research in developing new bikes - they just have a small planning committee which builds something they think is cool. That's great, but it may get you really cool bikes that don't have much of a market.

But no doubt, it IS cool.

- Mark

 

[Venture]

What seat? What bike?
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I'm with you, Rod!

 

[Venture]

I have a buddy whose first bike was a Monster 6-someting or other. He only had it for a few months before he stupidly offered his brother-in-law a test ride (who really doesn't ride) and he went over a curb and totaled it. Since then my buddy has had a handful of other bikes, but he always talks about going back to Ducati at some point. There's a lot of "magic" to the brand, something special in the mix.

 

[switchback]

Really glad they are implementing ABS on their bikes. I locked up the front a couple of times with a two finger reaction stop. Those Brembos can be grabby. As for the Diavel, it is the only cruiser I would own, if I would own a cruiser. Outstanding reviews on the bike so far.