DUCATI X DIAVEL
& X DIAVEL SPRICE: $27,490 & $32,490 (plus
on-road charges)
WARRANTY: Two years,
unlimited distance
SERVICING INTERVALS: Every
15,000km or 12 months
ENGINE: Liquid-cooled L-twin
cylinder, 4-stroke, 4 Desmodromically
actuated valves per cylinder
BORE x STROKE: 106 x 71.5mm
DISPLACEMENT: 1262cc
COMPRESSION: 13.0:1
POWER: 114.7kW @ 9500rpm
TORQUE: 128.9Nm @ 5000rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed, wet
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SUSPENSION: Front, 50mm inverted
fork, adjustable preload, compression
and rebound, travel 120mm. Rear,
monoshock, adjustable preload and
rebound, travel 110mm.
DIMENSIONS: Seat height 755mm,
weight 247kg (wet), fuel capacity 18
litres, wheelbase 1615mm
TYRES: Front, 120/70/ZR17. Rear,
240/45/ZR17
FRAME: Tubular steel trellis
BRAKES: Front, twin 320mm discs with
radial four-piston ABS calipers. Rear,
265mm disc, dual-piston ABS caliper.
FUEL CONSUMPTION: N/A
THEORETICAL RANGE: N/A
COLOURS: Matt Black (standard),
Glossy Black with matt black stripe
and red pinstripe (S)VERDICT: REDEFINING “CRUISER”SPECS
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Diavel might not handle as well as
previously, or as well as many of
the more fancied speed machines.
You’d be wrong. Ducati has given
the X Diavel 50mm adjustable DLC
(Diamond Like Coating) coated forks
and an adjustable monoshock with
remote reservoir. Combine this with
40 degrees of lean angle and you can
motor the X Diavel much faster than
you might think. And depending on
your inner bastard, you might
well round up and laugh up those
boy-racers on the latest and greatest
sports bikes.
Stop! No problem; the X Diavel is
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(M4-32 for standard and M50 for the
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They offer extreme levels of
stopping power and it’s excellent
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things go wrong.
Seeing it’s a cruiser, you would
probably like the X Diavel to cruise
with you out on the open road. Ducati
has you covered; cruise control is
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Further advanced electronics that
come standard on the X Diavel
include traction control, a selection
of riding modes, hands free
communication through the 3.5”
TFT coloured dashboard, ride by
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A seriously enjoyable new feature is
DPL (Ducati Power Launch). This is
a launch control device if you feel
the need for superfast takeoffs. There
are three levels of the DPL, and it
is a lot of fun to use. Controlling
the various features and functions is
done via the red-backlit handlebar
switches which look extremely cool.
Accessories can be bought
individually or in one of the “packs”
Ducati has organised. Choices are
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could get all three. That would
make the X Diavel look even more
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of the forged aluminium rims,
which look even sexier than the
standard wheels!
To match the style of your X
Diavel, created with the genuine
accessories, you can also get a full
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range – perfect for “the gentleman”
(or “lady” for that matter) hidden
away somewhere inside you.
The Ducati X Diavel and X Diavel
S both produce a paradigm shift
in the cruiser world. Anyone after
a custom, individual motorcycle
that handles better than any other
cruiser on the market, is faster than
any other cruiser on the market and
has the ability to tour as well as any
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bastard and to hell with the standard
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grand and get the S version and
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them off the road on your exquisite
custom cruiser.