Reply With QuoteI have had 3 dukes, I have that anyday.
Sign of how next generation of bikes are going to look.
Cheers
Major Part of the Heart and Soul of AULRO
SubscriberCheck out the Ducati site and look at the new Diavel.
Pretty?
umm, no.
Goes round corners?
Probably not as well as a Ducati should.
Then Why ?
Apparently it's the FASTEST ACCELERATING bike EVER !
Got me buggered how yould keep the front wheel on the ground....
http://www.diavel.ducati.com/jsp/en/index/index.jsp
The rear rim is 8x17 for heavens sake !!!!
( 245 secton tyre! )
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
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I have had 3 dukes, I have that anyday.
Sign of how next generation of bikes are going to look.
Cheers
Wizard
It's my next bikeLove it...
Wizard
And the problem is????Originally Posted by VladTepes
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Yuk, I am a Ducati man but that looks like a smashed version front and rear.
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Wizard
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ...
Wizard
Sat on a Diavel today. Very nice riding position. The demo model was being "test" ridden by the boss at EC..ha. Light as, about 200kg dry.
Major Part of the Heart and Soul of AULRO
SubscriberYeah ? It LOOKS a lot heavier.
It's a very "busy" looking bike.
What's tehhriding position like ? Full on sportsbike / sore wrists in 30kms set up ?
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
Wizard
When you consider Hardly Davidsons are coming in around 300kg plus...this thing is so light.
Yeah, there is a lot going on, but it all just seems to work and blend, if that makes sense. The design and shape just flows so well. I've been looking at the pics for months, but seeing it in the "flesh" so to speak gives you a totally different perspective. It's not as big as what I thought it may have been. Having said that, it just seems to have this presence.
The riding position - and bear in mind I only sat on it as the test bike was otherwise occupied with the boss - was comfortable as. No bent over forward like sports bikes. Upright, but not like you have a rod up your arse, arms felt relaxed, nice seat height etc...
The 3 different modes allow you to tune/detune, depending upon where you are..so the combination of light weight bike and "urban" mode or whatever it's called would make it pretty good in traffic/city riding.
Ride away price for the Diavel carbon is about $31.5KThey are taking names and currently, the waiting list has blown out to June. I imagine there will be a lot of bad ass barristers foregoing their Hardly's for one of these
Swaggie
SubscriberNot a patch on the S1000RR BMW, producing 193 hp and weighing just 183 kg.
Go the Beema
Look familiar
Cheers Baz.
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