Ducati Diavel (2011-current)

Had the Diavel for two months and done 1000 miles and every one of them has been fun!!!!! Riding position is spot on for me (5'8) no aches or pains from the standard seat, only thing i changed is the exhaust to the Termagini full system fitted for £2500 and they sound amazing even though they are expensive. The power and speed of this bike is amazing and breathtaking it goes around corners as well. in my eyes 10 out of 10!!!!

had a test ride today of the Diavel. if you're in the market for a big bike that isn't a 'superbike' or a tourer, get yourself down to your Ducati dealer and try one of these - it's an absolute hoot to ride. i think chriswren has rather missed the point of this bike, it's all about good fun, not the nth degree in absolute engineering for the last millisecond around a track. having said that, the attention to detail on the Diavel is superb, with build quality to match. you can guess that i liked it! lol

Great bike Great mag. Seems your Mag is not posting my postings. Looks like were in censorship mode because i was criticle of your Biased testing.

It sums up the Diaval, a smile on my face everytime I ride ... unless it's raining (don't like rain!). I'm just approaching the first 600 mile service and am blown away by this bike, the 3 riding modes are brilliant, the ride is very comfortable, have done 3 hours in the saddle without stopping. The noise .. oh the noise .. like a grizzly bear with toothache!! £13k is a lot but the kit on the bike is justified, the brakes are amazing. Can't wait now to take the rev's to the max .. in sport mode !!

I'm at that age where riding with my arse in the air for too long requires the use of more drugs than should be legal to ride with. On the other hand at 50 I am still way too young for a Harley, and anyway there are too many tractors round here already. The Diavel is the perfect bike for me, most of the time. It’s comfortable enough to tour on, even with the poor tank range, but I haven’t worked out a luggage solution yet – but no doubt someone will soon. I have no idea how to program all the features, but the three default modes seem good enough to me. It handles way better than it has any right to with its length and rear tyre, and attracts comments wherever you park it. My head tells me I should have bought something more practical; my heart tells me it’s perfect. I guess that is the point, if you try and rationalise a Diavel it makes no sense, but it’s Italian, and you don’t buy Italian machinery with your head. It does mean I need to save up for something sensible for commuting and longer distance touring but I’ll buy that with my head, in the meantime the Diavel is the perfect Italian mistress.

The suspension needs work, the front is wooden and the bike likes to bounce over bumps instead of absorbing them. A lot of guys are swapping out the suspension for Ohlins that is sorting it properly or getting professional consultantion for decent settings (which helps but is not a real fix). The seat is too soft for long rides, I know this sounds mad but you end up with your trousers splitting your nads (might be OK if you are a 10 stone Italian but not if your 15 stone of Enlgish beef). The brakes are good, the stearing is pretty good (will be better once the front suspension is sorted) for this type of bike and it spools up pretty quickly but this is not a sports bike regardless of what the reviews say and although you might take a sports bike at the lights, your not going to leave them around the twisties or high speed filtering on the M25. It is good for taking your partner out for a spin, she is going to love sitting on the back of this instead of being perched 4ft off the ground on 2x2 inch square as you try to tuck behind the screen on your sports bike. This bike just doesn't make sense if you can only afford one bike, it is to much of a compromise just to look cool. You could tour on it but there is no decent luggage or places to strap stuff to, this is not a tourer and the range is just over a 100 miles. Oh by the way, the split screen idea is rubbish, when your riding you can't see the bottom screen which is where the gear selection is and why if it has all these features can't it tell you how many miles left you have in the tank??!? Saying all of the above, I still gave it 4/5 as it looks sex which is what this bike is about and the build quality is awesome. It gets noticed by boys and girls and it throbs between the legs. I don't regret buying it but I now need to save up for the Ohlins and also to swap most of the standards parts for everything from the Diavel section of http://www.rizoma.com

At last a Ducati you can ride some distance on and you can see pass your Elbows. Just had 1st 600ml service done and have enjoyed every mile. Just demo one, its Brill. Have had the new V. Max when it was 15000 Quid. A damned heavy bike. Plus 100klg. Thats why the Diavel will see one off plus out corner it. And you get lots of electrical goodies to play with. Will it Tour?? Am about to find out, Am off to Germany Swiss then Stelvio Pass Italy this Friday. Had a few probs finding suitable luggage. Tank bags a problem as it covers up the dam Instruments. Still will give it a try. So might change my opinion on return. Chow..