There's some really smart design ideas on these bikes (the retracting pillion pegs are great, so simple, why has no one else done this yet??))
Although I like some of the individual ideas very much on this bike, I'm not a fan of the overall styling personally, I think the latest V-Max looks a lot nicer. I don't like the split headlight onthe Monster either, but that's personal taste.
The Diavel's riding possition is very comfy, and being a Ducati you know it's going handle amazingly well and have plenty of usable traction and power. Given the choice of this or any Hardly Movingson or similar cruiser to tour a country on, the Ducati would win by a mile.
Unlike the overweight and over-priced new V-Max, there are a lot of rich middleaged bike posuers who will buy one of these simply because it is has a Ducati badge, rather than a Yamaha badge. And of course there are serious bikers who would love a cruiser but don't want the 100 year old styling of a Jap cruiser or the rubbish 1930's handling, braking and build quality that comes with that well known American two wheeled tractor. With the way paved by the new V-Max, and to some extent the V-Rod and Rocket III with their pretty old looking styling, the Diavel will hopefully drag the cruiser market into the 21st century. And about bloody time!
Posted: 08/02/2011 at 13:30
