Comments on: 2011 Ducati Diavel: MD First Ride (Bike Reports) (News)

By: MikeD

MikeD — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:51:32 +0000

LOL, i like your analogy. LMAO.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:48:26 +0000

Yes, i would HIT THAT. After all, i find the 680lbs(wet) New VMAX that many don’t like atractive as well(but im used to 550lbs+ bikes by now…look down). Looks like it would make a heck of a drag bike. Timing Belts and Desmo, ah ? Not cool with that but hey, can’t have it all, can i ?

It can’t be worse than a 1982 SUZUKI GS1100G, LMAO.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:25:23 +0000

Blasphemy! Do not compare this lame Duc to the “No Non-sense, Industrial Piece of Machine” MT-01.
IMHO, the Diavel can’t hold a candle to the MT-01 (looks wise anyways), thats just this man’s opinion…lol.

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By: Zombo

Zombo — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:05:06 +0000

Exactly what I was thinking ! It’s big , it’s ugly ,it’s unreliable , it’s way too expensive , but at least it is a Ducati and will be about a third of it’s ridiculous price 5-7 years from now !

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By: John

John — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:07:25 +0000

I wouldn’t kick one out of the garage.

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By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:59:26 +0000

LOL I am not sure if it makes my KLR650 “really” good looking but it does make it look better. I am not sure anything can make the KLR really good looking but I am glad the manufactures are trying. For the price of the KLR ($550) I can live with ugly.

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By: Ed Chambers

Ed Chambers — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:44:55 +0000

I thought this thing was fugly the first time I saw it and I still do.It wouldn’t have made it any slower or worse handling to put a normal round headlight on it and a bunch less plastic.Who cares if it’s fast comfortable and handles good plenty of bikes can do that and not look hideous.

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By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:10:47 +0000

Makes me happy that there’s a bike out there that makes my V-Strom look *really* good.
Great bike – but I can’t get over the looks.

I’m also tall, so short bikes don’t do it for me. If I had the cast, it would go towards a MultiStrada, not this.

Buy if I was looking for a bike in this category – I’d be all over it.

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By: Allen

Allen — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:18:30 +0000

They are not salami-slicing a share of the market, they are one of very few motorcycle manufacturers to expand their sales in the past few years, Triumph being another. They are finding new market segments, isn’t that a good thing??

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By: GaryF

GaryF — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:41:27 +0000

At first I was put off by the looks of the thing. But people who ride it universally fall in love with it. I am very intrigued. I’ll bet it would sound awesome with some minor exhaust system tweaking. Probably would suck the headlights clean off a Harley.

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