I have ridden my brother's Diavel and it has a fundamental problem, at least one cylinder too short. You need to keep it over 3-3500 rpm to have a smooth ride, i.e. it is missing the low rev smooth torque delivery that power cruiser riders like me love. Too bad they do not make a vmax as light as this and with the same handling!

ugosugo - or maybe a weightier flywheel perhaps?

Yeah, hard to call this one a "cruiser". Just doesn't fit the bill. (A "duck tail" on a cruiser? Just Nope.) Doesn't mean that its a fun ride, tho. Would love to give it a run on the ol' Hwy 16 curvies nearby.
(BTW, do you blokes only review Ducatis? There are other brands out there, ya know... :-)

Well I do like this bike BUT AND I DO MEAN A BIG BUTT I like taking women for rides! Nothing like having a set of twins to keep your back warm! LOL I’m thinking that having the fuel tank lid opening towards the rider is a bit odd and I don’t think getting gas splashed on the instrument panel would make it readable for long.

Where is my wife supposed to sit when we go for a 100+ mile cruise to get a hamburger? How is that rear fender going to keep the mud from flinging on our backs? Back to the drawing board, boys.

About the Ducati Diavel; first off, it's ugly, in a way that won't go over with cruiser fans, and I don't think it has the kind of loping power that's popular in that sort of bike.

Nice video and I would like to know how you got that shot where the bike appears to bee around the curve all at the same time in many places. Overall funny writing and useful info. Cheers Luke Bombay / Mobaim - Kokan

It performs, sure, but make mine a Victory Cross Roads. A bike better suited to the real world, rather than a racebike that wants us to believe it's a cruiser.

Ok. I can clearly see that this is a negative section of of loving motorcycles and giving comments of them. The author of this article did spend some time and effort on bringing in all the not so good stuff about Diavel. I have had one for over a year now . I have made trips with it. With original saddle that is. No problem. With every bike you have to to get used to the saddle and it takes some time. The author didn't had enough time obviously. With all respect to the author, he's article sounds like weaning to me. I love this bike. It suits me well. I'm a big guy but I can feel the sitting position roomy and comfortable. On my trips I never had any problems. Anyway the tank is so small in capacity that you have to stop every 250 km or so. What annoys me is that some haters got along with this articles negativeness.
Martti S.
Tampere/Finland