Had my Hyper in for an exhaust header replacement today and the terribly nice chaps at Ducati Manchester let me take a Diavel out for a couple of hours... Gawd..that motor is sweet..in sport mode the throttle pick up and torque is fantastic, the termi system fitted to it sounds pretty good too. the Diavel is a really nice bike, not sure what I expected but for the most part, comfy, though the pegs felt high or maybe the seat felt low, at least compared to the hyper, but gotta say for a big bird the handling is great, requires a bit of counter steering through the turns and feels a bit heavy in the slower turns, but she goes! there was a bit of free play in the throttle which meant it felt a bit abrupt when gassing it out of the bend with a tendency to try and stand up before the corner was done, so a bit of planning and effort needed to get it round and out of the slow turns. A very nice bike indeed, much nicer than the MTS i tried a couple of months ago.. ...so now my Hyper feels slow :[ or at least a lot less torquey, shouldn't be surprised I guess, the hyper is tons more agile though, despite the power deficit, it was nice to get back on it..
Well.....should have gotten the 1100 - ill be getting another one soon...and itll be an 1100 evo sp....and this time (3rd one) ill be keeping it...!
Ducati Manchester had an 1100 evo sp on the shop floor, not sure of the price, should be on their website though!
