Dance with the Diavel.
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Belco100
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Nicely done Arsey, nicest think I have heard of for a while. Mates are Mates to the end and beyond.
PS - I thought the full Akra for my V4 Rally was costly, have you seen what it is for the Diavel?
PS - I thought the full Akra for my V4 Rally was costly, have you seen what it is for the Diavel?
I nearly bought one a few years ago (pre V4) but it was too much of a departure from sports bikes for me at the time so I bought a 1200r Monster instead. Seriously thinking about a Diavel when I swap the Multi later this year.
They look great, a real brute, well different anyway, but the riding position always feels woefully uncomfortable for my old bones. I think it's the combination of the mid-forward pegs & relatively firm ride that makes it difficult to lift one's butt off the seat on our broken road surfaces. I guess footboards would help, if available? , but I guess that's not really the image Ducati intended. Did I read it correctly - that Akra system costs over £4k + fitting.
Whatever, I hope you enjoy the new ride.
Whatever, I hope you enjoy the new ride.
Just been out on it . It’s a bloody beast . Fuelling is do good with the remap and it cracks and snarls on upchanges. Red line currently 6000 doing running in but it still flies.
Awesome bit of kit .
The Akra will definitely be staying on, though they are set to introduce noise limits over here soon which might fuck things upFunnily enough I thought the same.
Good to help your friend out
I find it very comfy . Seat is much more padded than on standard Diavel .
I may need to invest in the panniers and take it to the Picos
Glad to hear - probably just me. Enjoy.
To me that is a work of art. Lovely detail all over the bike and it looks mean, just the way it should do. Not ridden one (I really want to), but by all reports they handle way better than your average cruiser and make for a very spirited and involved ride. Just the way you'd want. 
Well wear, and fingers crossed for your mate.
Well wear, and fingers crossed for your mate.Having had a go on a VRod a few years back, I found hard acceleration a bit strange with the foot forward position. I would say, with the enormous grunt of the Diavel this will vastly exaggerated. ie, wanting to pull your feet off the pegs.
You may be right but I find it easy to grip tank with knees and push feet into the pegs.Having had a go on a VRod a few years back, I found hard acceleration a bit strange with the foot forward position. I would say, with the enormous grunt of the Diavel this will vastly exaggerated. ie, wanting to pull your feet off the pegs.
Has never bothered me on my TMax! Just get used to itHaving had a go on a VRod a few years back, I found hard acceleration a bit strange with the foot forward position. I would say, with the enormous grunt of the Diavel this will vastly exaggerated. ie, wanting to pull your feet off the pegs.
‘Tis a veritable bargain
Plus a whole days labour to fit and remap.
My new Himmy 450, fully farkled cost less !
It does sound the bollox.Just bloody typical that the local authorities are looking to bring in decibel limits this year ,having never bothered
Might be able to do something with the db killers eg extend them to get within the noise regs. Do the regs effect existing or just new models? I guess time will tell
Funnily enough I had the same thought today . The regs haven’t been introduced yet as they are still debating what they will be . As you say , existing bikes might be exempt . We will see
Got my number on it
Please dont advertise it on here when you come to sell it.
That exhaust is epic, a thing of beauty!
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