2017 Ducati xDiavel review, test ride

The XDiavel raises the Diavel’s cruiser game, but remains every bit the raging thriller that its sibling is.

Published on Jul 05, 2017 06:00:00 AM

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The more compelling buy

The XDiavel does an excellent job of making the Diavel more identifiable as a cruiser while losing none of the ‘Ducatiness’ within. It offers a more comfortable and refined experience as a cruiser, yet delivers the same mind-altering punch of performance when you desire it. The sleek, sensational look also earns it tonnes of street cred.

Prices start at Rs 16.8 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the less flashy standard XDiavel that gets a simpler rear wheel design and skips the machined/polished treatment on the rear wheel, engine cases and belt cover. It also drops the pretty machined mirrors, LED DRL and top-shelf Brembo M50s. 

For Rs 19.26 lakh, you get all that kit on the XDiavel S as well as Bluetooth connectivity for the rider. These prices position the motorcycle about Rs 1 lakh over the corresponding Diavel model. Like its sibling, the XDiavel is not a motorcycle for beginners or the faint-hearted but it can be a proper thriller in capable hands. It’s also a prettier bike and marginally easier to live with, and that makes it well worth the extra money.

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