Motorcycle specifications DucatiDIAVEL 1200 DARK 2014 The devil enters the night

black, furiously black. The Dark Edition Diavel is as deep as night, as powerful as a slingshot of darkness. The kind of bike Batman would put in his garage. No fuss when it comes to paintwork: everything is painted matte black: forks, wheels, frame, cladding, exhaust.

the Diavel is certainly Ducati's most atypical machine. And it's also its best-seller in France. It would seem that eccentricity is the key to success.
Ducati had to come up with something sick. Its own definition of the custom-dragster, with horsepower in every direction, Superbike electronics, powerful styling, and in the end, something monstrous: it's the Diavel.

look at that thing! It looks like all its musculature has been focused on itself. If the Harley Fat-Boy welcomed the Terminator into its saddle, the Diavel would gladly take on an Alien as a rider. With its big Evoluzione Testastretta 11° liquid twin born in the Ducati Corse workshops, this demonic machine will savagely smoke its 240 mm rear tire. Normally, this type of engine is softened when it leaves its original setting (a sports bike) to power a less exclusive motorcycle. In this case, Ducat has just about calmed it down. The twin spits out 162 hp at 9,500 rpm, which is about the same as a 1098 from 5 years ago. What about the competition?
The V-rod Muscle? Pfff... The Diavel hasn't finished accelerating and the American is already a memory in the rearview mirror. Right from the start, the Diavel is out to make trouble for the Yamaha 1700 V-max, and has no qualms about taking on the Triumph 2300 Rocket III Roadster. Although less powerful than the Yam, the Italian weighs in at just 210 kg, or one quintal less. And weight is a bike's worst enemy. Not sure the Japanese will be smiling for long.

the chassis features everything Ducati knows best: still a traditional tubular steel trellis frame attached to side plates; a 50 mm inverted fork on one side, a long swingarm on the other, and a meager 1,590 mm wheelbase in between. To channel the Diavel's energy, the whole Ducati Corse lives in the on-board electronic chips: Ducati Traction Control, ABS, 3 selectable mapping modes, Ride-By-Wire throttle... Don't waste any more.

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