Ducati Unveil Diavel At EICMA « Stay On The Black

Ducati Unveil Diavel At EICMA

Monday, November 1st, 2010

As you are probably aware by now (from our numerous stories, here, here, here oh and here), Ducati are about to unleash the devil onto the world!

The Diavel (means Devil in local Italian dialect) was unveiled at the EICMA show which is currently taking place in Milan, to a round of “ooohs”, “ahhs” and “what the?” (actually we’re just imagining that’s what was said given the reaction we’ve had to some of the photos).

Ducati describe the bike as “combining custom shop beauty with start of the art technology, innovative design to provide extraordinary riding pleasure”.

The engine is a more powerful version of the Testastretta 11º engine from the Mulstrada 1200 and Ducati have slapped a claimed 162bhp and weight of 456lb (207kg). This would be some pretty impressive performance in this class of machine.

The bike has Ride by wire throttle, ABS, hands free ignition, traction control and a 240mm rear wheel on a 8″ wide rim.

Red or pearl white colours are available whilst a Diavel Carbon, which includes carbon bodywork components and forged Marchesini rims, will be available in red or black carbon.

Chassis
Frame	Tubular steel Trellis frame
Wheelbase	1590mm (62.6in)
Rake	28°
Front suspension	Marzocchi 50mm fully adjustable usd forks
Front wheel travel	120mm (4.7in)
Front wheel	14-spoke in light alloy 3.50 x 17
Front Tyre	120/70 ZR 17 Pirelli Diablo Rosso II
Rear suspension	Progressive linkage with fully adjustable Sachs monoshock. Aluminium single-sided swingarm
Rear wheel travel	120mm (4.7in)
Rear wheel	14-spoke in light alloy 8.00 x 17
Rear tyre	240/45 ZR17 Pirelli Diablo Rosso II
Front brake	2 x 320mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Monobloc Brembo callipers, 4-piston with ABS
Rear brake	265mm disc, 2-piston floating calliper with ABS
Fuel tank capacity	17l - (5.3 US gal)
Dry weight	210kg (463lb)
Instruments	Handlebar mounted instrumentation with LCD display: speed, rpm, time, coolant temp. Warning lights for: Neutral, turn signals, high-beam, rev-limit, DTC intervention, ABS status, oil pressure, fuel reserve. Tank mounted instrumentation with TFT colour display: gear selected, air temp, battery voltage, trips 1 & 2, fuel reserve trip, average and actual fuel consumption and speed, trip time, scheduled maintenance. Full status and/or management of Riding Modes, DTC, RbW and ABS.
Warranty	2 years unlimited mileage
Body Colour (frame/wheel)	Red (red / black) - Pearl White Silk and Metallic Black (black / black)
Versions	Dual seat
Seat height	770mm (30.3in)
Engine
Type	Testastretta 11°, L-Twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder, Desmodromic, liquid cooled
Displacement	1198.4cc
Bore x Stroke	106 x 67.9mm
Compression ratio	11.5:1
Power	162hp (119kW) @ 9500rpm
Torque	94lb-ft (127.5Nm) @ 8000rpm
Fuel injection	Mitsubishi electronic fuel injection system, Mikuni elliptical throttle bodies with RbW
Exhaust	Lightweight 2-1-2 system with catalytic converter and two lambda probes. Twin aluminium mufflers
Transmission
Gearbox	6 speed
Ratio	1=37/15 2=30/17 3=27/20 4=24/22 5=23/24 6=22/25
Primary drive	Straight cut gears, ratio 1.84:1
Final drive	Front sprocket 15; Rear sprocket 43
Clutch	Light action, wet, multiplate clutch with hydraulic control. Self-servo action on drive, slipper action on over-run.
Emissions
Standard	Euro 3