Ducati XDiavel S
Summer with 2016’s show-stopper will be a chrome-clad whirlwind. Once I’ve mastered its dizzying high-tech functions, I’ll be setting off for a European custom show to see how it measures up.
emma.franklin@motorcyclenews.com
Ducati XDiavel S: get ready for launch
10 November 2016 by
With its 160bhp and super-long wheelbase, there’s no denying Ducati’s XDiavel is born for the dragstrip. Which is why the Italian manufacturer thought it right and proper that the S model of the super...
MCN Fleet: XDiavel tours on cruise control
11 September 2016 by
The XDiavel has proved it’s the cruiser that thinks it’s a sportsbike, but on a recent 250-mile ride-out recently, I found that the belt-drive behemoth also does a fair impression of a tourer,...
MCN Fleet: XDiavel's badge causes blushes
31 August 2016 by
The XDiavel always attracts plenty of attention wherever it goes. Park up anywhere and appreciative eyes admire its muscular flanks and sawn-off tail. The XDiavel entices hands too – they stroke its...
Ducati XDiavel S: total recall
30 July 2016 by
Last month, Ducati issued a recall notice to owners of the S-model XDiavel, the one with the fancy, curved-spoke wheels. And it’s those lovely rims that are the source of the issue. Ducati discovered...
MCN Fleet: Ducati XDiavel, pillion seat reloaded
17 July 2016 by
Let’s try that again, shall we? Last month I made the mistake of taking a back seat view of my XDiavel S long-term test bike. It was only a brief journey, a couple of miles if that, but it was right...
MCN Fleet: Is Ducati XDiavel S made for two?
21 June 2016 by
Like many motorcyclists, some of my most frightening two-wheeled experiences have been witnessed from the pillion seat. That’s not to say I’m a reluctant passenger, quite the opposite — I actually...
MCN Fleet: Should you splash extra cash on the XDiavel S?
30 April 2016 by
Ducati’s 1262cc space-age belt-drive super-cruiser comes in two guises, the entry-level £15,795 XDiavel and the range-topping XDiavel S at £18,395. I’m running the S as a long-term test bike this...