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

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Ducati XDiavel S: get ready for launch

10 November 2016 by Emma Franklin

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 Emma Franklin

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 Emma Franklin

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 Emma Franklin

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 Emma Franklin

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 Emma Franklin

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 Emma Franklin

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...