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n the world of power cruisers, none can hold a candle to the Ducati
Diavel. Ever since the demise of the Yamaha VMax, the Ducati has
been alone as the sportiest cruiser you can buy, although to call
it a "cruiser" is about as loose a term as I can think of these days.
The Diavel was never really a cruiser. It could more accurately
be called a comfortable naked bike—and in true Ducati style, it was
much more about sport riding than cruising.
For the past 11 years, the Diavel has been powered by the motor the
company was famous for–the L-twin. Originally in 1198cc, the model
range expanded in 2016 with the arrival of the 1260 DVT (Desmodromic
Variable Timing) engine in the rather extravagant XDiavel, with that mo
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tor finally making it into the base Diavel for the 2020 model year.
MONSTER
headed to Abu Dhabi to check it out
I BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
