Newb with questions

Pale_Rider · Mar 6, 2020

Hey all, I'm new to Ducati, but I've been riding for years. I've owned a few bikes over the years. I bought a 2016 Street Glide Special new a few years back, but I sold it last year because I just didn't ride it enough to justify the cost. That said, I miss riding. I've looked at some less expensive/bar hopper rides that are used, but not used up. I've previously looked at the dying breed of muscle cruiser in the Harley V-Rod and Yamaha Vmax, and that's when I came across the Diavel. Simply put, I'm ignorant of not only the Diavel and its myriad of models but Ducati as a whole. So can some of y'all educate me? I will likely never wring out any of the models to their full potential, but should I be looking at any models/trim levels over others? How is maintenance? I was told by someone that maintenance costs can hit $4000 every 10,000 miles. Any truth to this? Thanks for reading, and I look forward to learning from this forum.

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Dies3l · Oct 3, 2020

Pale_Rider said:
Hey all, I'm new to Ducati, but I've been riding for years. I've owned a few bikes over the years. I bought a 2016 Street Glide Special new a few years back, but I sold it last year because I just didn't ride it enough to justify the cost. That said, I miss riding. I've looked at some less expensive/bar hopper rides that are used, but not used up. I've previously looked at the dying breed of muscle cruiser in the Harley V-Rod and Yamaha Vmax, and that's when I came across the Diavel. Simply put, I'm ignorant of not only the Diavel and its myriad of models but Ducati as a whole. So can some of y'all educate me? I will likely never wring out any of the models to their full potential, but should I be looking at any models/trim levels over others? How is maintenance? I was told by someone that maintenance costs can hit $4000 every 10,000 miles. Any truth to this? Thanks for reading, and I look forward to learning from this forum.

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Don’t know if your still in the market Pale Rider but if your looking at VRods & VMax I can thoroughly recommend the XDiavel to you.
I’ve had a VRod & it’s a lovely bike. But the Ducati is miles better in every area: lighter, smoother, better cruiser, better MPG, handles like a sports bike, & incredible performance.
Not sure what the servicing costs are like in the US but in the UK they arent too sad compared to Harley until you need the valves checking.

Hope this helps

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