So, if the question is, “Should I buy it?”, the answer from your cranium will always pop up with a negative. But, see, that’s the thing about dancing with the devil. Ancient, evil magics bewitch your mind and ensnare your senses and all rationality flies right out of the window. Spend too long in the Diavel’s clutches and you’re more than likely to end up yearning for the dark side, identity crisis or not. So, anyone have ol’ Beelzebub on speed dial?
Ducati Diavel 1260 S Specifications
Price: Rs 19.60 lakh (ex-showroom)
Engine
Configuration: L-twin cylinder, dual spark, liquid-cooled
Valve-Train: Four valves/cylinder, Desmodromic Variable Timing
Displacement: 1,262 cc
Bore x Stroke: 106 x 71.5 mm
Compression Ratio: 13.0:1
Fuelling: Electronic fuel-injection
Maximum Power: 159 hp at 9,500 rpm
Maximum Torque: 129 Nm at 7,500 rpm
Clutch: Wet multi-plate
Transmission: Six-speed gearbox with quick shift,
chain final drive
CHASSIS
Type: Tubular steel trellis frame
Front Suspension: 48-mm Öhlins adjustable USD
Rear Suspension: Öhlins fully-adjustable monoshock
Front Brake: Twin 320-mm semi-floating discs, radially-mounted Brembo M50 monobloc four-piston calipers, cornering ABS
Rear Brake: Single 265-mm disc, two-piston Brembo floating caliper, cornering ABS
Front Wheel: 17-inch, cast aluminium
Rear Wheel: 17-inch, cast aluminium
Front Tyre: 120/70 ZR17 Pirelli Diablo Rosso III
Rear Tyre: 240/45 ZR17 Pirelli Diablo Rosso III
Rake/Trail: 27°/120 mm
Wheelbase: 1,600 mm
Seat Height: 780 mm
Tank Capacity: 17 litres
Weight: 244 kg (kerb)
