I'll be honest, when I first rode the Ducati Diavel ages ago, I wasn't a fan. Even to this day, I'm not the cruiser guy, nor do I truly understand the allure of the cruiser layout. I mean, I hurt my spine in a motorcycle crash ages ago. Why would I want to have it part of the suspension system?
But there are those out there who love cruisers. Harley and Indian wouldn't be things without that demographic. And more and more brands outside the Americans wouldn't be producing them without those very same people. I mean, if Kawasaki is building one, there's a market.
And now there's a new XDiavel, one that finally turns the Borgo Panigale-produced motorcycle into the American cruiser clone it always wanted to be via nearly a full redesign. I just hope it has a softer suspension setup than the last one I rode.
