New Diavel on the horizon?

[Derek]

Found this today. More cruiser like than the current bike.

 

[Trish]

uke:

 

[monster_998]

Hmmm. Not sure about the styling, but then I was sure about original until I actually saw one.

Looks like they're try to tidy up the profile from the front by using a single, front facing, radiator; which is good.

Belt drive? .....with at least 162bhp (coz I can't see them reducing it)? Will that even work?

Will the headlight be an improvement?

 

[Andrew H]

Tassles and brown leather saddle bags spring to mind

 

[Trish]

looks like its got two huge pairs of scissors embedded in it lol

 

[RobbieT]

Article with a lot of detail covering the possible reasoning for the changes was in last week's MCN, but then I know a lot of folk on here don't read it ..........
:thumbs:

 

[Trish]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2015/august/new-diavel-first-look/

 

[Vacant Possession]

It doesn't sound all bad.

A little customisation and you'd have a cute sweet handling road rocket (unless they have strangled the motor).

The after market seems to be where HD has won as their standard bikes leave a lot to be desired. At least the Duke has pedigree blood flowing through its veins and one is starting with something 'really quite interesting' - even of this millennia.

 

[cactus]

Afraid this isn't to my liking at all, but then neither is the current version.

 

[Vacant Possession]

Looks a bit like an Italian V-Max.