Ducati Road Bikes

SuperbikeSuperbike 1199 Panigale

The most extreme benchmark

The 1199 Panigale sets the most extreme benchmark ever and its arrival represents one of the most historic moments in Ducati’s incredible Superbike history.

This new model breaks with Superbike tradition by adding a name to its 1199cc engine capacity, making a significant association to our historic roots in the Borgo Panigale area of Bologna. In an Italian territory known as “Motor Valley” and where high performance and racing runs through the veins of its passionate people, we now underline our pride in being world ambassadors for the “Made in Italy” title and immortalize our birthplace in the name of the new Superbike.

 The Diavel made me do it – honest !

You can avoid eyes, but not admiration

The Diavel project was born when Ducati designers applied their wish-list of bike “basic instincts” to a blank canvas. With a “what if?” approach to creating a dream bike, they sketched inspiring shapes which became a lower and longer motorcycle. “The challenge of building a muscular silhouette over a pure-bred competition motor had to be met with determination and a delicate touch, and the result is a frontal area that looks like a power athlete on the starting blocks,” explains the team at Ducati Design responsible for the project.

 

The name “Diavel” was inspired by the Bolognese dialect word for “devil”

One day, early in the development process of the bike, the first prototype was assembled and wheeled out in front of a group of Ducati engineers and technicians who were viewing the complete motorcycle for the first time. One person looking from the rear of the bike saw its silhouette and exclaimed in Bolognese dialect: “Ignurànt comm’ al Diavel!” Which means: “Evil, just like the devil!”

Reminiscent of how the “Monster” was named almost 20 years ago, the Diavel now follows the same Bolognese tradition, shaping the future of motorcycling while staying faithful to its heritage.

VAILABLE FOR TEST RIDES:

  • 2012 Monster 696 ABS
  • 2012 Street Fighter 848
  • 2012 Multistrada 1200 ABS
  • 2012 Diavel

To book a test ride on any of the bikes you see above, please contact our sales team by phoning 07 571 3040 or emailing sales@bayride.co.nz.