2025 · Cruiser · Buyer's Guide
168 Horses With No Chill
Ducati built the XDiavel V4 around a 1158 cc V4 that makes 168 hp at 10,750 rpm and 93 lb-ft at 7,500 rpm. Those are naked-bike numbers wrapped in cruiser proportions: a 63.8 in wheelbase, a 30.1 in seat, a 240-section rear tire, and an engine block placed exactly where you cannot miss it. The chassis is serious hardware, with an inverted fork and adjustment at both ends. Cornering ABS, traction control and ride modes come standard, along with cruise control and a quickshifter that works in both directions. Cruiser silhouette, sportbike drivetrain.
It behaves with far more attitude than the stance promises, and it holds a line at highway speed without any drama, which is where a bike this long and this low should feel best. That makes it a machine for a rider who wants presence at a standstill and real pace once the road opens up. The honest caveat is the ergonomics. Forward controls lock your hips into one position, so the long days stop being fun well before the 5.3 gal tank runs dry. Buy it for how it looks and how hard it goes, not for covering continents.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 168 hp (124 kW) @ 10,750 rpm |
|---|---|
| Torque | 93 lb-ft (126 Nm) @ 7,500 rpm |
| Displacement | 1158 cc |
| Engine | V4 |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
| Final drive | Chain |
| Fork | Upside-down (USD) |
| Front brake | 330 mm |
| Front tire | 120/70-17 |
| Rear tire | 240/45-17 |
| Wheelbase | 63.8 in (1621 mm) |
| Seat height | 30.1 in (765 mm) |
| Wet weight | 505 lb (229 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 5.3 gal (20 L) |
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The first thing that registers is the finish. Everything your hands and eyes land on, the switchgear, the milled details, the paint around that engine block, holds up under close inspection, and the TFT screen looks like it belongs on a machine priced this way. Press the starter and the V4 comes alive with a hard, metallic bark that settles into a busy idle you feel through the pegs and the seat. At 30.1 in the seat is low enough that both boots go flat at a light, but the forward controls stretch you out and pin you into one shape. At real road speed the 505 lb sits low and stays put, wind pressing on your chest, the bulk of that rear tire visible over your shoulder. It sounds expensive and it feels fast.
Low-RPM throttle snatch and surging
At slow speeds and steady throttle openings, the XDiavel V4 exhibits a sporadic surge or snatchy response, making smooth low‑speed control challenging.
Where this Ducati XDiavel V4 pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
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Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the XDiavel V4 is actually built for.
If your year runs on rallies, sound and being seen, this delivers on all three with a noise nothing else in the lot makes. Just know it wants a moving road, not a slow parade through town.
Made for A1A — Florida Atlantic Coast · Black Hills / Sturgis Rally Hub · Daytona Main Street / Bike Week
You want classic style and an unhurried rhythm on small roads. The XDiavel V4 gives you the presence, but its stretched stance and appetite for pace pull against the easy pace you actually ride.
Made for Acadia National Park · Austin / Handbuilt Motorcycle Show · Blue Ridge Parkway
Loaded, two-up and all day across a park loop is not this bike's job. The forward controls and the 5.3 gal tank set your limit long before your ambition does.
Made for Beartooth Highway · Blue Ridge Parkway · Going-to-the-Sun Road
If this one isn't quite the fit, these are the bikes worth riding back-to-back against it.
Any price note compares both bikes at the same age — the youngest age both have on the used market — against this Ducati XDiavel V4. “cheaper/pricier” is what that bike costs second-hand, not how worn it is.
