Following two concept bikes based on the XDiavel, namely, the XDiavel by Roland Sands and the draXter by the Ducati Design Center, Ducati has now placed its cruiser in the hands of Belgian customiser Fred Krugger.
The Thiverval – named after a small race track on the outskirts of Paris – was officially unveiled to the public this past weekend at the Lifestyle Village during the 2017 Bikers’ Classics. Held at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, the event attracts thousands of vintage motorcycle racing, customised bike and café racer fans.
Krugger’s reworked XDiavel incorporates an engine that has been left in full view, while the Trellis frame has been deliberately hidden to simplify the lines of the bike. The original headlight has been kept as a clearly recognisable XDiavel trait whereas the superstructures have been completely rebuilt, especially the tank and tail, using alternating gloss, matt and chrome finishes dominated by the colour black. The tail incorporates the exhaust and the seat, with the latter, in turn, incorporating the rear light.
Krugger, winner of not one, but two editions of the AMD Custom Bike Building World Championship and said to be one of the world’s best-known customisers, says he wanted to create an imaginative power cruiser that would, however, retain strong ties with the XDiavel and ‘the Ducati DNA’ in general.
First revealed at the EICMA bike show in 2015, the XDiavel has scooped up some of the biggest design prizes both in Europe and the USA, for example, the Red Dot Design Award 2016 and Good Design Award 2016 respectively.
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