Ducati has now come out with a
custom XDiavel called Thiverval with a public introduction scheduled for a public
showing on July 1 at Spa-Franchamps circuit, Belgium. Built by Belgian
customiser Fred Krugger, the XDiavel’s dragster styling is given a makeover
into something of a cafe-racer.
Krugger – twice winner of the AMD Custom Bike
Building World Championship – took away the bobber seat and sculpted tank of
the XDiavel, and replaced those items with a rectangular tank and tail section
reminiscent of the racing Ducatis of the 60s. The engine has been left in full
view, while the trellis frame has been deliberately hidden to simplify the
lines of the bike.
Retaining the original XDiavel headlight, Krugger
went to town on the tail section, with the exhaust pipes now exiting under the
seat in typical Ducati fashion. The tail-light appears to be a Ducati item, taken
off a Ducati Scrambler, and fits well into the general design ethos of the
Thiverval – named after a small race track on the outskirts of Paris, France.
Finished of in horizontal flashes of alternating
gloss, matt and chrome dominated by the colour black, the XDiavel Thiverval
promises performance and comfort, riding pleasure and relaxed journeying. No
word on if and when the Thiverval, or a model something like it, will be
produced for public consumption.
