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Video: Building the Ducati Diavel in one minute

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Ducati Diavel on the production line

Ducati Diavel on the production line – Click above to watch video after the jump

Ducati says it expects the upcoming Diavel to lead the company’s sales in 2011, and with 162 horsepower propelling just 456 pounds, we imagine that the Italian bike maker won’t have trouble finding homes for its latest creation. The Diavel, a performance cruiser, walks a fine line between face-ripping power and beautiful design. Now Ducati has given us all a glimpse into what it takes to put its new motorcycle on the road.

Using time-lapse video, we can follow the birth of a Ducati Diavel from a bare engine all the way to the menacing final product. Ducati says that it’s cranking out around 40 Diavel units per day, though it hopes to increase production by around 50 percent as riding season kicks into gear. Hit the jump to see the full build process for yourself.

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Ducati murders out the Diavel in Diamond Black

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Ducati Diavel Diamond Black

Ducati Diavel in Diamond Black – Click above for high-res images

It doesn’t get much hotter than the Ducati Diavel. The long-anticipated Italian performance cruiser was unveiled last month at the Milan Motorcycle Show, and now the legendary manufacturer is rolling out a new addition to the lineup.

Following what Ducati describes as “huge interest from enthusiastic show visitors,” it’s added a new Diamond Black color option: black paint over a black frame with black anodized headlamp body and air intakes. In other words, it’s black.

Diamond Black apparently replaces the pearl white color and joins Red Carbon (gloss rosso over matte carbon weave), Black Carbon (contrasting carbon fiber weaves in matte and gloss finish) and traditional Ducati Red in the Diavel’s catalog. It’ll be available starting in February. In the meantime, you can read the announcement after the jump and check out the twin images in the gallery below.

Gallery: Ducati Diavel in Diamond Black

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Ducati Diavel officially announced for EICMA debut

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Ducati Diavel teaser

Ducati Diavel teaser – Click above to enlarge

We’re still not quite certain what to make of a Ducati that isn’t really a sportbike. While machines such as the Monster, Multistrada, Hypermotard and Sport Classic series weren’t made to represent the brand in competition, they still have plenty of racetrack-derived heritage oozing from their pores. The Diavel, on the other hand, isn’t likely to ever even sniff a track.

Unless perhaps that track is, oh, about a quarter-mile long and straight as an arrow. While the Italian motorcycle manufacturer isn’t keen on offering too much in the way of a category for the new Diavel, we’re thinking it will most likely be cross-shopped with pavement pounders like the Yamaha Vmax, Suzuki B-King and Harley-Davidson’s liquid-cooled VRSC series.

As far as specs, here’s what we know so far: ABS, Ducati Traction Control and Ducati Riding Modes that alter power output and delivery will at least be available, if not standard. Power will come from the Testastretta 11-degree engine as seen in the Multistrada, and the Diavel will weigh 456 pounds.

And what of the name? According to Ducati, when the prototype was first wheeled out of the factory, a worker saw its silhouette and exclaimed in Bolognese dialect: “Ignurànt comm’ al diavel!” Meaning: “Evil, like the devil!”

We have but one official teaser of Ducati’s devilish new machine, but the rest of the details will be forthcoming at the EICMA International Motorcycle Show in Milan this coming November. Until then, check out the full-size pic by clicking on the image above and peruse the press release after the break.

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