ELECTRIC AVENUES
The Diavel comes with all the de
rigeur electrical rider aids one
expects on high-end blasters.
So three ride modes – Urban, Touring
and Sports (the latter being a hilarious
but serious attempt at escaping the
Earth’s gravity) – are yours to enjoy.
I left it mainly in Touring, but with a tweak.
You can, of course adjust any of the pre-set
ride-mode values (power, throttle response,
ABS, cornering ABS, traction control and wheelie
control), so you can dial up full power in Touring,
but leave the ABS and traction control to assist
with your bad habits. Or in the gentler Urban
mode, you can turn everything up to 12, the
safety nanny stuff off, and laugh like a lunatic
for no reason other than you think it’s funny.
46 KIWI RIDER
There is cruise control (thank you), and a three-
level launch-control, the latter which entertained
my neighbours no end. John even brought
me a beer during the testing of this in front of
my house. He saw I was a bit dry-mouthed.
I figured I’d be hating on all this menu
stuff, because I usually hate on all this
menu stuff because it can really be hard
to adjust, access and understand.
Not so here. Easy as, via the left-hand
switchblock rocker-switch thingy.
My inner caveman approved, just
as he approved of the demonic red
backlighting on the instrument clusters.
What else? Um, keyless fob ignition –
and do stay close with the fob, or the
Diavel will demand a PIN to start.