Hi,
I'm new to the forum and have been reading frantically as I am planning to buy a Diavel Carbon soon. I've taken both the carbon and std version out for a spin:
Carbon Red with CW slipon at sea level
vs
Diamond black (awesome) at altitude
Needless to say the altitude made a huge difference, but I digress....
I'm in South Africa and we only have 4 dealers in the country with maybe 35 Diavels running around (if that many). My concern is that I may end up paying dearly when/if I end up encountering the same issues other members have experienced (uneven tyre wear/ chain or suspension cylinder rattles/ gearbox neutral, fork seals etc etc....) I'm not sure whether the dealers will be able to sort me/it out and without me having to be without the bike for long stretches of time.
In SA, a Carbon Red will set you back between $28k and $32k based on the best and worst exchange rates in the last 60 days which only adds to the dilemma...
There seem to be many members on the forum who've owned plenty bikes and I would really appreciate input in terms of their experience and thoughts given my situation and whether these 'issues' that other members have struggled with are pretty much to be expected and on par with other bikes...
I realize I will ultimately have to man up and make a decision myself, but hoping to benefit from others' wisdom..
I can think of nothing better than to pull the Diavel into the garage for the first time and just staring at it for a couple of hours!! (so long as its not because she's not running!!
)
I'm new to the forum and have been reading frantically as I am planning to buy a Diavel Carbon soon. I've taken both the carbon and std version out for a spin:
Carbon Red with CW slipon at sea level
vs
Diamond black (awesome) at altitude
Needless to say the altitude made a huge difference, but I digress....
I'm in South Africa and we only have 4 dealers in the country with maybe 35 Diavels running around (if that many). My concern is that I may end up paying dearly when/if I end up encountering the same issues other members have experienced (uneven tyre wear/ chain or suspension cylinder rattles/ gearbox neutral, fork seals etc etc....) I'm not sure whether the dealers will be able to sort me/it out and without me having to be without the bike for long stretches of time.
In SA, a Carbon Red will set you back between $28k and $32k based on the best and worst exchange rates in the last 60 days which only adds to the dilemma...
There seem to be many members on the forum who've owned plenty bikes and I would really appreciate input in terms of their experience and thoughts given my situation and whether these 'issues' that other members have struggled with are pretty much to be expected and on par with other bikes...
I realize I will ultimately have to man up and make a decision myself, but hoping to benefit from others' wisdom..
I can think of nothing better than to pull the Diavel into the garage for the first time and just staring at it for a couple of hours!! (so long as its not because she's not running!!