Honda F6C Valkyrie vs Ducati Diavel Carbon

I have both in my garage and they both have their pluses and minuses. I'm not sure why they are compared as they feel totally different to me. The Diavel is more sport than anything to me. It revs nicely, the power is fairly linear and it lets you know it's there as soon as you're off the clutch. In the twisties it's a fight because of that fat tire on the back. You're better off powering your way through the corners than trying to lean it if that makes sense. I'm more of a long distance rider and after about three hours on this thing I'm begging to get off but granted that's not what it's for. They market it for the track but without a narrower tire you'd wear yourself out very quickly in my opinion. It's a blast if you're not used to powerful bikes and all the electronics it has are very nice features. The RFID keyfob is my favorite along with the ability to switch power modes on the fly.

I just got the F6C and I love it! Granted it's new so that may contribute a lot to my bias right now . It's the most nimble bike in my garage and I've been surprised at how well it does everything since I rode it off the lot. I bought it for cruising on my "short" 2-4 hour loops around the city, or to the next city over or so, and it fills that space excellently. I'm 6'2" and used to riding a Road Glide with hwy bars etc. so I keep wanting to extend my legs when on a stretch of straight road and miss not being able to but I keep reminding myself that I don't want it too comfortable or it will replace my Harley lol. The power of this bike is fun compared to the Diavel. I don't worry about things getting out of hand on it, not that its incapable, but its so smooth its easy to keep it right where you want it. The Diavel gets over 100mph very effortlessly and as a spirited rider I have to make sure I check the speedo because I've often found myself going faster than expected for what I was doing at the time. Two things I've grown to love on bikes and wish the F6C had 1) electronic cruise control and 2) some type of keyless ignition. I love being able to lock and unlock the Diavel without taking the key out of my pocket. Even on the Harley I don't leave a key in the ignition to run the bike so I can keep in on my main keyring. I know bikes have used keys forever but old habits die hard. I hate having a separate key for the bike and all my other keys on a ring in my pocket. I've walked away from the bike more than once with the key in the switch lol. Anyway as was mentioned by others they are two bikes that fall into the vast miscellaneous category but I don't think are comparable within it. Different bikes for different types of riding in my opinion.