2009 Ducati News NEW MODELS!!!!

Ducati used the European Motorcycle Show at Milan to pull the curtain back on a few models they managed to keep secret from prying fans. These new models are radical & represent the best & most advanced offerings yet.

1. The NEW Superbikes 1198 & 1198S models: http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2009/FamilyPage.jhtml?family=Superbike

Some Features: Engine size from the previous generation 1098R model. Raising the CC from 1099 to 1199CC's for all litre class Ducati Superbikes. Weight saving methods first used for the 848 are applied to it's big brother the 1198 & 1198S models. AND THE BIG ONE.....for the first time ever on production Ducatis - the Ducati Traction Control System is used in both the 1198S & the 1098R models!!! This is the most advanced traction control system available on any modern Sport Bike -- here's what Ducati has to say about it:

DUCATI TRACTION CONTROL
For the first time ever on a Ducati production motorcycle, a true competition-level traction control system for the road comes integrated into the 1198 S and 1098 R electronics as standard equipment. The Ducati Traction Control (DTC) system further underlines Ducati's technology flow from racing to production and demonstrates how solutions developed for the track can be applied to enhance safety on the road.

DTC uses the same software logic developed and used by Ducati Corse for their world championship winning MotoGP and World Superbike motorcycles and offers a choice of eight settings developed by their professional test riders and racers.

Accessible from the left-hand switchgear and displayed on the digital instrumentation, the system offers a choice of eight profiles. Each one has been programmed with a wheel-spin tolerance matched to progressive riding levels of skill graded from one to eight. While level eight administers a confidence-building, high level of interaction from the system by activating upon the slightest amount of wheel-spin, level one offers a much higher tolerance and so much less intervention for highly competent riders. When the level is selected and DTC activated, the level is displayed on the instrumentation.

When the profile that best suits the combination of road or track conditions and riding style has been selected and the DTC system activated, front and rear wheel sensors compare speed differential to sense when rear traction is being broken (wheel-spin). High speed software then makes instant electronic adjustment to the fuel injection, taking immediate control over power output so as to restore traction at the rear wheel. A warning light is displayed during DTC interaction. As soon as the system recognises the return of equal wheel speeds, it re-establishes normal power delivery. In this way, DTC provides a considerable increase in safety during mid-corner acceleration.

The DTC system is supplied as standard equipment on the 1198 S and 1098 R models.

2. Ducati Announces the Limited Edition 1098R Bayliss LE model! To help celebrate his retiring from WSBK racing & having won Titles for Ducati on three different Generations of Ducatis' (998,999,1098), Ducati is releasing a limited # (500) of the special Bayliss LE bikes. This is truly one of the most gorgeous & awe-inspiring motorcycles every made & certainly worthy of the great Bayliss. The Bayliss 1098R LE will come with a Full Termignoni 102db (with ECU) Exhaust system, a branded cover, & paddock stand. Don't miss out on this baby!

3. Enough sizzle, here's the steak........

Ducati announced another innovative & drop-dead gorgeous motorcycle @ the Milan Show. The Ducati Streetfighter! This 1098 powered beast is sure to please! Stripped minimal bodywork, world class suspension options, Brembo world-ending brakes, carbon fibre, & heaps of style! Check out more here: http://www.streetfighter.ducati.com/main_en.html What's not to like?? GET YOUR ORDER IN NOW!!!