Suzuki dies at Phillip Island.

Despite hopes that the changes in wealth, Suzuki Phillip Island curse continues with the 2009 Australian MotoGP.

GSV-R has taken only one of the first six to finish their debut Down Under in the year 2002 - the second place with Chris Vermeulen in the wet 2006 event - but almost dry weekend in 2009 saw Suzuki rider tenth higher than any track session.

To make matters worse, the top qualifiers Loris Capirossi is degraded from 13 back to the roster when he was the first victim of the new MotoGP engine modifications limit - limit per rider five engines for the last seven rounds. If necessary, Suzuki gets a fine point ten o'clock in the constructors' championship.

Rossi is to commit not really make much difference to their race, the last of which was spent fighting team Vermeulen married for eleven others - the Australian Competition winners, more than half a second.
"It easily say that it is difficult, but we've really struggled the whole weekend and found the best solution," said Loris. "We also have a car warming problem and that we are forced to start behind the grille, but it is not a major problem.

"I just have not had any understanding of the bike in the first five or six rounds, so this is a nightmare for me. I caught up with Chris and we had a little struggle, but I can get past him.
"Overall this track is difficult for us, and I believe that the weekend should not be forgotten, because we're trying as hard as we could and have nothing of it.

"I hope we have a better weekend in Sepang will be because we really needed a good result, but we also need to fix things why it is so bad," he warned.
Vermeulen, because this is his last home Grand Prix before returning to World Superbike Championship in 2010.

"We had a loud band, but the first few rounds we have lost much time, because many of them hot," says Chris, who qualified only 15th.
"I was struggling, but then I was Loris on my tail for the rest of the race, so at least they gave us to fight for something.

"It is clear that we are a step forward from here we would like, but hopefully it is more in Sepang.
Paul Denning enters the team will leave Malaysia may not come quickly.
"There is nothing positive to say about the performance here today, and honest in saying that we are 11 and 12 are inherited by Affliction of others," said English.
"I want to thank the riders and for the preservation of his head down and trying hard as they want tough circumstances.

"Travel in Sepang may not be sufficiently established, and we are there to raise position to get things back in the right direction soon."

Ducati's most powerfull machine

The Legacy in style.

Ducati has the good custom of creating one hell of a bike and then add a special version next to it in order to keep things interesting for a larger crowd of potential buyers. They do so with the all-new 1198 and 1198 S models that come to continue the 999's and 1098's legacy in the style that consecrated those models.

There's simply no other L-Twin engine that is more refined than the 1198.4cc Testastretta Evoluzione unit powering the 1198 models. Thanks to that, the two new bikes benefit of 170hp at 9,750rpm and of an incredible 97lb-ft of torque at 8,000rpm.

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2009 Ducati 1198 S 2009 Ducati 1198 S

Not only the new engine is powerful, but it is also claimed to be the lightest ever used in Ducati Superbikes. Using a new crankcase manufacturing technology, which reduces weight by a significant 3kg (6.5lbs), we have the main reason to believe that, while the magnesium-alloy cam covers and alloy outer clutch help too.

The engine's pistons are derived from the world of racing and feature a distinctive double-ribbed undercrown in order to reduce friction. A system inaugurated and made famous on this last mentioned model is the Desmodromic system, also present in 1198's engine configuration. The system was inaugurated and made famous on this last mentioned model is the Desmodromic system, also present in 1198's engine configuration. This opens and closes the valves mechanically, Ensuring great effectiveness at high rpm and so bringing a major contribution to the engine's impressive performance.

For the 1198S, Ducati had the elliptical throttle bodies of the Marelli electronic fuel injection system enlarged with 13.3 per cent compared to the 1098, while the new models get an aggressive 2-1-2, exhaust equipped with a catalytic converter and two lambda probes , Ensuring smooth engine performance and helping meet Euro3 regulations.
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2009 Ducati 1198 2009 Ducati 1198

The racy engine is coupled to a close-ratio six-speed transmission through a dry multiplate clutch, meaning that riders will get a very accurate impression of what riding a bike racing actually means.

Competing in MotoGP and the World Superbike Ducati has made very perseverant in developing new systems and now, in 2009, we're witnessing the first ever production motorcycle fitted with a traction control system being available to the large public. The Ducati Traction Control (DTC) is standard on the 1198 S and comes as an option on the simple 1198. This intervenes mostly during mid-corner acceleration and prevents the rear wheel from sliding. The rider will be aware of the system's intervention thanks to a warning light.

Also, the Ducati Data Analyzer is another justification for the S model's much bigger retail price and is optional on the standard model. The system automatically records information such as throttle opening, vehicle speed, engine rpm, engine temperature, distance traveled, laps and lap times in order to make it possible for everyone to lay back and analyze their performance to see what more can be improved. The usual answer to that is the rider's aggressive style.
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While 1198S both feature the same Brembo braking system acting on two 330mm discs up front and a single 245mm one at the rear, the wheels and suspension differs much.On the 1198 S you get the same front and rear suspension capabilities, but with the name on Ohlins as well also 17-inch 7-spoke in forged light alloy wheels that are veritable GP replicas.

Speaking of MotoGP derivations, the digital dash (displaying all possible information) definitely fits in this category.

Features such as the suspension and wheels set a slight weight difference between the 1198 and 1198 S. Be it wet or dry, the S model weighs 4 pounds lighter than its standard sibling.