Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Ventura Luggage

[billiebollockchops]

How do
After months of moans by tarty bit (she carries all the luggage) I've brought a ventura system for my 2002 998 Bip.
The problem is the bolts that fasten the L brackets to the rear cross member are hitting the inside of the seat unit on both sides, have tried button heads still hit, have emailed Ventura it's the first time they've heard of this.
Has anybody else had this prob?

[m1keyp]

Have you got a picture??

[billiebollockchops]

Have now removed all the spacing washers the seat just misses but i'm out on centers for the rack about 8mm

[billiebollockchops]

here's another

[m1keyp]

Its different to mine

Will post pictures tomorrow

Mike

[bradders]

Great name!! Cant help but welcome aboard....

[billiebollockchops]

Cheers Mike could u give me part no if poss

[m1keyp]

Just looked at mine and they have also rubbed inside the seat.

My brackets are not bent though

[antonye]

Is the cross member keyed, in that you could fit it either way round but it would give you different heights?

Can't remember from when I fitted mine, but you might have the cross member upside down so it sits too high...

[BDG]

Do you feature in Viz with that name?

Ventura do 2 different fitting kits for the alloy monoposto rear end and the steel framed bip rear end which yours must be if your taking a passenger.

Might be worth checking. JUST CHECKED VENTURA CATALOGUE D013/B FITS ALL 998 BIP/MONO ALLOY AND STEEL FRAMES. WHEREAS D006/B FITS ONLY 998R & 998S ALLOY SUBFRAMES.

Also can't tell from the photo but check the u shaped bracket isn't fitted upside down, but don't think it is.

On mine, which is alloy mono kit the bolts clear the inner side of the seat but the L brackets just touch the bottom side of the seat unit so i always wrap some gaffa tape around the bracket at the contact point. same on my mates bike as well as it is a very tight fit.

If you slacken all of the the bolts off a bit where the L brackets fit, and where the U bracket fits to the rear subframe you can get a little bit of play to move the brackets into the right position. The crucial one is getting the U braclet located in the right place as this governs how the L brackets sit. We're only talking a few mill of play here but it does make a difference.

Hope that makes sense.

If you're anywhere near Manchester you can check out how mine is fitted.

Good luck.

[Edited on 8-6-2005 by BDG]