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Old 29-Sep-2006, 12:28   #1
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Luggage on a 916.................................blasphemy!

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Old 29-Sep-2006, 15:08   #2
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Oxford Humpback Throwovers work quite well on a 998 - I've done 2 trips to Italy with these and they're far more stable than a tailpack as the weights lower down and therefore causes less wobble against the single pin-type lock at the back of the seat unit.

I bungee under the numberplate holder at the back, and run a bungee between the subframe and the heatguard at the front (just behind the shock) and everything stays where it should all the way to 150+ mph.

I'll post a couple of photos if/when I can find them...

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Old 29-Sep-2006, 15:23   #3
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Photos as promised, but the quality is not great.

I guess the key is that I have carbon Termis, so the bungees don't melt where they wrap down alongside the exhausts at the rear...

...and panniers do make a narrow bike rather wide (as the paint scuffs on mine prove, picked up while filtering through the usual queues on the Autostrada around Genoa...)!
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Old 01-Oct-2006, 10:45   #4
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Thanks for the pics. I have been looking at some humpbacks in a sale, so I think they may be the way to go. Sadly I dont have carbon termis, but I do have a bip, so I hope that the footpegs will help. I have a trip planned in a few weeks, so need to get myselt geared up!
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Old 01-Oct-2006, 11:50   #5
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No idea how much Ventura racks and stuff are new, but I came across this one this morning..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DUCATI-916-996-998-VENTURA-LUGGAGE-BAG-MOUNTING-RACK_W0QQitemZ130032766940QQihZ003QQcategoryZ30240 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Have to say, when we did Raid the Lakes earlier this year, I was extremely jealous of the guys with the Ventura luggage - did look incredibly easy and effective

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Old 01-Oct-2006, 21:12   #6
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This is a bike made for touring....




And this is a bike made for racing ( on race tracks )



One gets you there in comfort, the other gets you there in agony...

Why dont you get one of these insted?



Much more practical and easier on the Lower back, neck and wrists...
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Old 01-Oct-2006, 22:31   #7
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I have a Ventura system for sale
£120 if your interested ?
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Old 02-Oct-2006, 00:47   #8
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Quoting Van der Mauler
"a bike made for touring"

Surely that is a car - It has 4 wheels!
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Old 02-Oct-2006, 11:33   #9
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Certainly looks bigger and heavier then most cars, but you know what I`m saying...

The idea of "touring" on a luggage laden Ducati sports bike fills me with dread...

I would come back crippled and hating my bike and not wanting to ride it for months...

Its a crazy Idea, why do you think there are different types of bikes? stangely enough designed for a specific purpose ie:

Sports bikes - Race tracks
Tourers - touring
Sports tourers - fast touring
Cruisers - cruising/posing
Off road - off road riding.............the list goes on.

Why dont we have an off road/motoX day for everyone who owns a 999 or 749
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Old 02-Oct-2006, 14:09   #10
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Van's comments are obviously made tongue in cheek, but of course some of us, I suspect, can only run to owning one bike (certainly only one Ducati! ). So some compromises have to be made.

Of course, some posters here seem to change bikes every time the ashtrays are full, or run a large fleet of bikes, but that's beyond the means of those of us who don't work in organised crime or IT.
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