Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Advice On Touring On A 748!!!

[gordonparker]

I did Munich to UK on my 748 in one hit , not a problem, 45K on the clock now,
with the Ventura system I bought the sports rack and hung my bags off it and a bag/back pack on the rack - 5 week tour round Europe, this keeps the C og G down and does not affect the handleing too much

[crm250]

Did northern spain and france on my 916 back in 05 and it was great.
2400 miles in a week and all that hampered me was the rectifier failing 50 miles from the ferry back.
I would have no problem using my 916 abroad again and i have far more suitable machinery to use.

Best advice i can give, service the cooling system, make sure the rad is clear, even consider a manual fan switch as it will get hot if you get stuck in traffic. i feel this overheating contributed to my rectifier failure.
Buy some water wetter and remove the antifreeze, it really does help.

When you considering going ? how long for? i got some ventura brackets you could borrow (bp or mono) but the bags are a bit faded so may be best you buy your own bags.

i did the same trip on a RVF400 and that was loads more fun, but couldnt carry anything like as much.

Oddly enough the little RVF was comfier overall too and loads more fun in the alps.

[bikercub]

regarding the cooling system in the warm weather, was wondering about connecting a 12v waterpump from rad. (cooler water), electrically in line with the fan, as overheating is worse when in traffik, or town, when the engine waterpump is either slow , or erratic. An increase in waterflow, alongside the fan would surely increase the cooling capacity more?