Hello All... Exciting stuff just purchased my dream, Ducati 848, needs some work and love to get it to where i want it, so looking forward to joining you all with many Q & A's....
Hello & welcome Chris, you may wish to edit your postcode (not full) as you never know who may be lurking
Good Evening, and thanks for the welcome.......I have a feeling after loads of googling the last past 48 hrs, that you and i may well be discussing a particular issue i have with my newly sourced 848.....Sadly i have not been able to ride it as yet, i have 2 faults...one i have managed to resolve by chopping out a connector and replacing temporarily with bullet connectors, bike kept cutting out dying on ride home :0(...The other a nightmare, which i need guidance on
I have that dreaded radiator leak, i hit the floor when i see the price, but after googling as mentioned i see that EBAY (China) do Rads for less then £100....But have not seen many posts that were happy with those purchases if anyone actually has....
I am going the 'get repaired route' on mine but a few have had the Chinese reds, one I know for 3 years - probably better than the OEM as they all seem to fail... Welcome Millsy
Hi...Thanks for the welcome..... I may well still go down the repair route, but my Rad does not look like it has much life left in it anyway, and this from ebay just seems to good to be true, maybe that's the problem....... https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/163036173753?chn=ps
Chinky rads are fine. I have one and have done for a couple of years now. The OEM item is approx £600 and prone to failure, the far east version about a 10th of the price and has no such issues. https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threa...e-radiator-is-leaking-from.41906/#post-737990 https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threa...ator-is-leaking-from.41906/page-2#post-738484 https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threa...ator-is-leaking-from.41906/page-2#post-738573 https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threa...ator-is-leaking-from.41906/page-3#post-739087 https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threa...ator-is-leaking-from.41906/page-3#post-740711
Welcome As above either repair of go Chinese copy route. Don't fit a rad guard if you are doing track work, many suspect that may be a case as clearance at the front and under heavy braking fouls it and busts it.
You forgot ya bin too Can’t help with the faults but plenty of folks will help you out Just don’t forget ya bins did I say bins are a forum law we like them welcome into the mad house
If it's any help we've fitted a couple of Chinese rads to customers bikes (one to a zx7r and the other to a Honda Blackbird) at my mates garage where I help out now and again and they've been no problem at all, thought they were well made and good value tbh........ Welcome from another newbie
Ok So my Chinky Rad has arrived , i paid Ebay Seller £78+pp, item took just less than 2 weeks to arrive and customs/excise duty cost £21...... I will hope to have this fitted this week/weekend and fingers crossed it lasts.... Thanks to you all for all your help and guidance thus far.....
