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Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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Hi!
Could someone tell me what is the purpose of the alu foils on various parts of the swingarm?
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July 13, 2008, 04:37:25 AM »
I 'think' they are put on to protect the swingarm from damage in the crate. The dealer should have removed them during set-up
Whatever they're for they serve no purpose now...and they're ugly
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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Thanks, on my way to remove them
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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Is that Italian duc tape
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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Quote from: printman on July 13, 2008, 06:35:18 AM
Is that Italian duc tape
Duh!!!
I removed all the stickers and the reflectors and I left these on. Didn't even think that they should be removed. I guess because they were shiny I thought they were "special."
I hope they come off easy enough after being baked on for 1.5 years!! Could these not be areas of particular wear from rocks and such?? I guess it don't matter.
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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DO NOT REMOVE THEM
They protect aliens from overriding the immobilizer.
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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July 13, 2008, 05:15:33 PM »
i replaced mine with wrinkly strips of carbon fiber. much lighter
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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July 13, 2008, 06:19:58 PM »
Note: This is a technical bulletin for all Ducati's
If the bike in question has aluminum shielding near the exhaust system please remove the heat reflecting tape. This was only to be used on factory race bikes that were not to be used on the roads. It was discovered that the street bikes were not getting to a high enough temperature and the
was not cooking enough to be safe to consume.
Please remove all tape at pre delivery and also remove any drippings from our testing.
thank you for co-operating in this matter.
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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July 13, 2008, 07:33:26 PM »
If you take the foils off, make sure you take some fuel injector cleaner to the aluminum. It will remove the gluey goop residue with a single wipe. Chevron w/ techron works fine. you just need a few drops on a cloth for this to work.
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July 13, 2008, 08:34:27 PM »
I always thought it was there to seal in the flavour...
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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July 13, 2008, 09:09:31 PM »
Quote from: slick on July 13, 2008, 03:40:13 AM
Hi!
Could someone tell me what is the purpose of the alu foils on various parts of the swingarm?
Hides the cracks in the swingarm. No biggie.
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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July 14, 2008, 05:38:28 AM »
Quote from: tangueroHondo on July 13, 2008, 09:09:31 PM
Hides the cracks in the swingarm. No biggie.
not always, my crack was right above the chain tension sticker, no foil there. (not kidding, but hey, i got a black s4r swing arm as a replacement from DNA
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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Quote from: tangueroHondo on July 13, 2008, 09:09:31 PM
Hides the cracks in the swingarm. No biggie.
Yeah, if you pull those off, your swingarm will seperate into 3 pieces.
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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It actually did but Superglue solved the issue
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Re: Strange foils on S2R1k swingarm
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July 14, 2008, 08:12:25 PM »
I took the foil off tonight and went for a ride. The swing arm fell apart and the back wheel fell off. I put it back together with zip ties.
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