Keeping my S2R 800 going and healthy. Winter small things, again ...

[stopintime]

Paint edge smoothing?

Clear paint damaged while taking wheel off. Masking tape, rattle can, wait an hour, remove tape. Advice on how to remove the edge around the painted area.

(The picture also show glue residue from the tape)

[ducpainter]

You could try some acetone on a rag.

It's easier to blend a repair if you don't use tape.

[stopintime]

Around one patch, I wanted to remove some tape glue residue with label remover first. The glue was easy, but some label remover ended on the clear paint. It became milky and a little sticky. Soon after it reacted as expected to 1500 sand paper. I'm going to spend another hour polishing. The patches are already almost invisible. You can feel the edges, but very little. I'll wait to see if the prep has been good enough...

[stopintime]

This should be interesting to some 

Italy on holiday, 40 degrees C. WTF why is my chain 15-20mm off allignment?

Because the splines on the output shaft are no longer sharp 90 degrees where the lousy retaining plate contacts them, to stop the sprocket from floating inward. Rounded splines makes even a new plate get hammered and slide inward.

Ok - managed to get one of the Ducati Bologna mechanics to help. Imagineering was the name our Desmo Devil inventor (Mark?) called it. Plus maybe some internet inspiration.

It's a new sprocket + part of the old = good wide shaft contact. Then a "cup" instead of the plate. The cup holds the sprocket and secures it from sliding by bolting it to the shaft (there's a threaded hole in it).









Italian KK Bike has made something similar for years. Maybe not as sturdy...