[NotSure]

I just installed the rear tire and noticed that the rear sprocket carrier is not sitting flush to the wheel. Is this normal for this bike?

My OCD is in the red zone looking at that gap.

 

[120CCPM]

I no longer have the 899 so I cannot check but I believe it's normal... the sprocket carrier has its own bearings and spacers, which ultimately determine its exact position relative to the wheel. In other words, if you remove the large pins that go into the rubber bushings, the carrier would still stay where it is and would not wobble... it would just spin freely on the axle. If you didn't mess with bearings or spacers, then likely there is nothing to worry about.

 

[NotSure]

Thanks for the reply. Another (Panigale) thing I have to get used too. I wonder if it would be ok to get (5mm) rubber grommets and fill that space. It's just odd.

 

[120CCPM]

Found an old photo of my 899: the angle is not perfect but you can see a gap between the carrier and the wheel. It never bothered me, and in any case I would not put any rubber grommets in there.

 

[NotSure]

That's it. Thank you for digging that image up. That is one clean Panigale...could eat off of that swing arm.