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Title: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: factory pilot on December 30, 2013, 09:48 PM: Has anybody ever done this successfully ? I've got a black pair I want to remove and use again..is it possible ? how ?
..if not does anyone have a spare pair they don't mind selling ? ;)

cheers Ant :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: brummie on December 30, 2013, 09:50 PM: hair dryer?
warm them up and then a spray of wd40 perhaps
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: oldschoolace on December 30, 2013, 09:51 PM: Cup full of boiling water, dunk the lever in, leave for 30 seconds and they should pop off a treat :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: factory pilot on December 30, 2013, 09:55 PM: Top stuff lads :4_17_5:..will try both(not at the same time ;)) :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: Picklez on December 31, 2013, 02:25 PM: Quote from: oldschoolace on December 30, 2013, 09:51 PM
Cup full of boiling water, dunk the lever in, leave for 30 seconds and they should pop off a treat :daumenhoch:

+1, was the method I used all the time without fail bitd
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: factory pilot on December 31, 2013, 03:59 PM: Cheers again fellas... Off oop north for new year.. Will give it a go on my return!!!
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: Retrodan72 on December 31, 2013, 04:06 PM: Quote from: factory pilot on December 31, 2013, 03:59 PM
Cheers again fellas... Off oop north for new year.. Will give it a go on my return!!!

I'm surprised you had to ask Ant ::)

I thought you were a Teacher??

Obviously not Physics then. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: factory pilot on December 31, 2013, 04:12 PM: I teach 5 year olds... I only know about PVA glue and sick!!! Lol ;-)
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: kalex on December 31, 2013, 06:37 PM: Quote from: oldschoolace on December 30, 2013, 09:51 PM
Cup full of boiling water, dunk the lever in, leave for 30 seconds and they should pop off a treat :daumenhoch:

I do this to remove grips off handlebars
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: Jaan on January 01, 2014, 03:11 PM: Just squeeze the WD40 straw inside, little squirt (they seem to get littler as you get older) and twist off.
Title: Re: Removal of sharp lever grips
Post by: BADDH on January 01, 2014, 03:14 PM: About time we were treated to see Ant'a collection of Time Wharp HARO's... "help"