It lubricates the grip getting it on and then, as it dries, sticks the grip to the bars/throttle. Better than any 'grip glue'
Andres
Ahhhh.....Thank you, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.....
Ducati 250 Desmo Rebuild
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Ahhhh.....Thank you, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.....
Nice work ebbo
It lubricates the grip getting it on and then, as it dries, sticks the grip to the bars/throttle. Better than any 'grip glue'
Andres
Got it in one - I'm off for a perm this evening as it happens!
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Simon
Ahhhh.....Thank you, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.....
Yes, hairspray does com in cans ...
I'll get me coat!
... and for my next trick - anyone know how to fit transit bolts back into a washing machine before you move it, especially when you have a choice of three completely different sets because you're one of the nutters who never throws anything away!
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Perplexed of Spain
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Nice work ebbo
It lubricates the grip getting it on and then, as it dries, sticks the grip to the bars/throttle. Better than any 'grip glue'
Andres
A flat-blade screwdriver dipped in petrol works just as well and is less messy.
A flat-blade screwdriver dipped in petrol works just as well and is less messy.
But why use a screwdriver when you can just buy new grips?
Simon
Mini update - The very rare and expensive clutch and choke lever assembly finally turned up from the ebay seller (around 3 weeks later than expected). I took it all apart and cleaned everything in petrol. The end of the lever was bent so I took a blowlamp to it and heated it up (I've never tried this before). It took a lot of heat before it felt like it was ready to bend back, the alloy goes into a plastic state, the thin section seems to get the hottest and easiest to bend so you need to take some care. I used a big ring spanner as the bending tool. Anyway, other than putting lots of mini dent into the softened alloy that had to be polished out it's turned out ok I think and will match the Brembo lever quite well.
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yeabut, this is the real thing, no fakery
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Necessity is the mother of invention.....brilliant work, loving this thread!
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Andres
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Nice work ebbo
It lubricates the grip getting it on and then, as it dries, sticks the grip to the bars/throttle. Better than any 'grip glue'
Andres
I always used to use Fairy liquid - it does the same job if nobody uses hairspray; think about the environment and all that spray stuff!
And remember that every time someone says they don't believe in fairies, a fairy dies ...
Oh well ...
Rear shocks were brand new Girling gas shocks purchased 40 years ago by the previous owner as part of his planned rebuild, but never used. Now, badly rusted they have been treated with Kurust and repainted. Surprisingly they still have strong damping and don't leak, but one of them will soon because the piston rod has some pitting 
but they will do for now
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This is the corrosion I was speaking of on the damper rod. It's deep and both shocks have the same problem, the seals will last no time at all. I suspect the rods are stainless steel and this is impurities that have rotted out over the last 40+ years, shame on whoever supplied Girling with these.
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.....they look bloody great from here ebbo.....(just down the A64).......
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