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Old 08-03-2014, 05:34 PM
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Just a tip that I wanted to pass along. When replacing grips all you need is a compressor and a needle that you would use to inflate a basket ball. Slide the grip on the bar and then slide the needle between the grip and the bar. Then just "inflate" the grip. The air will expand the grip just enough to allow the grip to slide right on with almost zero resistance. It takes a total of 30 seconds to put a pair of grips on this way. Cheers.
 
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Same technique works great for skinning rabbits.....
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Old 11-26-2014, 06:58 AM
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Hmmm. Rabbit skin grips.


Thanks for posting the tip, Rotaxtwin.
 
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Originally Posted by rotaxtwin
Just a tip that I wanted to pass along. When replacing grips all you need is a compressor and a needle that you would use to inflate a basket ball. Slide the grip on the bar and then slide the needle between the grip and the bar. Then just "inflate" the grip. The air will expand the grip just enough to allow the grip to slide right on with almost zero resistance. It takes a total of 30 seconds to put a pair of grips on this way. Cheers.
An oldie but goody. Unless you don't have an air compressor...
 
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Thanks, Rota!!!! That is a GREAT tip and it will save me a lot of time putting the new grips on my OLD machine!

Jackie :-)
 
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