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Rubber Lever End Thingies
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Chapomis Offline
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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
Left and right ???? Man...I thought they were like socks, not shoes

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Cormanus Offline
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Rubber Lever End Thingies
Oh, no. If you got it wrong, you'd know all about it. The curious thing is that nearly all RLET aficionados get it right first time.
02-06-2016 08:11 PM
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Retsel Offline
High Mileage

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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
Please keep in mind that the designation between "left" and "right" is an internal decision. Only you can decide which is which. Just keep in mind that your decision is final! One can never become the other. Unlike Donald Trump the decision is final! S

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02-06-2016 08:25 PM
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Elipten Offline
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Rubber Lever End Thingies
Olive oil and microwaves!, this must be a sin against proper installation directives.


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02-06-2016 10:57 PM
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Lord Popgun Offline
I find your lack of RLETs disturbing

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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
Definitely a first in the annals of RLET installation. Big Grin

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DAC Offline
High Mileage

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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
Seems like a close cousin to the "pocket and rubbing alcohol" method.
02-07-2016 12:29 PM
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Cormanus Offline
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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
No more information on that subject, DAC, if that's OK.
02-08-2016 03:57 PM
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NightRider Offline
Running Like a Top

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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
(03-31-2014 05:19 PM)Cormanus Wrote:  In my opinion this important topic deserves a thread of its own.

Inspired by Ferret and others, I decided that the CB1100 as shipped was incomplete without the little rubber lever end thingies so, armed with the part number, I went along to a Honda dealer in Brisbane when I was visiting a fortnight or so ago. I was told they'd have to be imported.

Well, they were, and they arrived yesterday when, by a stroke of fortune, I was in Brisbane again so I went and picked them up.

Those levers look pretty bare don't they?

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Not any more!

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They were truly awful to put on. Good trick getting your dealer to do it, Ferret. I beat them into submission by giving them a bath in near boiling water, squirting a dribble of WD40 onto the knob and then whipping them on while they were hot and supple.

I'm now a very happy camper.


I dunno. I am really concerned about the weight penalty of these things. I'd use them only if they increase horsepower to deal with the weight increase and also keep the wind off my chest.

Do they come in yellow?

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(This post was last modified: 02-09-2016 08:48 PM by NightRider.)
02-09-2016 08:47 PM
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Lord Popgun Offline
I find your lack of RLETs disturbing

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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
You're one of us now Nightrider! Ferret will show you the secrete handshake at the rally... Smile

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The ferret Offline
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RE: Rubber Lever End Thingies
Nope he doesn't learn it yet popgun. Those are the pics from Cormanus's original post in this thread.

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