I would like to get new rubber knee grips, the ones I have are cracked and rock hard, and slightly deformed, to the extent I can't get them on the plates.
I have seen them at £59 a pair. This seems expensive, are there alternative suppliers, your help would be appreciated.
JohnT
1960 G12 knee grips
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Re: 1960 G12 knee grips
Hi
If you do a search on the subject you'll see you have two options: pay the money and be satisfied, go cheap and then pay the money at a later date.
Steve at AMC Classic explained the difference when I asked him a similar question a few years ago - basically the cheap ones don't fit.
Regards Mick
If you do a search on the subject you'll see you have two options: pay the money and be satisfied, go cheap and then pay the money at a later date.
Steve at AMC Classic explained the difference when I asked him a similar question a few years ago - basically the cheap ones don't fit.
Regards Mick
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Re: 1960 G12 knee grips
Try softening them up in hot water to enable an easier fit. Even if they are a bit aged in appearance they will look right for the bike.
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Re: 1960 G12 knee grips
hi John;
get in touch with jeff hunter engineering , he does proper reproduction knee grips for british bikes etc , he will supply you with high quality replacements and they will be as original spec .
if they have internal bonded steel plates , he will be making them the same .
i have just ordered some new knee grips for my 1954 ariel NH which were only made for the one year productuion and jeff makes them , £53 a pair plus £5 post inclusive of vat .
it does take a few weeks turnaround but jeff is 100% .
he goes to a lot of the shows etc , they call him "rubber man"
ian
get in touch with jeff hunter engineering , he does proper reproduction knee grips for british bikes etc , he will supply you with high quality replacements and they will be as original spec .
if they have internal bonded steel plates , he will be making them the same .
i have just ordered some new knee grips for my 1954 ariel NH which were only made for the one year productuion and jeff makes them , £53 a pair plus £5 post inclusive of vat .
it does take a few weeks turnaround but jeff is 100% .
he goes to a lot of the shows etc , they call him "rubber man"
ian