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Excuse my poor vocabulary sir, but I am a foreign gent, sometimes certain words elude me :D
and by the way, I appreciate that some of the Made in USA stuff is good (other times I can't say the same thing), but mind me again, I surely think that WÜRTH ones made in the land of crouts would do the job just as good ;)

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Apprarently the Wurth one are rebadged Irwin (the original) Visegrips. Even have made in USA on them, so not made in De. Unless they get them all made in China now.
I think all the other stuff is bought in - all the Wurth stuff I've used has been good.
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It's not great for parts here Monty as far as I can tell. Casa Australia are alright but the site isn't up to much with no pics or descriptions so unless you know exactly what you're after it's hard work.

The grips I got were these ones http://beedspeed.com/product_info.php?products_id=5201 .... says all models. Might try the ScootRS ones.
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Supereibar wrote:
warts wrote:But proper VISEGRIPS mind, made in USA. ANY other brand is inferior. Got a few diverse types in the toolbox going back 40 years. And boy have they seen some abuse, despite which all still work.
Excuse my poor vocabulary sir, but I am a foreign gent, sometimes certain words elude me :D
and by the way, I appreciate that some of the Made in USA stuff is good (other times I can't say the same thing), but mind me again, I surely think that WÜRTH ones made in the land of crouts would do the job just as good ;)

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Jaime
no ..i'm with jaime on this........i prefer the proper English spelling :lol:
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Devo McDuff wrote:The grips I got were these ones http://beedspeed.com/product_info.php?products_id=5201 .... says all models.
Hmm, that needs re-writing as they are Series 3 and will not fit Series 2, as you know, they will fit all series 3 models and GP :roll:

Oh, and I call 'em "mole grips" :D
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See what happens I mention mole grips and it world war 3
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Not sure of anyone selling series 2 grips in Black
Some of the sites are selling some that leave a lot to be desired with the mouldings having very rough edges and seams, the Casa ones are good and I found these on ebay at a good price from Buzz Solomoto http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Casa-Lambrett ... 19c32064b9
You wont go far wrong with any of his stuff just make sure its for a series 2, the post from blighty will be the same as any other place.
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VISEGRIPS is what is says on 'em. Mole grips are another brand, english and unfortunately, not a patch. Try gripping a seized nut or bolt end on, then put a prybar through the scolloped bit on the jaw and lever the b@stard off. Mine, apart from 25 years of weld spatter, are like new(ish).
If it helps someone buy a tool which will get them out the sh1t, and do the job, without too much damage then its worth the bandwidth.
I hope we are not too far off topic here?
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Ta Monty. Have mailed Beedspeed to ask them why they are listed as being for all models. Will see what they say.

Everyone else, looks like I'm getting me some visegrips!
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you better ask what they call the blighter's in Oz first
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Devo McDuff wrote:Everyone else, looks like I'm getting me some visegrips!
If you're in the market for new tools, don't forget to treat yourself to a new "Englander" :lol:
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