Originally Posted by
chapel
My brother thought it would be nice to put some kind of cloth tape on the levers at some point and the residue it's left is quite gross. I spent about 30 minute sanding it last night to no avail. I think I need like an 80 grit to get it off.
Take the bars off the bike so you don't ruin any factory paint or graphics, then try acetone and paper towels to get the adhesive off. After that you can use fresh paper towels and mineral spirits to remove any residual stickiness. Just remember not to put a packed wad of solvent soaked towels or rags in the garbage pail. More than one fire has been started that way.