I’m finishing up the refurbishment of a 1959 Fiorelli and the last bit to do is wrapping the bars. However, since I’ve been unable to locate a set of hoods for the Balilla Model 59 brake levers, would you wrap the lever bodies with bar tape or leave them bare? I have a set of Vittoria hoods but they don’t fit the bulge under the adjuster.

If I wrap them, is there a technique that would be period correct?