Patent ID: 7708298

Claim:
A method of preventing injury to a motorcycle mechanic, said method comprising the steps of: providing a motorcycle including a handlebar, a grip and a lever, said grip and said lever being attached to and forming a terminal end of said handlebar; providing a primary sleeve having an end wall and a perimeter wall being attached to said end wall, said perimeter wall having a distal end with respect to said end wall, said distal end defining a primary opening into an interior of said primary sleeve; extending said grip into said primary opening and covering said grip with said primary sleeve; providing a secondary sleeve, said secondary sleeve having a back wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending away from said back wall, said peripheral wall being attached to said perimeter wall to place an interior of said secondary sleeve in communication with the interior of said primary sleeve, a juncture of said perimeter wall and said peripheral wall forming a secondary opening; extending said lever into said secondary sleeve when said grip is extended into said primary sleeve to cover said lever with said secondary sleeve; and working on the motorcycle by a mechanic, said primary sleeve and said secondary sleeve preventing injury to the mechanic by said grip and said lever.