The missing handlebar grip can be replaced with a short piece of black electrical wire plastic coating. Pull the wire out of it, then grease (margarine, nothing petroleum based) the handle and slip the new grip in place. So cute, who cares what the Expert decrees. This isn't a TOY, and it doesn't fit many other categories offered. It is metal, and I wish I had grabbed one when I saw them for sale. Thank you for offering this auction item. Hope the rest of us LISTIAN's can encourage you to stick around. WELCOME, this can be fun and profitable.