TE610 Shifter Tip - AAAAhhhhhhhh

I apologise if this appears twice but my first post seems to have gone walkabouts.

I have bought a new shifter tip for my 09 610 but cant get the orginal tip off. The new tip is longer anc omes with a circlip but the original one on the bike now seems to have almost a rivet style end on it. I tried forcing it off but no luck so ........................ can anyone shed some light on this??

My TE 510 stock tip was riveted also. I used an angle grinder and a pry bar to pull it off. Took about 15 min.

What tip did you get for it, I've been trying to find a hammerhead one to suit mine.

any aftermarket gear levers found for the 610 yet??