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Cycle News 1967 12 28

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'* . • .. . .•..,.._::! .~ . '0.·· CYCLE NEWS .. .. ~ ...:+.. . . . .. .: SUGGESTS ' .'*. . ·0"· , • . Also new from Aragon Disl Co. is apinch proof tire iron. One end removes the tire from Ite"rilI while the other has a different shape that puts the tire back on without pinching the tube. T1Ie secret is in the odd bends at each end. ... ·. • :::aiL .- -~ • 0_ ..... . ·' .. .. ' ...... . . . '. .. =k~ " Akront rims from Spain, super light and super strong. These rims come in all sizes up to 21 inches and wide enough for H-D Sportsters. Contact North American Imports. ' Joe Hunt Magneto for BSA Victors, just one mag among many for popular machines. lnClllo ased spark plus reliability are the main at1-ractions. Tell them you saw it in Cycle News - Hunt Magnetos: 2600 W. Vernon, W. Los Angeles, Calif. Here also is an hard tool for knurling handlebars to prevent slip. A single device, it provides a needed service. Any round object, up to about two inches, can have a neat row of knurling. Inquire at 223 W. Camino Real, Monrovia. Sleeper exhaust for Yamaha IBOcc twin. This unit improves sound 'lind performance. Now at a lower price (30% reduction), available from J & R Engineering: 1"857 Merced Ave., So. EI Monte, Calif. New -AIR-TRIp· air filters. An all-steel cad-plated unit that accepts the Filtron elemenl One model is universal and fits most popular machines, the other is for standard Hodakas and fits without interfering with the battery - the only one that does. Available now from Aragon Oisl Co. in Monrovia at 223 W. Camino Real. Ph: 447-8342. . Wheels keep getting bent 1n desert dices, and riders also get bent out of shape when presented with the bill for a conventional rim-straightening job. Don Jones, a longtime desert racer, decided there must be an easier way to straighten bent wheels, so he Invented the "motorcycle rim jack" shown In the picture. Without removlng the wheel or the tire, you just place the jac k agaJ.n.st the hub and a cast dolly against the bend and wind It out straight with a wrench. Dol11es are available to tit every rim fr.om 16" to 21", Harleys to Hondas. One job pays for !be tool, available for $15.95 from A.C .E., 263 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90036. Sierra Engineering, long-lime' supplier of protective headgear for the military. has entered the sporting helmet field. An entir~ly new -concept in head protection has bee n developed and Sierra feels thai the design offers 100% more protection. Sierra Engineering Co•• Dept. H.123 East Montecito Avenue. Sierra Madre. California. 91024.

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