Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

._- - - - ------------, New Stuff & ':things for Cycles AJAY FANS : N ow that the Feds ar e making the people unload them boats, head for y our d eal er t o get th e AJ S w orksh op manual you've been w aiting for. Tune y our 25 0 , 3 70 , an d/or 410 th e righ t way with th e E·Z-2·f ollow in struc t ions an d diagrams. Ask a dealer. $8 .95. Mike J ackson , th e jolly chap wh o dis trib u t es the b ikes, h ad the gump tio n to walk in here an d a n nounce, "The swingarm b ol ts b re a k o n th e early m odels, y o u k no w ." H appens t o lots o f o ther ma chin es w e know of but a t least (T ell them you saw it in CYCLE NEWS!) LOOK BETTER Any Apollo ace worth h is T a ng kn ows th at orbit in g is more fun when you can see o u t the window an d he kn ows th e on ly wa y t o com bat unsightful fogging and condensatio n is with Fog-Off, No w you, Mr. Motorcyclist, can .b en efi t fro m th e b illions of dollars spen t : developing Fog-Off b y usin g a little y ou rsel f. A d oll ar fo r a b ottle o r a p ackage o f six towd ettes. Remember , only Fog-Off uses a u nique mon o-m ol ecul ar film that retards the collec tion o f d us t . Fog-Off. Metro n, Inc., Box 347, Mo ntvale, NJ 0 7465 . RAC K ' EM UP " e '" 0. '" N " Porto-Racks wer e d esign ed b y th e 0> p roprietors of th e rev olutionary ... Motorcy cle Self Service shop in South ern Cal ifornia . They n eeded a g workshop rac k that took a m inimum of a space a nd a ffo rded m ech anics m a ximum ~ efficiency. Th ese b ab ies a re com pact , ~ w -' U > U YOU 'V E GOT A LOT TO LI V E GO, LITT LE HONDA " Refineme nt rath er th an radical change is th e b est p os sible m eth od of ex trac ting th e as t ro nomical am o un ts of h orsep ower which Pop obtain s." " Pop" is Hideo Yoshimu ra, a long-time Honda fan wh o has sp en t m an y years refinin g H onda parts for the com p e tito r. Now th ese p arts are avail ab le for b oth the privateer a nd the less sane st ree t rider. For that m a tter wh y buy p arts wh en ' Pop will se ll yo u a wh ol e d ang e ngine? A d oll ar will get you th e catalo gu e of all th e go od ies fo r the 750, 5 0 0 , 350, and 100 / 1 25 , a nd so me Hon da car st uff. Ex citing readi ng for a n y Honda fan. Yosh imura Comp etition , Box 26 7, Wa t erford. CA 95386 . (2 13 ) 874-1138. RAT CAG E R eed cages a re th e comi ng thing fo r t wo -str o k es. T h e re ed ac ts as a meterin g d evi ce an d also prevents th e charge from b ac kin g o u t durin g th e comp ress io n stro ke . The result is moreI ow end a nd . less fouled plugs. Slight mods needed to install this Super Rat adap ter m anifold to a Hodaka Super Rat but all instructions and needed p arts come with the kit. Suggested retail is $21.95. G.E.M. Products. Ipc, 496 E. St. Charles Road, Carol Stream, III. 60187 . . he admits it. Buy a new b olt (ab ove) before (or after) it's too late. From Stonners, Ltd. (Read on .] N o, the Ajay ain 't perfect. Engine b olts , this time . But Stormers is o n t op of it all 'o nce aga in . Get replacem en t b olts you can set-and-for get. Stormers L td. , 84 12 Ka t ell a , S ta n to n , CA 9 0680. (7 14) 8 27·265 0. ALLISON WONDER LAND Harold Allison wh u p ped everybody at Ascot th is year with a p otent 750 No rto n an d Jody Nicholas. Get the gas ke t tha t J ody sw ea rs by , th e h and-made solid cop p er o ne fro m Harold . At $ 10 , it 's a swell gift for th e Nort on en th ulliast whether he o wns the bike or not. Nic e piece. Ca ll Allison a t (213) 921 -1946 and tell him y ou sa w it here. . T his b rillia n t U nive rsal Survival Ki t b y Leisurecra ft contains (p lease read closely) a signal mi rror, fla shli ght, S t ern o ca n n ed h eat , a two -bl aded k nife, cable saw, 14- oz . aluminum cup , 56-by·8 4·inc h NRC r escue bl anket , a m etal m atch, a 3 0- fo o t , 3 6 0 -po und test nyl on co rd , co ffee , sugar, salt, asp irin , ONE A DAY adh esive tape, tin-eoated copper wire, a fishhook with a 10-fo ot leader line, fo od su p ply , and a co m p le te survival in struction b o o k. Survival? Hec k, y o u cou ld go o n a two-week vaca t io n with th is b ab y . It all fi ts in to a 5x4x3 p ouch and w eighs a d ain ty 1Yo pou nds . You ough t to buy o ne just t o see h ow t hey d id it. L eisurecraft Industries , In c., 951 Vall ej o sr., Den ver , Colo . 8 0204 . GREASER ~ .... c.X.,j ,n_ -- ,~ will h old to ol s, catc h oil , a re a t a co n ve n ien t h eighth, and practicall y load th emselv es. Sh opowners : a h ap p y wrench is a good wren ch . Two size s. Po rto Eq uip m en t Co., Manufacturing ce., 14639 Armin ta si.. Van Nuys, CA 9 14 02. (2 13 ) 78 5·6 57 8 . UP YOUR FENDER It us ed t o be either the mud cl ogged you r fender or. y ou r eyes. Th e logi cal com p rom ise turned o u t to be th e h igh -m ounted fe nder. Owner s of th e nift y Van T ech leading lin k end can mo unt their fen d er h igh, t oo, when th ey buy th is fen d er brack from Suzuki Fun Center, 5 15 N. V ictory Blvd., Burb an k, CA 91 502 . (2 13) 845 -3778. $8.95. Ha-ha-h a-h o-h o-h e-he-h a-ha. Really. There ar e lo ts of cale ndars tha t try to have so m e th in g funn y t o sa y every day but the annual Hodaka Gravel Rash Cal endar (th is year , featu rin g a b onus Organic Survival Kit ) is abou t th e best fo u nd anywh er e. And it will make y our pl ace look more mo t o rc ycle y th an ever. Order th e 1972 edi tio n n ow t o get it before January I : last year we o rd er ed late a nd h ad to wait till March to find out what d ay it wa s. $ 2 postpaid. PN·HC·1 72 . Pabatco , Box 327 A , Athena, O R 9 7813 . (H ow's th at, Ed?) TUNE R TAP ES Las t week we wheelie d ove r t o Norwalk, Cali f. to lo o k in o n th e offices of "Tu n er Tap es, " a ne w concept in d o-it-y oursel f moto rcy cle repair a nd main t en an ce, T h ere, sp eaking his wisdom in to a tape re corder between sips fr o m a can o f Coors, we found Frank Macklin. His voice was slow an d re assuring as he talked an im aginary student through the intricacies - f rebuilding a Triumph o Bonneville, .'."Did that so u nd ' t~b ".. simplified;" he ' wondered, sh utting off the re corder . Frank recently so ld his chain of motorcycl e stores to co nce n trate o n Tuner Tapes, an id ea he 's b een nurtu rin g since teaching m otorcycle m echanics cou rse s in ad ult extension school for th e p ast tw o year s. Ma n y of th e st u dents Frank taught h ow t o fix motorc ycles h ave gone o n to jobs in th e indust ry , but most merely FOOTSIES Until someone inven ts a pocket-sized helmet, one o f th e best ways to avoi d lugging th e thing in a nd o u t of th e lo cal beanery is the B·B L ok. The ultra-simple d esign - it has a b ou t as m any moving parts as a cresc en t wrench - and rugged construction means th at the helmet will have to be destroyed t o be stolen. A n y th oughtful crook will leav e th e whole mess alo ne a n d lo ok for less c h allen ging tasks. If y our dealer d o esn't have it yet send $9 .9 5 t o B-B Engineering, Box 5174, Sh erman Oaks, CA 91403. Super gift for th e high schooler who doesn't have a place to put the helmet you're going to buy h im, rig h t? T orc o presents the Luger Lub er, a handy-dandy grease gun that will fi t in the toolb ox. It uses - hold on to y ou r seat - Green Grease. Yes , Green Greas e is a h ighly developed lubricant that won't melt, freeze , splatter , or bum. In fac t, there's no w ay y ou can c onvince it n ot to go o o nce yo u put it to work. Write to Glenn E. Miller, Public Rel ations, Torc o Oil Co., San ta Fe Springs, CA 90670 . WHAT'S THE D IFF? NO FUE LING 1t m igh t re-vamp a class of racing. Carab ela in trod uces th e Canguro , a 12 5 cc , 22 hp, 180 lb. speedway machin e. The m ain tube h o lds th e gas / o il m ixture. Ma k es the perfect Christmas p resen t if th e k id got a Mini-Enduro last year. C on ta c t Carabela Mo t o r Imports , 172 · Freedom Ave.,· A naheim :::;,. 92801. Th e fas ter you st op , the fas te r you Can go , u nless you'r e a drag rac er. Top racers will teach you th e valuable theory o f u sin g b oth brakes for su per stop p ing p ower but it is diffic ult t o ac h ieve in prac tice. T hat's wh y the Di ffB ra ke is selling so fast right n ow, th ey ca n b arely su p ply the East Coast at this m ome nt. DiffBr ake is a kit that links b o th front and rear b ra ke s t o th e foot control b ut s! il.1. aJ lp~s P!~Bo'1i 9 n~tc; .ap p tic_ ti Qn .of a - both a nchors , resu ltin g in optimum Oli Steinhauser h as design ed so m e new sp ri ng -lo ad ed pegs for th e CZ . R eady t o pop on, th ey cost $ 16.9 5 . Previous p egs...well , were sort of breaking... but these are tuff. Oli could n't name the metal used but it's the same stuff cra n ksh a fts are made o f. So, if the peg breaks prepare to buy a new lower end, t o o. Also availa b le fo r t he b ig Suz ook and all Huskies a t $8 .9 5. 2 0 5 S. Pacific Coast Hi ghwa y, R ed ondo Bea ch, CA 90277 . (2 13 ) 376·5587 . . st opp in g p ower. ' On e ex pert claims he can get th rough a comer tw o sec onds fas ter with DiffBra ke . T he o n ly d isadvan tage is that other b ikes start h it ti ng you in th e rear. For Ka wasa ki 1 0 0-1 2 5 ·17 5, _ Ya ma ha 90-12 5- 175-250-360, Husqvarna , Suzuki 125·185-4 00, CZ, Bultaco Pu rsang, late Maico, and Pen t on. Be sure to sa y which o ne and d on' t b e ashamed to ask if th ey've designed one fo r you r Tohatsu y et. $2 1.95. DiffBr ake, Inc. , Box 94 , Troy-: }'licn ., 1l0847\3U3 r68'9:3 230": wanted to learn how to serv ic e their own ma chines. "N 0 tw o st u dents o w n ed th e same kind of motorcycle ," Macklin groan ed . So he b egan toying with the id ea 0 f tapi ng his individual, b y-the-numbers in struction a n d Tuner T ap es is the result. H e tests h is t apes on fr iends and neighb ors wh o h ave no me chanical experience a nd markets them o n ly a fter sa id fri end o r neighbor has performed th e job su ccessfully. The name o f his c om p a n y , Tuner T ap es, gives a hint o f wh at Ma cklin even tually p lans. F or the time being, he is co ncen trating o n teach ing co nsumers " just wh at they need to d o the same job th ey 'd have t ~ p ay a se rvice d epartm en t $9 .5 0 a n h our fo r." T hen Fra nk wou ld like to comm issio n th e bes t tuners in th e spor t to tape such titl es as " T u ni ng th e Husk y b y Mal c olm Sm ith ", " Making y o u r T riump h Go b y Danny Macias ," etc . ' Righ t now the orders a re co ming in for o n e d iffere n t motorcycle at a time, th e way Macklin fe ared th ey would. Bu t his p er- u n it b rea k-eve n point is low, so he's banking on Cycle Ne ws readers to try Tuner T ap es and sp read the wo rd . For th ose of us who lack th e patience t o analyze prin ted instructi ons or merel y prefer the spoken word, Tuner Tapes is a pro mi sing, MoW.. ,d1:Y~\1m.Q}~•• jll do-it -y oursel fe ry . Call (2 13 ) 868 ·5 34 1.

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