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rn -' SIZing, and so m e stick y wheel balan ce we ights. What do yo u d o with it? Ba la nc e y our wheels. Gottwald Ind ust ries, Depart me nt Go o-goo , 1082 N. Jacoby Rd ., Akron, Ohio 44321 , Zip Code 216/666-4145. 51 Ila Iii!: Di:I .... g =- g ..q; rLightwe ight J & R skid plate s are made of so me kin d of tr ick plastic for Yam ah a 250, 360 and 500 MX and End uro models. Get it for 5 14 .95 from J & R Mf g . C o . , D epart ment Non-ferr ous, 7783 Scou t Ave., Bell Ga rd ens, CA 902 10. Cl -< -e- >-. .~ ~ Gee. Tt's been a lo ng t ime since I got to use a marking crayon . Remember th e old days w he n you r "work " ro utine consisted mainly of playing doctor and coloring in boo ks? This kit can k ind of take you back. It inc lud es a marking crayon, storage t ray , magnetic test weights, instruction sheet, contoured calibrated handle for preforming and Get t h is 1 00% Co tton T shirt procla iming bikes as energy savers in sizes S ,M,L , and XL fo r 53.95 plus 50 cents po stage and hand ling plus 6% ta x if you reside in Californ ia. Joseph Newe ll & Company, Department "Red Mickey, 5125 E. Oc ean Blvd. , Long Beach, CA 90803. Product evaluation By John Ulrich This is a Pre st on Pett y Integral Bracket plasti c fender . The fender mounts right on with no braces or mounts. If it breaks, you get a new one free. Presto n Petty Prod ucts, De part ment Baja IB Bo zo , 403 N. Ma in St., Newberg, OR 97 132 . Ge t it at y our loca l dealer's pad . -. DKW Footpeg Modification J ere Kirk patri ck m akes t his OK\\' Io otpeg modi fication for abou t 29, postage included . It co nsists of shorten ing t he DK\\' peg mounting labs o ne in ch , raising the p eg m o un tin g point o n the tab s, an d in st alling Wcb c o fo o tpe gs. The ba si c moun t co n figuration is that of Hu sqvarna, and numerous o ther accessory footpegs are available fo r H uskies. What the modifica t io n does is give t he rider a m ore sec ure peg (stoc k DK\\ ' p egs tend to sag ) wi th m or e grip wh en wet , and m ake it easie r fo r the rider to use we ight tran sfer. T he res ult is imp ro ved handling in rough stuff. It becomes easier to loft the fro nt w heel and keep it up over w ho ops, Y o u don 't have to worry mu ch abou t slipp ing off t he pegs in w et st uff. Generally it mak es t h e wh o le DKW package eas ie r to ride fas t. T his m odificati on is wo rt h th e pri ce. It ju st w ork s. J ere Kirkpa tri ck, 635 Crestm oore 1'1.. Mari na Del Ray . CA 90291 . Reflexite Mi croprism Retro-reflective Sheet ing This is a Preston Petty p last ic bash plate. Get it from the same place as the fender . It's guaranteed, too . For a lo ng time , we've wo rried abo ut being seen at n igh t wh ile o n a sco o ter ever since we saw a film at a sa fe ty co nferenc e dramat izing relative invisib ility of m o to rcycles at n igh t, We used to feel a littl e m or e sec ure after applying several strips of 3:' 1 b rand reflec tive tape . However. t his Re fle xi te br an d stuff wo rks up to five times as well. acco rding to the m an u fac turer s. After field test ing, we believe it. ' On a 10nR nig h t ride from Phoenix to Lo s Angeles, we performed the following test : Apply several shapes and sizes of 3M reflector p rodu ct s to a rider' s hel met in a specified design . Apply several shapes an d sizes of Re flexi te b rand stu ff in an oth er di stinctive design on th e same helme t. Sim p le eno ug h so far . After so m odi fy ing th e helmet, we wen t ridi ng. On a long, desert stretch of road with no o t her tr af fic aro und a nd no distract ing light s, we experimented by foll owin g th e first b ike (ridde n by th e te st -helmeted rider) a t differe nt distan ces . We fo und th at we co uld see th e ligh t from th e Refle xi te brand stuff far sooner (mo re tha n tw ice as far) than w e cou ld see th e light reflected by the 31\1 brand stuff. The supe riori ty of the Refle xi te stuff was even m or e o bvious when it star ted to rain, as the 31\ 1 starte d to fad e o ut. \\'c're to ld that's bec aus e surface reflectors lik e 31\1 fade o u t w he n wet. Th e Refl ex ire brand st uf f is not a su rfa ce Wo uld y o u buy a chai n called " End u r-O -Ex-eel"? Here's your chance to dec ide . It has " elast om eric bearing sea ls" to keep dirt out of the bearing area , w h ich is permenantly lubricated internally at time of ma nufacture. Alo ng w ith hardened pi ns, t hese good ies are supposed to result in th ree to five times lo nger Iife t han the everyday ave rage d rive chai n . You can get some more info ro lling on towards you by firing a line to T he Chain Gang, Department What, Priso n ? Whitney Cha in Division, 237 Hamilton Street, Hartford, CT 06102. reflector . 36 Thi s is a Cib ie series·35 quartz iod ine light. They are spec ia lly co nst ruc ted (that means they st uck a ceramic bar under th e fi laments) to surv ive motorcycle vibration s. You ca n get them with a 5,000 foot beam, w h ich is considerab ly better than most stock headl ights. You can't use them in Cal ifornia, but if you don't live there , you m ight want to contact Interp a rt , Department Turnips, 100 Oregon St ., EI Segund o , CA 90245, 213/322·0656. The disadvantages of th e Refl exit e includc higher cos t and the fact th a t it canno t he cu t (0 shape with out lo sing e ffec tivenes s. It co mes in several pre -cut sta ndard for ms as fo llows . Sha pe Reta il Pric e l " x 4 " St rips . 15 eac h :r ' circles 040 eac h Nec kba nd 1.50 eac h :!. 00 cac h Bod y Sash %" circles .12 eac h (pack of fo ur) (pac k of fo ur) A lso availa bl e are se w -o n shapes and sizes fo r usc o n cl o th ing. Avai lab le co lo rs incl ude whi te , red . y ellow , ora nge , and flu o resc en t red . We thi nk this stuff is great. We usc it o urselves and it wo rks. Be seen. You can get details from Ray Strakos ch , Rowlan d Devel opm ent Corpora tio n , Ap p lie d Produc ts Divisions, Department Banan a , Box 3 29 ,"\\'e s tpo rt. Conn. 06880 . Thi s is a co mp lete ly equ ipped flow bench for eng ine air flow tests. A ny cylind er head f"om sm all motorcyc le engines up to 600 CID Belchf ire Eights can be te st ed p,pcisely and easily w it h it. It comes w ith a ll a ir blowers, cont rols a n d in s t r ume nts for 5800 from : Sup er f low , flo x 3033m, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101 . When vou wri te , ask Neal William s w he re t ha t art icle on flow tes ti ng a Ho nd a 500 is.