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fade problems associated with oil damped shocks. They come in Fancy Model (shown) with finned gas reservoir and an adjustment knob for fingertip adjustments , and Standard Model without that stuff. From Alsport Distributing Company, 233 Seventh softer seat snaps on for endures, unsnaps for trials. Everything you need can be had from Malcolm Smith Racing Products, Box 1086, Riverside, CA 92502 for $24.96. • Ave., City of Industry CA 91746. For the "serious rider," Powroll offers this "total concept X L-250 racing engine: ' You get a 341cc Honda with stroked crankshaft, Sl mm bore, racing camshaft, valve spring kit, flow-tested head, the right carb otuned exhaust with silencer and all bluepr inted Now here is a chain oiler than mounts on your bike and delivers foaming chainlube on After six months of intensive design research. E.C. Birt has released his radial demand . Price is $3.95 from ILC, 350 Pear St., Dover, Delaware 19901 . and dyno tuned for $575 . Or you can buy all the parts and do it yourself for $475. From Powroll, Box 1206-8, Bend, Ore . 97701 or call (5031 382-6395 . Just in time for the next gasoline shortage, Tracy offers this 6"9allon gas tank in fiberglass with stock Honda colors or your choice of custom paint . Ask for the Tourista tank. Tracy, 328 Ingalls St ., Santa Cruz, CA 95050. (408) 426-7305. head in various configurations for about every size and type two-stroke racer around . All heads come Kal Garded and machined to fit your engine for $58.90. The head gives a 30% head temperature drop and a 10% horsepower increase. People who like to machine their own can buy a radial head blank for $39.00. E.C. Birt products are often copied but never duplicated. !;.C . & Walker, Department Fast, 509 Industrial Ave., Boynton Beach, F L 33435, phone 305/737-6917 or 305/732-1890. Jacwal announces (just in time for the end of the energy crisis), this auxiliary two-gallon gas tank t hat bolts right on to Get rid of that drawerful of clutch hub tools and replace them all with this one "Grabbit." Universal tool grips clutch Here's a keen accessory for track owners. A portable, remote operated, digital sports timer with big, 14" numbers on the readout, visible over 100 yards. Counts up in seconds, tenths or hundredths and can display the time of a single lap while continuing to time the whole race (either readout can be displayed on demand). It weighs 40 lbs ., runs off a 12 -volt battery pack and costs about $2 ,000. From Sports T imer Division, SOC, 4040 Campus Dr ., baskets , Honda 750, 550 and 500 models and Kawasaki 900s. Jacwal Corporation, 6337 Manchester Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90602. Newport Beach, CA 92660. gears, sprockets, header nuts. This simple little spare sparkplug holder is made of rubber, clips to the frame anywhere and keeps the business end clean. At most dealers or from K&N Engineering, Box 1329 , Riverside, CA 92502. splines, etc. Available from B & B Auto Sport, Ltd ., 150-N Lake Hill Rd., Burnt Hills, N.Y . 12027 . Phone (518) 399·9161 . Chopper suspension technology has caught up w ith the late 1940's. Now they offer this pogo-stick frame to replace your rigid. Models include H-D 74 and Sportster , Hond a 750 and 500 , Kawasaki 900, 750 and 500 and Triumph 650. Price is about $345 from Calif . ' Cycle Works , Inc., 5931 Power Inn Rd .. Sacramento, CA 95824. This air tank holds three gallons at 250 PSI, weighs 6.5 pounds, comes with a pressure gauge and hose, and only costs $15.95 . Performance Marketing, 3199 Airport Loop This is a tire inflater that uses engine compression to fill up the tube. Costs $6.50 and comes with adapters for different size spark plug holes. From C.H . Meiser, Box 208, Blue Island, 111.60406. Dr., Bldg . A-13, Costa Mesa , CA 92626. (714) 556-6730 . Powder Puffers ; there's a chest protector for you . Comes with shoulder pads and is adjustable for all sizes. $22 .32 from Lynn Wilson Motorcvcle Specialties, Box 653 , Chatsworth, CA 91311 . (213) 340-8470. The Solo is a barterv-powered toy for grownups. It does 90 20 MPH and up to 25 ,miles on a single charge. Even at today's electric rates, it's only a few cents per charge. The 150 lb. scooter can be had with These are Ceriani Gas Shocks, available in 12", 12%", and 13 %" lengths with 75, 80, 42 90 or 110 pound springs. It is claimed that these shocks do not have heat buildup and The stock Yamaha 250 Trials seat is too hard for enduroing. This longer, wider, Keen cast alloy wheels from Jacwal (Jack pedals that allow it to be ridden bicycle style. It's available from Continental Motorcycles Inc., 150 Ludlow Ave ., McCormack and Walt Fulton) bolt up to the disc and brake hubs of Honda 150, Kawasaki 903 or Suzv 150. JaeWal Corp., 6331 Manchester Blvd., Buena Park, CA Northvale, N.Y. 07647 . (2101 767-3673 . 90602 .