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• • C'I.J p~ « ..... ",,,I, , . .. .., < _ . IlG IlQ ...:. g . =- g ~ - £'O"l ~ ' . . . . tit " ' . , .. .. .. ~ ,. , . , ~ D C'l s-. (l.) .0 Kaw 900 Z-1 shock absorbers Kawasaki Z ~ 1 power and spee d are legend . Now t here is a shoc k abs orber tough e nough to help t he chassi s kee p t hat power in line whether it be down a long road at high speed . t hro ugh corners. w it h a passenger or over bumps . S & W Z-l shoc ks ste ady t he snar ling beast at sp eed ' w ithout robbing comfo rt from the more casua I speeds of touring a nd city com mu t ing. T hey improve handling over stock simply because th e y a re better shoc k absorbers. In their initial competition outing, S & W shocks helped Y\/On DuH ame l w in t he AMA Production Road Race at Laguna Seca aboard a Yos himura 903 Z-l. S & W shocks for t he Z·l ar e ava ilable at your dealer for $24.50 each, without spr ings. For fu rther in format io n wr ite S & W Engineered Prod cu ts , Dept. CN, P.O. Bo x 767, Downey, CA 90241. E .... 0. (l.) 1975 Maico works machines Now you can buy a t r ue "fact ory works" feat uring t he revo lut ion ary new frame d esign w ith the or igina l and o nly successful "works" sw ing arm w ith tor wa rd- m o unted Ko ni sh oc ks giving 6 % rear whee l t rave l. T his is t he same fra m e sa t -up used by Ad o lf Weil, Willi Bauer a nd Gerrit Wo lsin k, 19 73 World fact ory ride rs an d winners of th e T ran s AMA. Ot he r " ew features incl ude t he Twin-Air MX racing a ir filt er sys t em . T hese new features are avai fabl e in t he MC 250, 400 and 450 models . Contact Cooper Motors, 1 10 E. Santa An ita Ave ., Dept. CN, Bumank '-CA 91502 . (l.) v: Mai co , CD Monoshock kit With a CD kit your bike w ill ha ndle like t he new facto ry monoshock bi kes. Mono shock kit s a re a "' ilab le for: Su z. TM125 & TM400, Yarn YZ125 & 250, Honda CR 125 Elsinor e and soon for Ma ico , Honda CR 250, et c. Prices range f ro m $219.95 to $239 .95 . Call or write Competi tion Dy nam ics, 5835 N. 16th se, Dept . CN, Phoen i x, AZ 85016. (602) 263-9397. .. Helmet clocks Th is new wall mounted he lmet clock is a vailabl e in bo th conwntional a nd full face st yles in vario us rnetal flake and so lid co lors. The e xterior pro files are a ut henti c in size and detail . The q uality mo vement is battery powered giving ap prox imate ly on e yea r of accurate service from a single flashli ght battery. Personalized un its a vailab le at optl onat co st . Helmet Decors , Depa rtment CN , Rout e 1 , Island View, Cha rlevo ix, Michigan 4972 0. .. Breezer tire changer Th e Bree zer is a pate nt ed ha nd tool designed for the guy who cha nges or repairs flat tires on h is own motorcycle. It pr events scratchi ng rims a nd e limi na tes tube p in ch ing. fits a ll sizes and st yles of rims a nd t ires. Scien tifica lly de signe d to wo rk on the same principl e as t he hydrauli c mac hines used in gas statio ns . t his 10 ", easy -to -use tool is inserted be tween the tire and rim and afta r a few st rokes with a ha mmer , t he tire is off . Re placi ng the t ire on t he r im is equally easy . Th is $7.95 t oo l is. thoroughly tested and a ccepted wi t h en th usiasm b y all w ho have tried it . Roje n B, Box 73 80 , De pt . CN, Va n Nuys, CA 9 1409. • Tuf-Box by Preston Pett y O rigina lly designed especially for m otor cyc le shops, t he T uf -Box has pro ven to be so ha ndy th at Preston is now offering it for retail sa le through better c ycle sbops ac ross the countrv. The Tuf-Bo x can hol d you r b ike up, hold parts, drain o il, hold co rnplet e e ngines, test t ubes for lea ks. wash and soak parts, hold your helmets , clothes and bo ots, car ry spare parts. too ls, oi l an d chain lube . . . a nd m uc h morel All this versatilit y , o n ly costs $12 .99. Conta ct Preston Petty Prod ucts, 40 3 N. Main St .. Dept . CN, Newb urg, OR 9 713 2 . (503) 5 38 -4104 . Go fast gloves for road rashing Ent husiasts' rings Cycle enth usiasts' jew e lry designed for to day 's man , t hese signet ring s are made from heavy cast sterli ng silver. identifying t he wearer's fa vori te motorcyc le brand. Price is $24.95 each. For size . c ut a ru ler out of paper and wrap it around finger . Two inch es is size Seven . Each 1/8-inch is one size larger o r sma ller. Se nd marked ruler and/or size w it h ch ec k or money o rd er to Cy cle Co ncepts, 8380 Beverly Blvel., De pt . CN , Los Ange les, CA 90048: These Miura Prod ucts cafe ra cing glOves fro m Bultac o feature wrist bone pr otection; cha mois cove ring on left fingers (for c leaning face shiel d); padd ing on back fo r finger pro t ect ion; velcro c losure for pe rfect fit ; addit iona l leat her on grip area, and rivets in palms to assist in slid ing (should wearer d isengage himself wh ile mob ilel. T hey're des igned and used by famo us 13 ti me World Cha m pi on Italian road race r who finish ed in the top o ne at Davtona (but must remai n an on y m ous b ec au se of abse nce of promot io na l cont ract ).' ~. Grand Prix gloves New MCM catalog The all new MCM 'Cata log offe rs o ne of t he most co mp lete lines o f handleba rs , exhaust syste ms, mu ffl ers a nd m iscella neous accessories ava ilab le anyw here , incl ud ing man y hard -to-find systems, as we ll as those fo r t he most modern super b ikes, T he 32 -page cat a log may be ob ta ined by e nclosing $1.50 with your req uest t o MCM Man ufact uring . 60 1 South East Street. Dept . CN . Anahei m , CA 9280 5 . When Speed Center, USA, Inc.. d istr ib uto rs of only the h ighest qua lit y mo torcycle prod u cts, fa iled to find a pair of ma n ufa ct ured mo to rcycle g lo ves meeting thei r sta ndards, t hey decid ed t o produce t heir own . These are fi ne ry tailor ed. 100% goat skin gloves d esigned espe ciall y for t he off road racer and we ekend t rail rid er . Heft y ny lon st itching pro vides ad ded pro tect ive stren gth whi le foam padding o n t he back a nd on e-p iece palming insu res pro lon ged no -bliste r co mf ort during those longd istan ce ridi ng excursio ns. The black an d tan G.P. gloves are availa b le in bot h ad ult a nd ch ildren sizes. For info rmation write Speed Cente r, USA , Inc., Bo x 48 6 , Dep t. CN, Costa Mesa , CA 92627 . Or ph on e (714) 97 9-41 22 . Dea ler inq uiries on let te rhead invite d . {1 1Jt : ~ r, n T...... . j 1JI"1:· : 1 ~ '" '1~~"." UPCO TOOl. smvle:l' Motocross duds from Miura ROCKfORD. It Miura Prod ucts introd uces its all new line of eompetit ton clo thing , starti ng with the Heck le Boot (t he un iqu e PVC plast ic bo ot t hat fea tures ar ticu lated ankle mo veme nt ). Miura Prod ucts is offe ri ng color coord inated socks a nd leather mo tocross pants. T he pa nts feature plasti c knee and shin protection , w lcro c losed bac k po cket and leg o pe ning , a nd an a ll nevv t ype o f water res ista nt leather . Ava ilab le in gra nd p rix styled bl ue and yellow , they're all availab le t hro ugh Bul taco/Mi ura Produ ct s dea lers . For f urther information co ntact Bultaco Int er nationa l l td .• Miura Prod ucts Divisio n . P.O. Box 62148 , Virginia Beach , VA 23462 . WOfUJ)'S U.MOE$lT"I' "'ot ~ · #'(CiAUm I Recondi tioned tap sets A new packaged set of reco nditioned taps , oonsists of 4 -f1ute HSS Ha nd Taps in 1/ 4 , 5/16, 3/8, 7 / 16 and 1/2" taps in Nat io nal Coa rse and Nat ion al F ine threads . Sets are also available in spira l point, mac hine screw sizes, plus .0 05 " ove rsize , Nati o na l Extra Fi ne, and left han d taps. T hey cost less th an half of new se ts of t he same desc ri ption . Tapeo Tool Service, 91 1 - 22 nd St reet , Dept. CN, Rockf or d, II 6 11 08 . -35