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< • Interior motorcycle rack L acti te " wi ck 'n lock" Remember the last time you tried to Loctite your motor mount bolts? Since they were rusted solid, you had to use an eight-foot pipe on the end of your wrench to get enough leverage fo r disassembly. Or the time you were thinking about how to secure a bolt as you were getting ready to ride, but you had the foresight of a politician and didn't bring the tools necessary for disassembly. Well now Loctite has come out with Wick 'n Lock, which requires no disassembly in order to do the job. Using " capillary action" Gust like your bod) the stuff penetrates the threads . " Available at auto jobbers a r o u n d the coun try." Baruffaldi goggles Casler face saver Roge r DeCoster say s "I use B·aruffaldi because they are the best." Harry Everts was speechless. The goggle they are wearing is most simil ar to No. 906. It comes with a clear or smo ke snap-on lens. You can snap those lenses on or off and adjust the air ven ts while riding. They're avail able for $6.95 through yo ur dealer or Cosmopolitan Motors, Inc., Jacksonville and Meadowbrook Roads, Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040. Save y o ur face I No mo re rasberries on your nose or chinkelberries on your chin. It's lightweight, shatterproof and vented. A super variety of colors; clear, black and silver. You don't even have to pay extra for mo unting hardware. Get the works for $ 7.50 from Casler Performance Products, 1031 West Brooks St ., Ontario, CA 91762. Hooker tune flex skateboard .. Malco lm Smith tool bag Your never-ending search for a neat place to stash some hootch for a cold winter enduro or race has ended at the gas tank. Malcolm personally tested his tool ba g in the recent "Roof of Afri ca" win, though he didn 't say what he carried in there. It will fit most cen ter-m oun ted gas tanks, costs $ 19.95, and is avail able in tan or bl ac k. Pro-Tech hi-fender mount It has been p roven that tear-offs, goggles , eyes, etc. , last longer under muddy conditions if your front fender is in one piece . Pro-Tech Cycle Products, always eager to help - and make a buck - offers a polished alloy high fender mo un t . Fits Yamahas and mo st other bikes. $ 12.10 from Pro-Tech Cycl e Products, 924 W. Williamson Avenue., Fullerton, CA. 9 263 2. Malco lm Smith baja grande gas tank Target tee-shirt AIthough the nifty abbreviated version is Sue's own design, all you guys and gals can get Target's Tee Shirt in the regular sizes and styles. Two bull-eyes for gals, guys m ust specify "macho marksman model" for their single bulls-eye. The price for the Target International Tee Shirt is $3.50 postpaid, and yes, yo u can use just the initials when ordering from Target Products, In c., 2724 West Main, Alhambra, CA. 91JlOI, Attn: Desk U 101. ..~J __ If yo u're the kind who gets u pset when a bike goes astray in your van, punches a hole in your expensive pan eling an d/or your neat st ereo speaker, the n T & H Wo rks Unli mited's Porta Rack will help so ot h and protect t hose frazzle d nerves. Golly, gee whiz, yo u can get th ese 16-gauge square steel tubing racks, to fit o ne-three bikes for between $19.50 and $36.50. For more information, send a buck to T &_H Works Unltd., Dept. C4-7, 7119 Laurel Cyn, Blvd. No.3, North Hollywood, CA. 91605, an d they'll send you a 32·page catalog. Malcolm Smi th 's new Baja Grande plastic tanks will hold 3.8 tacos, or 2.5 burritos, a dash of hot sauce, and/or just under 4 gallons of smelly liquid. Designed to comfortably straddle Yamaha's mon oshock as well as wide frame bikes such as th e new-style Honda XLs, KTMs and Pen tons. It incorporates the universal ce nter mount. Comes complete with all mounting hardware, and a vented, lea kproof cap. Avail able in five attractive COIOTS, no less. For $49.95, they had better be attractive. Hooker is revolutionizing high performance skateboarding. The Hooker Tune Flex is an exciting suspension system combined with a superior fiberglass board for total versatility. This sytem can tune the board's spiri t for any style and weight. The wheel base can be changed easily (without drilling) . One simple adjustment can release the energy of a flex board for the wildest hotdogging or assure the stability and security of a rigid board for high speed runs. For tricks, turns, or races, the Hooker board can be dialed into just the right performance attitude. Hooker boards are 24 inch fiberglass with sure-grip deck. Hardware is black anodized aluminum. Trucks are double action with urethane wheels (front Slicks, rear stokers) . It's available with complete suspension system, trucks, and wheels in rainbow, at $59.40. Or competition yellow, $58.40. Send check or money order to Hooker Skateboards, 1032 West Brooks St., Ontario, CA. 91762. Postage includ ed . California residents add 6% sales tax. Sorry, no C.O .D.