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, 4 ; " # " ' ~ ... .; ~ .. . '23': ~otocj.oss 't'r oii t'tire No , ' Ru do lp h , it's not a typo . Sa nta 's des ert sled will - indoed sport a 23" ( t h a t's t we nt y- t h ree in ch ) front Yok oh ama t ir e . Ms. Cl a us' m ot ocr osser will have o ne , to o . T hey say it's un iqu e. whi ch it is. a nd that it makes th e handling a nd stability better , whi ch it mav . As soo n as our test un it co me s in . 'we'li bo lt it righ t onto a Go ldstar a nd see if it m ak es it co mpeti ti ve. See th e Super Digger 900 a t you r dea ler. You ca n get a ri m a nd spoke kit from Yoko ha ma , to o . T hat is, you ca n whe n th ese t hings a re a vail a ble. _Unt il t hen , wa tc h for th em o n un-named m ot ocross facto ry teams. .. No more lonely nights Thor swingarm Robot battery Santa hates seeing poor , lo nel y fem inis ts with nothing to do at night except rant and rave o n the inj ustices of a m al e chauvinist society. Being a benevolent ma le, Santa has a rra nged for this fine pho to of a very virile m od el to be displayed in this fine Gift Gu ide , partia lly un cloth ed . See , we tak e care of eve rybody. For no n feminists , th e ob je ct of this photo is the display of Malc olm Smith Shoulder and Chest protector. It fits everybod y for 525. 30, with a smaller size for m idgets a nd child ren running SI0 .9 5. See your dea ler , or wr ite Dept. Ha ir , Box 1086 , Riversid e. CA 92505 (714) 686 · 1006 . O ne of Sa nta's good buddies is Thor, who se nds all the flash y th under bolts down to warn people of im pend ing wint er - which is the seas on of S. Cla us . No w, Thor has sent a new kin d of nash into the wo rld - T ho r swingarms to fit Suzu ki RM s, Honda C R 125, a nd Ma ico A W m od els. They come wit h chai n adjuste rs (except for Ma ico ) a nd fea ture stainless stee l slap pads. Get one at your loca l Sa nta dealer for S 130 . De al e rs shou ld co ntact Tho r En re r prises ; Dep t. Viking , 6905 E. Oslo Circle , Bu en a Park , CA 9062 1 (714) 522-45 7 1. Say hi to Ric h Tho rwal dson wh ile you' re t he re . Soo n a va ilable from Sea rs Ro bot Corpora tion is t his new robot battery a nd cha rge r. Five sizes will fit m ost robo ts with 12 ·volt electrica l systems. This Am eri can -made robot ba tt ery ra ng es in price fro m $15 .99 to $24 .99 , a nd will be avai lable around Ma rch . But be forewarned . T his battery fits Ch ristm as m odel robo ts on ly ZJ-89567 model Excell o Ro bot exc lu ded . Hot Scoop Pops Yoshimura m akes this " ho t ti p" under-the-t ree or on -the-fork p resent - a hand-made , polish ed alu m in um air scoop kit that allows mounting of a Lockha rt oil cooler on the lower triple clamp of a ir -cool ed Ka wa sa ki a n d Honda fo urs , It 's trick, a nd it comes from R acer Discount Co. , Box 540 , La Mira d a , CA 906 37 for $16.95 postpa id , plus $ 1,02 sal es tax fo r C a lifo rn ia r esidents. Deal e rs ca n contact Yosh imura R&D of America , Inc. , 551 7 Cl eo n A ve . . N o rth Hollywood , CA 9 1601 (213) 985-23 31. More horsepower Kno wing that there a re amon g us th ose who wou ld like m ore of wha teve r they al ready ha ve , no ma tter how much th ey a lready have , Santa has co ntracted wit h Ame rica n T u rbo Pak to m a n u fa ct u re for him ' o ff icia l C h rist mas tur b och arg ers for th e a lrea dy ridi culo usl y Fas t Su zu ki GS750 . You sav 12·se cond ETs a re not fast enoug h fa ; you r 750cc street bike? OK . Just send off your 995 to ATP , At th e Fremo nt , Cal ifo rn ia Nat iona l D r a gs, an A'T P vcqui pped S uz u ki GS750 set a new world drag record of 9:96 seco nds and 139.96 m iles per hour in th e standi ng start qu a rt er m ile , T hat was th e first ti me a 750cc machine broke the 10 seco nd m a rk , a nd if t ha t isn' t fas t eno ug h for you , you are n't the average st ree t ride r. Fo r m ore information on th is outrageous q ua nti ty of bo lt -on horsepo wer, send $2 for a catalog to Am erican TurboPak , Dept. Fried Cats. 21 27 W . Ha rhawav , Santa An a , CA 92 705 (7 14) 557-7004 . First one h undred peopl e to bu y a GS750 kit ge t a free Christm as tree needl e. 35