Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

CHECK OUT THE 'C MPLE O TE LINE OF HI-POINT PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AT YOUR HI-POINT DEALERS NOW Sq uare t ires and road su rface tract ion cause the most trouble. ring" completely gone . A Chevy had run over the rider's head, Hi s injuries were severe sprains of the back and shoulder. plus a cu t under his ch in from the chin st rap, Another helmet , open -faced . no famous name . had severe shell d elamination in th e b a ck; a nd the plastic foam lin er (sec photo) has a lrge perma n ent d ent under tha t spot. This wearer di ed - of massive internal _bod y inj uries, His he a d was intact. A th ird hel met wearer did di e of head inj uries , H is open-faced hel m et , not as " b litzed " as the others , is heavi ly stai ned wit h blood , As ncar as a n yone can tell, he a nd h is Go ld Wing mi ssed a co nstruct io n d etour at 4 5·50 mph a nd en d oe d se vera l times in the d irt , The heav y bike had la n d ed on h is head . poss ibly m o re th an o nce. It m a y see m he ret ical to say so, but so far Hurt's helmet studies sh ow little significant d ifference between a so c a lled " d ime store " helmet a n d a h ig h p ri ced ra cing helmet in a typ ical st ree t accide nt , The d egree of p rotectio n is d ependent o n how muc h th e helme t co vers, no t how much it costs , Dr. Hurt sa ys fl atly. " If you va lue you r b ra ins, ge t a full -fa ce a n d p rotec t your ~ ood looks as well. " In other words, if it h as th e a p p ro p r ia te st ickies in side it ( DO T , SHCA , Z-90 ) it d ocs th e job , Even a sh loc k helmet is b etter than nothing . " A h elm et le ss head o n pavement is like a wat ermelon ," Hurt says , " I don't ne ed to ca r ry th e analogy further," The best of helmets lite r a lly d estroy themselves to sa ve your head , A broken shell o r a crushed liner is a sig n ~f energy dissipated before it reached th e skull , Ou llet pointed ou t one particu lar " fa t a li ty" h e lm et. " Se e this ," he sa id, poi nting to severa l bi g d ings in th e in side of th e lin er. "Sissy bar damage , This is a co m m on fault . especia lly with the rigid foam liners, Helmet's probab ly lost m ost of its shoc k-a bsor b ing ca p a c ity in that area because of th e wav it's been ca r r ied when n ot in use ." ' It's ironic that many b are -headed a ccid ent victims ow n a helmet a nd may eve n h ave it in their possession . But not on t hei r he ads, n ot th is time . W oul d a m and a to r y h el m et la w cha nge th at ? The study team's opinion is mi xed . Everything the y'v e see n po ints to th e a d visab ilit y o f wearing a helmet (T hey h ave ye t to come up with a case o f a helmet -caused a ccid ent or injury, by th e wa y). Vet th e m ost and th e worst cras hes a rc on a five m inute trip . " W ho need s a helmet , , _ I'm just go ing around the co rne r, I won't ge t caught . . . " It 's still a n o pe n questi on. Law or no law , Dr . Hurt's inj u ry data seems to confirm " H eyb u rge r's ' Law " - th e im m u ta b le t heory that whatever piec e of protective gear you forgot to wear, su rely you ' ll la nd on that part o f your body . T he most common lesion (tha t's a doctor-word for injury) in m ot orcycle c ra shes is a br as ion - th e cl assic aspha lt rash . When somebody we aring a bathing sui t or a tattered pa ir of sho rt s goes down hard , it' s no laugh ing m atter. One b ikini -and -sa nd al s we a rer wit h (Co nti n ue d 'HI page 28) ..... :\, HI-POINT SHOULDER PA~Sj b FOR BOTH ADULTS AND YOUTH Th e new line of Hi-Point protective eq ui pment h as m an y new fea tures. Ma de to be as ligh t as possible with comfort at the maxim um. New s paceage, ligh tweigh t Norlite shoc k a bsorbing pad din I( covered on both sides by st urd y oxford nylon. Th ese comfortable protectors will n ot abo HI-POINT "BROWN BELT " sorb moistu re 'a nd will wipe clean. Molded plastic sho ulder caps. La rge elastic st raps with qui ck buckle s naps. Les s bulky th a n many oth er protectors to ea sily fit und er jerseys a nd jac kets . Comes in bright Red wi th Wh ite a ccents . NEW FALK GP FACE MASK Th e Hi-Poin t Knee & Shin Gua rds feature Red ny lon over Norlite pad ding . Molded plastic pieces reinforce th e s hin a n d kn ee a reas. Fully adjustable elastic st ra ps are secured by easy opening a nd closi ng h ooks . HI-POINT M-X & ENDURO BOOTS "The Choice of Cha mpion s". In sizes 5 thru 13 includi ng 'I. s izes in M-X or Enduro. Th e delu xe kidn ey belt from Hi-Poin t h as th e features th e Ch a mpions dem and. Light in weight, plastic stays in ha ck. elastic for firmn ess of con trol, velcro fastening. In s mall a nd large sizes. NERVE SUCCEEDS I, would like to . d d ress thi s message to th e rid.,. and dealer. of the following brands. SUZUKI : The 2 new models of RM 250's are t he rmest Sulukis evef made and are probably the best 2 str ok e rae "'. in the wor ld today . Th e ultimate in pro tection . White or yellow gua rd sn aps righ t on to h elm et. Barum Berm Masters i' on l -, ;\1 Triv ic Dist. Oe.lers Call 714-448-0670 if Distributed by Hi-Point A ccessories 3709 W. Eric A ue., Lorain, OH. 44053 P. O. Box 2327, A ma rillo, rx. 79106 9604 Oates t»; Sa crame nto, CA . 95827 Hand • Riding • Racing • Street GLOVES Washable St ay Soft Othman Dist ribu ting Co . Bo x 356 San Luis Obsipo , CA 9 3406 (805) 544-6181 Dealer Inqu iries Invited HO N DA: You Honda people have complaIned lo r vea ls about not ha ving a F arei' - wel l, the CR 250 '$ ate grea t and lhoy are dirl cheap - th ere are thousan ds of used ones around , if you cannot aHord e new one . CAN AM : This is th e most powerfu l 250 engi ne going They are the result of veers of power developme nt and il re ma de riQht next ecce. K A WASAKI: The KX 250 KctWdsaki ha s the largest u ene-, ' tt!!' por t area 0 1 the new Qtm tna ho n of bikes an d has a lm me ooous po te ntial as a wi nnf'll I did no t me nti on Yamaha, Harl ey Oalrid so n, Buna co or because we alread y know t hey ere proven w inne rs. A ny 01 th ese B eng inus are ready and w illin g 1 w tn a 0 National Cha mpio n shi p. What I am tr ying to say is .. let' s ge l 10 w or k . I for one am tired 01 seein g 1 or 2 brand s wi n every tim e, aren ' t you ? If I lett o ut your brand , don ' t de sp

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