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Motocross pinkie protectors T ony DiStefano spent one morning at Cycle New s and he wrote his na me many times. N ow th e average cyclist sees it everywhe re . Acc ordi ng to this lat est press release , T ony D. was u nh appy with th e glov es ava ila ble so he decided to develop his own. One can almost see th e Na tional Champion MXer workin g furiou sly wit h leather, nee dle a nd thread in the va n between race d ates. The gloves ha ve p adding between the th um b a nd in dex finger and over th e entire palm , "Freedom of movem ent where ever you need it" and "extra strong sti tchi ng." And wh a t's more , a t $18 .95 , they cost under two dolla rs a fin ger . T he g loves are distributed na tiona lly by Fox , Full Ho use and Wheelsport. For more information , co nt act Full House , Dept. MX Digi ts. P .O . Box '16060 . Columbus, O H 43216 . Is big. big. big better. better. better Few mot orcycles are responsible for starting their own industries. but the Hon d a CR 125 certainl y is. T here are afte r marke t p rodu cts e n o ugh avai la b le th at , wit h a littl e d iligent effort, a non -H ond a Honda is en tirely possibl e. Mack Cycle Center is one of the little Elsinore's best friends . T heir latest offering is t hree sizes of Mi ku ni ca rb ureto rs. The carbs come in 30 m m ( big). 32m m ( bigger) a n d 34m m (b iggest ) sizes and come co mplete with th e air boot and large a nd sma ll cla m ps . They're properl y jetted of co urse, an d th e price ranges fro m $44 .50 to $48 .50 in 52 in cr em ent s. Mack Cycle Center. Dep t. Growth , 133 S, Euclid se.. Fullerton , CA 9263 4 (714) 526 ·3177 . Training wheels for beginning road racers Everybod y kn ew th a t , sooner or la ter , someth ing like thi s would come alo ng. Not on ly does th is outrigger system give confi dence to inexperienc ed ro ad rash ers, it tends to lim it th e amount of pass ing roo m ava ilable to the co m pe titio n. We're not sure whe ther it's AMA , WERA , AFM . or CMC lega l, b ut in th e meantime , Co ntinental Ru bber Pro ducts, the inve nt or, is usin g the outrigger to test moto rcycle tires . A m ach in e so-eq u ip ped can be pushed p ast th e lim it of adh~s~on without a hig h turnover rat e in the test rider depa rt men t. Under normal. riding co ndi tions th e ou trigger arms tra ck passively over th e ground or ca n be raised off the grou nd by th e rider. Co nt inenta l used th e outrigge r as pa rt of a development program that led to the RB 2 fro nt tire and the KI12 rea r tir e , known a~ th~ " Conti T wins ." T he "Twins" a re produced in the normal range of motorcycle tire SIZes a nd new, la rger sec tion sizes for m od ern su pe rbikes. For more in format ion , contact Conti Ru b ber Pro ducts, Dep t. W ings . Carteret , NJ 07008 (201) 96 9·2 200. It alj et USA , Dep t. Orig am i, 74 7 1 G reenbush Ave ., Nort h Holl ywood , CA 91605 (2 13) 982 ·2 000 . Save that plug! One of th e rea sons tha t Champion , Bosch , NGK a nd a ll th e others a re so rich m a y b e fo un d in co untless thousa nds of trash cans across our great land . Sp a rk pl ugs a re n't fo rever , of cou rse , bu t how many get tossed in after a few hou rs of gettin g th e jett ing rig ht?' Red Devil has a spark p lug clea ner th at opera tes off any 12-volt batt ery a nd bom bards the b usin ess end of the plu g wit h tin y glass beads. T he, bea ds are d est royed in t he process, elim ina ting th e danger of sc r atc h ing th e - p orcel a in (unlik e sa nd blas ting). The cleaner com es with power unit , enoug h beads to clean 80 plugs . electri ca l cord with batter y cl ips, re p la ce me n t fi l lers ' and a ' combina tion too l that has a wire brush ; -gap guages , a nd a ca rbon scraper. A 120·volt A .C . adapter is optional. It costs 525 (well. actually 524 .95 . but we like rou nd num bers arou nd her e) and ca n be p urchased at au tomotiv e su pp ly stor es or orde red directly from Red Devil, In c.. Dep t. Gl a sskl een . 24 0 0 V a ux h a ll R d . . Unio n , NJ 07083 (20 1) 688-6900. Irregular roller Web-C am specializes in wha t twostroke rid ers do n' t ca re a bo u t - ca ms . Ca ms are 'Iike m a st er switc h ing sta tions as t heir revolution s control th e progress of fuel a nd exha ust va pors. W eb -Cam put its co rpora te ea r to th e • ground a nd heard Yam aha TT500 owners de man d m or e pe rforma nce, especia lly horsepower a nd upper rp m torq ue. T hen We b-C am developed a se ries of cams that o ffe r more perfo rma nce , especiall y horsepower a nd uppe r rpm to rque . And the cam is grou nd fro m ' a single piece o f steel. the n heat-t reated and coa ted wit h "a n excl us ive W e b -C a m tre a t m e n t. developed by [W ho else?] W eb -Ca m founder Ha rry Weber. " For furt her in form ation about the new series of ca ms and other pro ducts, send $1 to W eb -Ca m, In c.. Dept. T hum p a . 1663 Super ior Ave . , Costa Mesa , CA 9262 7 (714) 63 1-1770 . -. Unbreakable cata logue Have you finished packing the motorcycle yet? People wer e once promised two ca rs in every ga rage. a chicken in ever y pot. ere . Ita ljet isn't making a ny promi ses but it loo ks like t hey want to see a moped in eve ry trunk . T hei r new " Pack -a . Wa y" won ' t p a ss Ke n n y Ro b erts' ow3 1 on t he Da ytona banking . but. the O W3 I won 't fit in mos t ca r tru nks , eit her . Sin ce it's onlv two fee l ta ll when folded do wn. spares may be ke pt in a ny closet. Ped al power ge ts it go ing, a wire d right wrist keeps it go ing . It aljet says it will get 150 miles to the gallon of gas . Co ntact Preston Pett y wrote us a litt le not e to say "O u r 1977 ca ta log ue is fina lly off the hot, stea my p resses of co ld . wet New berg. " All of Pr eston 's gua ra nt eed indestru ctab le goodies are inclu de d in the ca ta logue. along 'wit h his new "T ony D. MX Front Fender" wh ich features' a wider bod y with a ng led a nd sides t ha t is shaped in suc h a way to let mor e air by to the eng ine and also prevent th e tire knobs from ca tch ing th e bottom. To take a loo k at this and all of Prest on Petty's pra c ti call y p lanned pro p e rl y p riced pl a sti c prod ucts . send $ I to Preston Petty Produ cts, In c.. Dep t. PPPPPPPP , P.O . Box 89 . 40 3 N . Mai n St .. Newberg , OR 971 32. 33 •