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The protector C'mon, buddy, be reasonable. You've gO! a lot of mo ney tied up in that long-travel magnesium slider fork set of yours. You can't afford not to have a lillie protection , see. Like . what if som e goon put a hole in those trick parts with a rock ? What you need is - uh - in surance. What you need is "T he Protector" from the Preston Pett y syndi cate, An unbreakabl e plasticguard for fou r bucks , you can 't go wrong . So get smart. buddy, or my friend "T he Enforcer" will break both you r for k legs. Talk to yo ur dealer or The Man at Preston Petty Products , In c.. Dept. Cosa Nostra , P.O . Box 89·NW , 40 3 Main St. , Newberg , O R 97 132 . Cafe Royale - if you liked the movie, you' Ulove the kit Ve ry few accessory manufactu rers take the trouble to blend cafe style with touring practicality " la rgely because t he two modes are ha rd to mix . An exception for riders who like to temper their masoch ism with small conveniences is the Vesco "Cafe Roya le" prod uct line. now available as a seat and fairing kit for the Yamaha RD400 (upper photo) and in seat -only form for the KZ900 /1000 Kawasa ki. In addition to being prelly and welldetailed . the seats are designed for hinged mounting with th e stock latch; and the fairing has small glove box es under its internal upholstery . The fairing/seat.com bo retails for $340, th e Kawa seat goes for $130. Detailed info from Don Vesco Products, Dept. Svelte, ·7565 North Ave. , Lemon Grove . CA 92045. TT500 super-light case guard Support your local street bike T hese funny-lookirig legs are' supposed to hold you r street bike off th e grou nd. The ones th at come as st a ndard equipment on popular Hond as, Yarna has , Suzukis and Kawasakis do t his fairly well except when going around corners fast. Then they sometimes fail to keep the motorcycle off the ground , N umber One Products, th e folks who 24 broug ht you T rickit fork parts for d irt bikes, now have 14 custom fork kits designed to offer some improvement. Try st uffing your fork legs with th ese new spring/da mper components and maybe a ll th at ugly red rash on your body will begin to go away . If the rash persists, see your doctor. Write Number On e Products, Dept. No -Pogo, 49 31 N. Encinira Avc ., Tern pie Cit y. CA 91780 for spe cs and pri ces. Ra ce horses with severely deformed hooves can b helped and sometimes cured by filling one 0 more of these ultra -ligh t alloy raci ng shoes. Mad of tempered 606 1-T6 a luminum alloy , the sho weigh just 64 grams each , includ ing rnountin ha rd wa re. The specia l m etric mounting bo lts ar sa id to be more huma ne than na ils. If thi trea tm en t fails, shoot t he horse and use th e sho for a Ya ma ha TT500 case g ua rd . It fits aroun th e co untershaft sprocket wit h the stock sprocke cover a nd will prevent a runaway cha in fro des troying cases, clu tc h p ushrods a nd ot her rend e (a nd expensive) parts. The Yamaha may neve totally repla ce the horse , but Yama has draw n( nics . Dealer info co m es from the ex c lus iv distributor , Onl y the Best Cycle Pans Accessories , Dept. Hand Grenades a n Hor seshoes, P.O . Box 3682 , Anaheim , CA 9280 3