Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/126257
K CT EI II I .• I ~ S By Larry Langley t rr- 0) ~ r- .c-J s-. 0.. < Malcolm Smith Enduro Watch Holder Works Performance Shocks I've never seen a shock design come accepted so quickly by the desert fraternity. If a shock doesn't cut it, word of mouth will soon spread. With this shock, word of mouth is its biggest seller. The shocks are built by a little old shock maker named Gil out of a small shop in Chatsworth, California. Gil uses only the finest materials - a finned aluminum body, half-inch stainless steel billet shaft, chrome-silicon springs. The body and springs are Kal-guarded for protection. The blue springs stand out and are easily spotted. Gil builds normal oil shocks that work well, and has just Goki Air Fork Caps I installed these Goki air fork caps for the 1976 Greenhorn Enduro because a night section was included. With the extra weight of high-power lights, I wanted a litt le extra to compensate. A few pounds of air pressure in addition to the springs w as just the solution . The Goki caps worked so well that I decided to leave them on after the Greenhorn. With soft springs and five to ten pounds of air pressure, my bike's forks work just fine. The air helps keep the seals from leaking, an introduced his new gas wonders, which work even better . Our three-man enduro team ran Works Performance Shocks for the entire 1976 enduro season with not one failure. I personally put over 4,000 hard miles on my set without even a seal leak. A unique progressive valving system allows each shock to be dialed in to personal preference. Regular shocks: $114.50 pair. Gas shocks: $149.95 pair. Works Performance . 20970 Knapp Street Chatsworth, California 91311 (213)988-1977 Available through dealers. added extra bonus. (I am leery of running air alone as a leak out in the middle of the desert might be disasterous.) The spring/air setup keeps the front end from sagging. A good air gauge is critical - just a blip of the gauge will drop the pressure three to five pounds. Practice will help you keep the pressure equal in the fork legs. A comprehensive "tuning" pamphlet comes with each set. Goki Manufacturing 10821 Yarmouth Ave. Granada Hills, California 91344 This watch holder is a sl ick, inexpensiv e little gadget. The wristband costs just $3.40, and the flat mount holder (designed to mount on your handlebar) sells for $1 .80. Cheap. Any normal pocket watch will fit, or YO~I can buy a very good Bulova "Caravella" from Malcolm for $29.95. The watch pops into a recessed groove in the holder - I have never Yama ha Roll Chart Holder . This magnifying holder is well constructed of plastic. One finger screw secures the lid well. The bar magnifier does a good job of enlarging the w riting with good visability. Of two chart holders tested, one had insuff icient tension on the rollers to keep the paper from unraveling en route. A thick rubber band around the outs ide rollers cured this problem. Some riders don't like rnaqnifvinq roll had any problems with it falling out. For the price, this watch holder is an exceptional buy. Part #01-400 Bulova " Caravelle" watch (one year guarantee) Part #01-401 Wristband & holder Part #01-402 Flat Mount Holder with self-locking nuts Malcolm Smith Gold Medal Products 888 Malborough Riverside, CA 92507 . . (714) 686-1006 Available through dealers. chart holders because just one line of the route chart is visible at a time. Some riders like to be able to look ahead on the schedule to see what's happening in the next section . By drawing vertical lines with the upcoming speed average in small print in between the regular figures , I was able to compensate for the lack of multi-line visibility. I'm happy with the Yamaha holder and use it regularly. Avail~ble: th~qugh Ya~ah~ ,de~l~r~., 17.