Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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s Q) u Get a grip on yourself o If you thought you were too old to play with things like silly putty, then Hatch Accessories has just brought back soine of th e good old days of funny rubber. The Exer-Fist is the same type of substance used in making putties, a nd allows isometric exercises with your hands no matter where you are. An . hour a day strengthens your grip and increases your control. The Exer-Fist comes in its own unique cartridge for on ly $3 .95 . Available from Hatch , P.O . Box 7257 , Van Nuys , CA 91409 . 213 /873-2141 for info . Stick it on a newspaper and it pulls up the print, too . Front leg boots The Su ndance Kid , if memory serves correctly, died with his boots on. Another Sundance lives if you ' put their boots on - fork boots to be precise. These boots are made of a blend of synt hetic a nd natural rubber for a long life of keeping th e fork sea ls from hav ing to cope with dirt and debris . Perfect shape for insertion in a Christmas sto cking. Sunda nce , Dept. Butch Cassidy, 1900 S. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93721 (209) 442 -1327 . A hot rule of tpu mb For a tight situation of wrenching your scoot, S-K tools developed a new way to make a ra tchet. The Thumb Wheel Ratchet is just what the name states. W i!h ~ .. drive and a handy pouch , the ratchet ca n easily be kept anywhere on a bike or in a toolbox . For further info on the new set contact The Tool Group, Dresser Industries , Inc. , 3201 No rth Wolf Rd . , Franklin Park, Ill. 60131. TT&XTtanks Don Vesco has built another of his skinny-fat enduro tanks : th is latest on e for the Yamaha TT and XT 500s. Holding three gallons , the tank mounts on to the stock po ints on th e bike, and comes complete with all hardware , petcock, mounting foam , ca p and decals . Order from Don Vesco Products, 7565 North Avenue, Lemon Grove , CA 92045 . The drought is over Lock it w ith a ribbon .6 . The Permatex people ha ve come out with yet another form of Locrite product. This time it's Loctite Ribbon Epoxy. Grab enough to cover the hole or hold the parts you want to keep together, kn eed it 'til it's green, then stick it l The ribbon forms its own clamp and seals chemical-resistant. Within a few hours the tank or parts are ready to go . Info ava ilable from Woodhill Permatex, 18731 Cra nwood Parkway , Cleveland, Ohio 4412 8. ' , • Bars for smaller hand les Keep on strokin' Just in time to ride over the Christmas pr esents a re these neat little trials machines , replicated to the Montesa Cot a 247 . Controlled with a power unit battery op erated, the bikes travel forward , backward , and turn from side to side . Ava ilable on th e East coast, Montesa dealers are the ones to get a hold of for information. Scott Burnworth cou ldn 't have terrorized mini cycle racing without ' something to hold onto. What he held onto was the n ew MCM Manufacturing Co . handlebars for mini cycles. Available in rust -proof black, these bars strong a nd durable . MCM Mfg . Co. , In c.. Depr. , CN , 601 South East si.. Anaheim , CA 92805 (714) 635 -0850. No, we don't mean four-wheel drive wat er trucks for thirsty motocross courses. We me an water-cooling for power-hungry two- stroke engin es. Performance Distributing, Inc. (POI) ha s a new water-cooled head kit on sale , making for a cooler Christmas. The radiator is made of a luminum and weighs less than two pounds, while the head is made of A356 aluminum casting heat-treated to st ringent J -6 specs. All this means IS that the hors epower you have will stay, and th at you can run leaner mixtures and closer tolerances for more ponies. The kits are availab le for : Suzuki RM12 5 B, C , RM250 B, C; Honda CR125 M2; Yamaha YZ125 D, E, YZ250 D and E. Send $2 for a '78 PDI catalogue to: Perform a nce Distributing, Inc. Dept. C N , 3350 West Highwa y is. Burnsville , MN 55337 (612) 890-554 1.