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T~ · Crash pad Silence fiction? Cycle Products West announces that they have discovered the end to silence fiction . No , it's not a sequel to Star Wars. CPW carries the entire line of Super Trapp spark arrester-silencers , the only ones that can be precisely tuned to your motorcycle and riding style. You can even adjust the back pressure for your particular bike. Guaranteed to out-power and out-quiet the competition or your money back. Twostroke, four-stroke , clamp-on or weld -on models available. U.S. Forest Service approved, the two -stroke model is $23.90, the four-stroke is $25.90 and the weld -on two-stroke is $25.95. To order, write or phone Cycle Products West , Dept. CN , 11900 W. Pico Blvd. , Los Angeles, CA 90064 . 213 /477-0997 , 474-7996. Specify outside diameter of pipe when ordering. Is there one place on the track where you seem to crash no matter.what? Per haps a berm that lies in wait to snag you and send you over the high side? Or a downhill jump where you repea tedly get to the botto m before the bike? Prepare yourself ahead of time by placing Air Lift "Blue Wing" air mattresses at these trouble spo ts for a nicely cushtoned landing. The Blue Wing features 10 rugged tubes to minimize the shifting of air when the mattress is bent. Comes complete with carrying case for $35 . Air Lift, Dept. CN , 2217 Roosevelt Ave. , Berkeley, CA 94703 . • Pro suspenders Finnish f inger fondlers Rain maybe, bu t not fog Hi-Point brought part of the motocross scene over from Finland in their new gloves. The GP gloves are the same kind built for Grand Prix Motocross and used by such as Mikkola , Moisseev, Weil and Kavinov. Color combinations are red, white, and blue, or yellow , blue, and black. Also available with or without padded palms in sizes S, M, L and XL. Try 'em on at your Hi-Point dealer. For a mere 75~ and one application of the No Fog Cloth from Scott USA, you can forget about your goggles or face shield fogging up . All you need to do is moisten the - Ie ns surface to be protected and then wipe it dry with the No Fog Cloth . Simple . Th e application is good until washed off. This handy item comes in a pocket sized carrying pouch and can be purchased at your local dealer. DG is the new distributor for KYB· Kayaba Proline pneumatic motocross suspension systems . Total control over the bike is what makes these shocks so good. The secret is in the air-spring . front ends and the rear cushion units , designed to make any necessary adjusurients possible for individual preference. KYB for ks are avai lable for most bikes for $380 with triple clamps, or $270 without. Shocks run in sizes 13.75 " , 14.5" and 15.5" eye to eye. Ready for a shock? The price is $225 complete. Get 'em at DG Performance Specialties, 1170 Van Horne , Anaheim, CA 92806. Spring shocker The Bolger "Clippit" shock spring took is a handy item to have around your garage or stored in your tool box . The item was designed to remove or install springs on any motorcycle shock and easily compress even the heavy duty springs used on MX machinery. T he "Clippit" will not exert bending loads on the shock body thereby preventing the possibility of damaging shock components. The "Clippi t" retails for $17 and can be ordered di rectly from Bolger Products, Inc., Dep t. CN , Summer St. , Barrie, Mass. 01005. FM factory repli ca Give 'em an inch and they'll... 28 If you don't need a stepladder to get on your motocrosser then you're either over six feet tall or the bike's obsolete. Get back in step (-ladder la nd ) with Performance Distributing, Inc.'s all new fork kit for Yamahas , Suzukis and Marzocchi forks . Each kit comes carefully packaged with complete, easy -to- follow instructions, damping rods , springs and all necessary hardware. Travel ranges from 8" (YZ80) to II " . Kits for Yamaha IT175 /250, most YZs, most Suzuki RMs and Marzocchis are available from POI , Dept. CN, 3350 West Highway 13, Burnsville, MN 55337 . 612 /890·5541. Send $2 for your 1978 POI catalogue. Lightweight, fast and trick. Three words that describe a new factory motocrosser? Perhaps, but they also tell the tale about this new camera from Nikon. The Nikon FM, in addition to sporting the aforementioned features, is reasonably priced. 'And it accepts the likewise lightweight. fast , trick and reasonably priced MD·II motor drive unit. Easy to tote and capable of snapping off three-and-ahalf photos per second, it's a rnotojournalist's dream come true. Nikon FMs are available at camera stores everywhere . Even in beautiful downtown Long Beach, California. Quick change Viper Forget the hassle of changing rear sprockets with the Viper quick cliange minicycle rear wheel. The wheel comes in models for the Yamaha YZ80 or Suzuki RM80 m otocrossers. The wheel conversion has 17mm bearings, 16-inch alloy rim , heavy duty spokes and knock-off hub with nut . Standard sprockets may be used. Delton's Cycle Machine Shop, Dept. CN , 1902 North Prospect, Champaign, Ill. 61802 has all the info.