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New high-performance carb Lovely leather If it's true that clothes make the man, then th is leather pull-over riding jacket by Drag Specialties will make you the sharpest dude on two wheels. Among th e many features of the j acket are a full lining (includ ing the sleeves) , a zippered front opening and slash pockets plus a pair of zippers wh ich allow extra mov em ent when riding. There are also snaps under the collar points to keep them from flapping when you 're out getting the gas on. Perhaps the nicest feature of the jacket is the feel of it - the wa y the super soft leather fits like a well made glove. The jacket, with a suggested retail price of $129, is available in black or wheat (ta n) through Drag Specialties dealers. For more information contact DS at Dept. CN , P .O . Box 9336 , Minneapolis, Minn . 55440 . For those looking to cram more air/gas mixture down the throat of the inlet tract of your favorite four-stroke en gin e , Le ctron Fuel Systems, Inc ., has th e answer with their new fourstroke racing or high -performance ca rbu re to r, a vailab le in 36, 38 and 36mm straight bo re configurations. Recommended for off-road or racing applications , the 36 and 38mm carbs fit th e Yamaha TT500 and the H onda XL350 and 410 , while the 36mm stra ight bore fits the H arley-Davidson XR750 . Contact Sparky Edmonston a t Lectron T ee -Center, Dept. CN , 25702 Vist a Fairways, Valencia , CA 91355 , 805/ 255·6474 . Maico exe rcise cloth ing Most serious riders stay in shape off th e track by running , weight-lifting , tennis , etc. For those serious competitors, as well as the rest of us who play around for fun , Maico has introduced uni-sex clothing. If you're int er ested in this see your dealer, or if you want to look at all of Ma ico's trick clothing and acc essori es, send 50¢ for th eir newcatalogue to Ma ico , Dept. 11, 109 Electric 'Ave. . Lewistown , PA 17044 . Future shock No more tickets 28 The Interstate Cycle Scout, the first radar detector designed especially for bikes, has been introduced by Interstate Elect ron ics. It's about time , especially in the day and age of 150 mph superbikes . The Cycle Sco ut mounts on handlebars, is completely waterproof, and emits a 90 -decibel warning in the presence of Smokey taking pictures. Addition al features in cl u d e vibrat io n re si stance , elim ination of ignition interfer en ce and quick detachment. Del iveries will begi n in May to d istributors wh o sell th e Interstate Elec tronics Conboy Scu t and Secr et Socu t radar d etectors. Ohlins (pronounced "Oh-Ieans") gas shocks, highly regarded by many of the world's top GP motocrossers, are now for sale to budding Weils, Burlesons and Maischs at the neighborhood Husky sho p .' The handbuilt Swedish shocks are available now in motocross and cross -country damping for CR Huskys and KTMs , and motocross damping for Maicos and Suzukis. Models will be available soon for OR Huskys, CR250R Honda , MX -4 Can -Arns, KX2 50 Kaw asak i a nd Bult acos. For m or e inform ati on co n ta ct Joe Stillm an , Hu sqvarn a Motorcycle Co., Inc.. Dept. CN. 4925 Mercu ry St. , Sa n Diego , CA 921 11. 714/565 -1414. Pop's jacket And then there was the day Margot got ca ught in Pop's ja cket. Far from emba rrassed, she ex p lained th at th e Pop Yoshimura ja cket is fin ished with th e popular silver polyu ret hane-coat ed nylon a nd featu res slas h po ckets, sn a p pocket s and a nylon zipper . It comes in me n's sm a ll a nd la rg e sizes a nd sells for $39 .95. Co nta ct Yoshimura Speed Center , 1958 Placent ia , Costa Mesa , CA , 714 /642 -70 94 .