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'!NE t PROD U C T S Stop & Lock To prevent those little guys wit h hot hands from he isting you r ne w scoo t, Stop & Lock has developed a syste m that prevents rollaway theft . T he unit ea sily installs and bec omes an integra l part of the motorcycle , locks and unlocks in 15 seconds , a nd is totally mechanical , preventing even hot -wire theft. They are available from Stop & Lock , 411 Tarnal Vista Plaza , Corte Madera , CA 94925 , or ca ll 415 /924 · 9086 . • New Kawa gears Tote that barge ... er, bag ' T ired of trying to stuff boots , leathers , jerseys, helmets , shoulder pads, kidney belts, goggles, tear-offs, mouthguards , socks and a change of undies into th e overnight bag your parents gave you when you were nine? DG Perform ance Specialties, Inc ., offers a b lue and yellow tote bag with two big side pockets plus an end pocket for things like your wa lle t or AMA card. T he tot e bag sells for $39 .50 a nd is a vailable from fin er moto rcycle and accessory sto res o r from DG Performance Sp eci alties, Inc. , Dept. CN , 1170 Van horne Rd .. Anaheim , CA 92806, 714 /630 -54 71. • M O T O -X FOX GUIDE TO PREPARING TH E RM AND PE SUZUKI FOR C O M P ET IT IO N Even more X Sll p onies For those people unsatisfied with the power output of Yamaha's 140 mph XSII , Winning Performance Products has a pipe for the XSII that they claim "i m p roves power, gasoline mileage, delivers a mellower sou nd and significantly reduces weight." lf y'all wa nt a more powerful XSII ,then y'a ll got more cajon es th an . . . The W inning Performance pipe allows easy a ccess to th e oil filt er and d rai n plug and you don't have to remove the centerstand. Available in eithe r chrome ($ 160) or "lack ($ 140) from Winning Performance Products, Dept. CN , 15115 Califa St. , Unit G , Van Nuys, CA 91411 , 213 /780 -/1754. • WITH JIM GIANATSI3jS.-=---''-'';I Combinat ion evervthinq The Casio , In c. , ca lcu lator/a la rm clock/ calenda r/ stopwatch com bina tio n uni t docs not come with wh eels. That was th e photographer's id ea . However, th e C asio CQ-I Computeriz ed Quartz , wh en used as a sto pwa tc h, records to the 1/ I Ot h second , m easures normal tim e , la p ti me a nd ne t time . You ca n use the calcu la to r pa rt to fig u re your gas mi leage , you ca n usc th e a larm to get up in time to go to t he races and you ca n use t he ca lenda r fu nct ion to rem em ber wh ich race you're su p posed to go to on wh ich day. Check ou t you r loca l depa rt ment sto res . Endu ro J ug 36 Have you ever pulled into a checkpoint only to find out that you are one m inute late due to a struggle between you and your canteen a bou t three mil es back? Now , everyone can zero the co urse and end all hip bruises. The Enduro Jug is here to replace old ironsid es. The Enduro Jug is constructed to Polypro ylen e pl ast ic and is desi gned to straddle the crossbrace of any motorcycl e's handlbars. The sp eci al bracket provided mounts securely on the cross ba r which the Jug then slips over. This prevents apy rotation of the Jug. The n ylon st ra p is quickly disconnected by way of a Velcro strip. There is no movement whatsoeverl The one quart capacity will quench any thirst. The Enduro Jug comes in three colors: IT blue, Honda red and Suzuki yellow . Pick one up at you r local motorcycle shop for a slim $9 .95 . Drink upl (Papa Wealey recommends a 15:1 Gatorade/Vodka. pre-mix.) Rx f or Maico clut ch Ma ico clutches have th e reputation of -req uiri ng a Herculean left hand . T his, Steve Simons and ex-Maico em ployee Gu enter Gm elin d iscov ered , wa s • becuase the Bell eville sp ring washers, when compressed , slip against each other, demanding m ore force to pull in th e clutch lever. So th ey designed a spring which they say m ak es th e clutch ea sier to pull in , greatly reduces clutch drag and has smoother engage ment and control of clutch . T erry Cl ark , Parry Klassen and Darrell Shultz are already using th em . They ret ail for $12 .95 and can be had from Simons Setup, Dept. CN , 2625 ·D Miller Ave . , Mountain View , CA 94040 , 41 5 /948 · 3470. New transmission gea r sets for a close ratio firs t gear, a close rat io first a nd second, and an overdrive fifth are ava ilable from Andrews Products for Kawasaki 900 an d 1000cc engi nes. The first of the t hr ee sets includes mainshaft first (ratio 2.92), co untershaft a nd kickst art gears .as a m at ched set . The seco nd set (2 .69 ratio first , 1.94 ratio second) includes mainshaft first , countershaft and kickstart ge a rs as well as a new secondgea r set. These two a re for bikes int ended for performance or com pe ti tion use . The 8% overd rive fifth -gea r set pe rmi ts q u iete r, lowerRPM cru ising for touring bik es. All gear sets are wa rra n ted 100 % ,. For th ese and othe r Kaw asak i ac cessories, ca ll or write Andrews Products, Dept. CN , 98 72 Fa rr agu t St. , Rosemont , IL 60018 , 31 2 /6 78·4014 . RM reed Fl yi ng Machine Fa ctory , Inc. , introduces their " T o r q u e Reed ," which will make your '76·'78 RMIOO , 125 , 250, 370 , 400 or PE Suzuki the Fastest Motorcycle Found (clever, eh?) . The Torque Reed , they say, will add 500 rpm to th e pow erband , re q u ir es no cylinder modific ati on , bo lts on in minutes and comes with extra pedals. Fo r more inform a tio n , call or write FMF, In c., Dept. CN , 1416 W. 259th sr., Harbor City, CA 90710 ,213/530-4656 . Set Suzi up ri gh t Owners of Su zuki RM motocross bikes will b e interested in a new book ava ilable from the nice guys at MOlD' X Fox. The " Mot o- X Fox Guide to Preparing th e RM and PE Suzuki for Competition , " is wri tten by CN contributor J im Giana tsis and comes with lots of pi ctures of the T eam Suzuki a nd Moto-X Fox riders , good set-u p photos a nd a n informative , easy to read te x t th at covers every aspect of MX preparation . Especially interesting are the interview s wit h Keith Bontrage r, Chuck Tannlund and Cliff White about wha t they did to set up successful RM 125 , 250 and 370 motocross ma ch ines . The MXFGTPTRMAPESFC b ook is available for $5 .9 5 from yo ur local Moto-X Fox dea ler, or directly from Moto-X Fox (ad d $1 for postage and handling), Dept. CN , 520 McGlincy Lane , Campb ell , CA 95008 . The picture of th e original , works Suzuki RH ·250-68 is a mindblower, by the way . II Tor_... _ •• __ II