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r; III • ~ E LIKE ••I'HI.' ELSE Only the WORKS SUPERCROSSER gives you progressive damping with 3 separate adjustments that effect damping. ADJUSTABLE COMPOUNDED DUAL OR TRIPLE RATE SPRINGS. 1 Only WORKS offers apoint transfer fromsystem that rate to "crossover " spacer allows you to select the exact one spring Of the next tnroucnout the full stroke of the shock. And, yes, we use springs, because air, being temperature sensitive, has not, cannot and will never perform as well as a spring. ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE NITROGEN BLADDER SYSTEM. Be· cause the WORKS SUPERCROSSER uses a large diameter piston With high volume valve capacity, Oil pressure remains low.The flow of 011 between body and reservoir can then be left unmetered , so that the nitrogen bladder can be pressure adjusted to effect the damping characteristics of the piston. THE WORKS PERFORMANCE PROGRESSIVE DAMPING SYSTEM. Most other shocks use awave-washer valving principal. We use progressive vatvtna. Damping adlustabttltv Is Infinite because In each piston there is a separate orifice or spring loaded ball check valve for each function : rebound , 1 0 ~ med ium & high speed. Selective damping changes are affectea by varying the size of ho les and/or spring pressure. This gives you almost Infinite tuning capabilities to adapt the shock absorber's low, medium and high speed damping cycles to your specific motorcycle and riding requirements. You get a shock absorber that works. At any speed. Over the widest possible variety Of terrain. Perfectly.Write or call fOr our catalog and ordering InfOrmation. 2 3 $259.95 . pression. Most of them are doomed to deep also -ran status by reason of inexperience. lack of mon ey. or lack of riding talent. but there will be som e good ones . too . men and machines that run long and well. Up front there will be the factory and aftermarket speed parts ent ries. the Kawasaki factory machine of Baldwin . the several Yosh imura entries. the Vetter/des Roches machines . the factory Moto Guzzis, and many others. The four cylinder ma ch ines have at last ma tured in durability and handling to the point that full throttle ca n be used with assurance that the lid will stay on as well as the rider. Remember that in 1977 the twins won bo th Daytona and Charlotte because the fours were then dangerous locomotives that shook, rattled and rolled when full power was used on the banking. Now the emphasis has shifted a bit from engines to chasses , and properly so. T od ay's Suzuki 1000cc four comes with a real chassis in street bike form . and as mod ified for racing becomes a like a real racer. Kawasaki has been gradually increasing the wall of thickness of frame tubing on their IOOOcc models . and this. combined with racing modifications can add up to proper stiffness . Bo th fours are producing usefu l power , th ough j ust how mu ch is obscured by the ad vert ising cla ims necessary in th e high risk world of afterma rket parts sales. The highest figure I have heard is nea rly 16(1 bhp, and th e least is sim - Suggested Retail Triple Rate $10 Extra Lengths 13'1. In. to 18'1. In. . Prices and specifications Subject to change without notice. _' : . PerfOrmance ProdUcts 20970 Knapp Street Chatsworth, California 91311 213-998'1977 ... our only competition is us. _ . .'... ' Time is Mother Nature 's way a/making sure everything doesn 't happen atoBee. .IM . ..II ""'III,,_II. . .II , ••••••••••• TfiO YAMAlorA Super Sale Top competitors ,.. insist on alloy competition rims .,un See your nearest dea ler Sun Metal Products, Inc. P.o. Boll 1SOB • Warsaw , IN 46580 5hoei Helmets ZG Reg. $109.95 Now $85.95 5-20 Reg. $59,95 Now $46.95 Now $42.95 5-25 . Reg. $55.95 The New Bell Motostar IJ/! Reg. $104.95 Now $95.95 Malcolm Smith and Reg. $13.95 Now $ 8.00 Factory Yamaha MX Jerseys Bill Walters Nylon Leathers Reg. $99.95 Now $85.95 3.50 x 18 Rim Saver Knobby Reg. $24.95 Now $10.00 Many other items too numerous to mention now on salel! Sale prices good from Feb. 28th 'until March 14th . Sale prices good with a copy of this ad only!! TH~ ~AMA lof.l 24020 Narbonne Ave. (Torrance/Redondo Area) Lomita, CA 90717 - 213-534-2311 , -29