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E ~ E .. 0') 1:""0') f""""4 ~ CN f""""4 l-o Q,) ..c e Q,) u Q,) Cl If it's been getting hard to find those old milkcrates that are' the hot set-up when you go racing, S&W Engineered Products may have just what you need, the California Milkcrate. The bright blue container will hold everything from your dir,~ racing gea~ to the engine out of your Yamazuki that you just blew up. Send $9.50 ~o S&W Engmeered Products, Dept. CN, 2617 W. Woodland Dr., Anaheim, CA f280I. Allow six weeks for delivery. A place to keep tools and route cards handy and accessable is always a nice tiling to have, and Malcolm Smith has iut the beastie for you, His :ombination Tool Pouch and Route Card Holder is made from thick, tlatural·color leather with adjustable Velcro fasteners. The pouch fits most ~ tanks, There are two cap hole sizes - the standard hole fits most tanks, 'or those who'd like to go further on a ;nk of gas with their Honda l1250R, Clarke Manufacturing Co, ros the answer, A bigger gas tank! 'heir 3.2·gallon tank features an 0ing sealed cap, uses the standard londa pelcock, and can be installed I 10 minutes, utilizing the existing -.nts. All Clarke tanks are Slide into a pair of Griffs (Steve Stackable Series) MX pants this Christmas. They feature stretch side knit for better leg fit, plastic knee and shin guards, snap-out hip pads, and a fully adjustable belt for a sure-fit waist. Machine washable. See your friendly Maico dealer or any shop selling Meister Products, or send $2 to Meister Products, Dept. CN, 1256 Progress Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434 for a 1980 catalog. Give a tired rear end a break, but don't do it the usual wayl Instead of an overstuffed armchair or sofa, try a set of Motorsport gas spring shocks. They give you a progressive air spring curve so that your rear wheel gobbles up the little bumps with the soft spring curve, then gets nasty when the going gets tough. Return damping varies through the stroke so you get damping to match the spring curve. Topping control, anti·stacking and extra damping at the very boltom are also featured. The large one·inch diameter shaft is super strong and keeps the pressure low. Double seals and dirt scrapers make reliability high. Also available are gas bottles, certified to 1800 lbs. and filled to 600 lbs, with 600 lb. guage and core depressor air 'check, It fills and checks pressure on all air shocks with Schrader valves. Motorsport gas spring shocks are avilable in lengths from 14.25" to 17,5" with travel from 4.5" to 6". Call or write Motorsport Specialties & Engineering, Dept, CN. 15520 Illinois, Paramount. CA 90723, 213/531-0418, or 596·3691 evenings, while the large hole size fits Honda XRs and others with large diameter gas openings. There's enough room for all important tools under the three protective leather flaps. All flaps are secured with large. strong Velcro fasteners. See your local dealer or contact Malcolm Smith, Dept. CN, 7563 Indiana. Riverside. CA 92504. constructed of Phillips crosslinkable polythylene and are available in red. white, blue, orange yellow, silver and green. and they all carry a one·year guarantee. Contact Clarke Manufacturing Co" Dept. CN, Rt. 1, Box 576, Mulino, OR 97042, 503/829· 2156. ·19 •