Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ ~ NEW p 0 T C\.I 00 O'l ...... ~ -e- C\.I >... :::3 ... .0 ~ « . J~" 9/ .p~'-:~~~ ~ ~?~ ... ~~ ~ ~~~....... .:#'. ,...~ .~.... SCOTT L .. CU ~ -_ -. ---......... t.. ..... Wishing th at yo u had bought a sh aft- · drive bike? NEP has a package kit co ns isting of a self-Iubing chai n , a harden ed steel counters haft sprocket a n d a NEP rear sprocket made of DuPont Zytel ST nylon. These new n ylon sprockets are supposed to be a far cry from earlier models . They ha ve been used successfull y by th e Ca liforn ia Superbike School an d have ta ke n many miles of abuse with no problem s. Th e nylon sprocket offers th e advantages of lighter weight, less Scott de cided that th e "01' reli abl e" of . th e goggle world wa s a bo u t due for an u pdate so the folks from Sun Val ley gave it o ne. T hei r new series R model 89 goggl e fea tu res · a Le xa n anti- fog len s. Whil e checking ou t yo u r new p air, yo u will find a larger vision area and a n ew stra p / fra me co n nection design. The m od el 8~ 28 Own ers o f gia nt -kill ing Kawa saki GPz550s a nd la550s ca n ge t even more power with a Mori wa ki hi ghpe rfor mance 593cc big bo re kit fro m Ch ampi on Mori wak i US A. T he Moriwaki kit fea tu res 60m m. 10.5:1 p ress u re-cas t tw o-rin g pistons a nd comes co mplete with rings, wri st pins. ci rcli ps a nd head and base gas ke ts. The kit sells fo r $265. Cham pion Moriwaki US A a lso has high-performance ca ms ha fts. ported cyl in de r heads, ' oversize va lves a nd exha us t systems for GPz550s a nd la550s, as well as a full lin e of hi ghpe r fo r ma nce pa rts fo r Ka wa saki KlIOOOs and Kl650s and H onda CB750s a nd CB900 s. From Cham; pi on Mo riwaki US A, Dep t. CN . 1980 Harbo r Blvd.. Co sta Mesa , CA 92627, 7 14/ 642-23 11. comes with a yellow or a red frame. You get the goggle. stra p, Lexan len s and a flannel bag for 524, 95 from yo ur deal er . The face mask is $6.95 a n d shou ld work with the n ew or th e old mod els. Get 'e m from yo ur dealer to wh om yo u say . "Cvc le N ews sen t m e." . Suspension on yo ur YZSO or 60 grim? Works Performance has a couple o f new Works shocks for th ese two minis th a t shou ld smooth o u t th e ro u gh moments in yo ur life. If yo u go tta have one, then get in to uc h with Works Performan ce Products, Dept. . CN . 8370 Sh irley Ave., Northridge, CA 91324. If yo u would like to see some new co lor on the old scoot. th e way to go is lacquer. Lacquer has a few qualities th at make it ideal for home m otorcycle paint in g:' It dries to a h ar d luster o us fin ish th at is easily polishe d and mai ntai ned, it lo ok s lik e it was bak ed o n, there is n o o~erspray probl em since it dries ex tre mely fast. a nd it is fair ly easy fo r a begi n ner 10 use. VH T has a w hole line of fine lacq uers to choose from . Wh a tever kind of paint yo u use, don't m ix brands or types of paints. VHT paints a re ava ilable from yo ur dealer or Spe rex Co rpo ration. Dept. CN , 16131 South Mapl e Ave.. Garden a, CA 90208. chai n wear, less cha in noi se a nd less required lubrication. Less required lube a lon g with the self-lube chain - m eans yo u should n eed to lube it only en ough to keep it from rusting. That takes most of the h assle out of having a cha i n -d rive bike. The co m pl ete kit is ca lled th e NEP " T uffOne" cus h ion torque kit . The kit is a lso ava ilable with a roll er ch ain or no chain, just th e sprockets. It 's avail abl e from your dealer. GAM Products has released a new bike cover that might be th e one you have been looking for. It covers the important parts of the bike, then folds into a small pou ch for easy on -the-bike storage. It looks like it would be entirely possible to ride the bike wit h the cover on the bike. GAM ca lls it the Cycle Mask and to get yours send $26. 95 plus $1.50 for freight to GAM Produ cts. Dept. CN , 3127 Stillmeadow Dr .. Indianapolis, IN 46224 . Wh en yo u go to the ro ad ra ces or th e dra gs, wha t d o yo u see o n th e tri ck bikes? You see braided st eel lines runn in g all over th e place. After a trip to th e ra ces you decid e th at steel is for yo u! Wh ere do yo u turn? If yo u have a Loc kha rt o il cooler. th en yo u ca n tu rn to Lockhart a nd ge t j ust wh at yo u need since they. n ow offer steel li n e kits for a ll their coolers. Get th em from yo ur dea ler o r wri te Lockhart Co nsu mer Products, Dept. C1\'. 15557 T exaco s... Par am ount, CA 90723. Suzuki's GSX Helm et Series is geared for the Suzuk i GS rider who likes to have things match -- like the color of his bike and his helm et. The fiberglass constructed helmet featu res a comfo rt able Trylon interior. The face shield has a special ratchet ing device which allows easy adj ustment to any position . Each helmet is customized with accenting go ld or blu e pinstriping . See your Suzuki dea ler for. more info. •

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