Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

PRODUCT 6VALUATION UDC 0 'fI.l" CONGRATULATIONS TO: 1983 N.M.R.A. CHAMPIONS Super Modified Pro Stock Stock BOB CARPENTER FRANK GIORDANO ED MALKIEWICZ CRE Suzuki GS1100 GPR Performance Kawa GPz750 Wildlife Performance. L.V. GPz750 Pro Compo Super Eliminator Modif"18d RICK STETSON LANCE BOYER DENNIS GUTH Harry's Machined Parts GS1100 Suz. GS750 Turbo Allentown Suzuki GS 11 00 THE WINNER'S CH·OICE OF CHAIN ... TSUBAKI' ask your dealer for Tsubaki...the chain more racers use and win on by choicel SiL.I ~ I ~ ~ i::~~==~i:==~==i . . . . . : INTERNATIONAL CORP. j Joilisport road racing gloves 1824 E. 22nd St.. los Angeles. CA 90058 (2131 141·5173 " k beneath the surface; Jet the several quality of a n t.ltmgnor its worth escape thee," te Marcus Aurelius Anton Js more than 1800 years ago. It's a s e bet the Roman emperor and philo opher never threw a leg over a firebr~thing GP-style road racer, but h#! he suited up for such an endeavor he would have liked the ]ollispQ't road racing gloves - they are qyt! ity items. Imply put, the Italian-made glpves, imported to the U.S. by Quadrif/:?glio Inc., are a joy to wear. The pair we ordered were conslTUcted of striking white leather with blue and rea accents sewn on. For protection irf a crash, the gloves are gauntlet st),; e with a full-length zipper so the rig's wrists are' kept covered in a long slide along the pavement. In addition the palm areas have extra thicknesses of leather and a series of rn Lal studs for more resistence to al)psion. All seams, except in the thumb area, are sewn on the outside, sci all the wearer feels is smooth I~er when the gloves are on. ',,:rrhe only problem - if you can caU it that- we had with the ]ollisports was the white leather in the p~1m areas getting a lillIe grungy looking with use, thanks to the black rubber from hand grips rubbing off. To combat that problem, the ]ollispot:ts are also available in black. GIven a choice, though, we'd still opt fori the white models; they really are good looking. We've used the gloves for our twisty road excursions and a road racing school and can report thatlhe gloves are extremely comfortable in addition to allowing a good feel for the controls. The extra peace of mind that comes from knowing that your hands are well protected helps as well. The asking price of $39.95 seems reasonable, considering that most mot<><;ross or regular street gloves are priced in the same range or just below the ]ollisports. We liked the gloves a lot. They're a regular part of our street-riding allire, and we wouldn't venture onto a race track without them. For more information on the gloves, contact Quadrifolglio, Inc. at 5745 N. lIth St., Phoenix, AZ, or give them a call at 602/265-5846. Pi!Vi.d ,EIIWa" BeeaDII ODeea mODtb is Dot eDoagb. Because ODce amODthis To order one of these bold new Cycle News uotenOUCh. jerseys, please turn to the order blank on the 1j~jj~ """'lui Dealer Directory page. ~ ~~. 40 ~~ O~e~\~£ V d~ 0'( G~ ~.~ ~-.>~' o Z V

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