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PRODUCT EVALUATION "ght onlY! one N I This is absolutely, positively, your first, last and probably only chance to see the wildest, most outrageous motorcycle action movie ever made. Vanson H ljacket This evaluation is aimed a t fema le riders in the cro wd who don 't mi nd a bit of coo l or co ld wea ther riding a nd li ke to loo k styli sh as well as stay warm at th e same time. Th e jac ke t is co ns tructed o f h ea vy, suppl e leath er whi ch ha s a g lo ve-li ke feel to it. Features incl ude a quilted lining. deep in sid e pocket . two zipper close slash o u tside pockets. full length act ion back , dipped back a nd zippered sleeves a nd a la rge. Ilyover fro nt in addition to a matching belt which is set i nt o th e side sea m s of th e jacket and provides a n ex tra closure. T he ja cke t Ieels heavy wh en it is pi cked up d ue to the th ick n ess of th e lea th er used, a lt hough once it is pu t on th e weigh t isn 't noticed. Wh a t yo u do no tice is th at it feel s good a nd th e fit, for th e m ost pa rt. is very good. If th ere is ca u se for co mplai nt, it ca n be found in th e 'size o f th e wa ist o n the jacket. On a five-foo t. five-i nch rider. the jacket rides o n or covers th e hip s with the padded lo wer ba ck sec tion. actu a ll y m ol din g itself to th e wearer and p ro viding exce lle nt protection and warmt h . H o wever. th e wai st size was mu ch too big o n this size 10 jacket a nd even bu ckli ng up th e belt to th e last n o tch wasn 't enoug h to get a tig h t eno ug h fit to block o u t d ra fts. On e ni ce touch by th e Vanson people is th e use o f black zippers whi ch en ha nce ra ther th an tak e aw a y from the sty li ng. T he use of double track zippers - to a llow weari ng somethi ng bu lky u nderneath or for the feel of a closer fit - adds to the versa ti lity of the jacket . as does the action back wh ich ex p an ds to allow the wearer m ore room wh en rid in g . Sleeve len g th , fo r this wea rer, was spo t o n . Ov er all , wi th the exceptio n o f th e alrea dy m enti oned p robl em wi th a too loose wa ist. th e styling, atten tion to detail a n d overa ll qual it y of the jacket mak e th e $224.95 price reason a ble if yo u are in th e market for so me thing which is going to last a nd last. It's a ja ck et to be look ed u po n as a n inves tm ent ra th er than so meth ing to be p ut in th e closet wh en trends change. Sh ere e Johnson Tonight, anyway. Seethe all·new"TAKINGITTO THE LlMIT"90minutes 01sizzling celluloidyou'llnever target. But don'ttorget- . awasaki It's tor one night only. Broughtto you by Kawasaki, your K dealerand G Trucks. Discount couponsgood tor $2.50 ottthe MC admissionpriceare availableatparticipatinglocal G and Kawasaki dealer· MC ships. Hurry! G etyour discount coupons andgo! Kawasaki . _.,. r T'h,"S lM'oek, TAKING ITTO THEUMIT Ii , J AI• • ys PIU'.'. h r /m. t . nd . pp ro p" . t•• TAKING IT TO THE LIMIT is being shown at: HAYWAR ,CA. - Wd.,F b 6-8 P D e e. M Chabot College P rform e ingArts C nte e r STOC KTON, C - Thurs.,F 7-8 P A. eb. M Scottish RiteTemple- TheLodge Auditorium S MENTO, CA. - S Feb 9- 8P ACRA at., . M Sacramento City C ollege R ,NV - F eb. 8-8 P ENO ri.,F M P e Theatre ione r M D O D OR. - Wd,Feb. 13-8P E F R, e M M edford H School igh E GENE, OR. - t« Feb 1 P U . 5-8 M South Eugene H School igh PORTLAN O - S D, R. at.,Feb. 16- 8P M B nson High S e chool TACOMA, W - S n.,F 17-8 P A. u eb. M Sheraton B nte Pavilion ice nnial SILOUIS,MD. - Thurs.,F 7-8 P eb. M HenryWKielAuditorium - ® New Show Thursday, February 28 - 7:30 PM (P.S .T.) Thursday, February 28 - 10:30 PM (P.S .T .) [R] Sunday, March 3 - 11 :3 0 PM (P.S.T.) [R] Co nsult Your Local Listings * RACING * INTERVIEWS * FEATURES Brought to you by ... . , . HONDA. 17