Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

I'~LU - - __ ~-.r -- ~ -.... ~ If' ~~~_I~'. -~-~--. - nz -- -- -- - Designed with the sport in g rider in mind, th e Vett er VR -7 Fairing is m ade from tough. clear ac ry lic pl asti c a nd m ounts to th e fork tubes rath er than the h andl eb ars. T he adj us ta ble ti lt fea ture lets yo u set it up to yo ur lik ing, It sells for $49.95 fro m Vet ter P ro d uc ts, In c., Dep t. CN, Rantoul , IL 6 1866. ~ __ nz-._~_ ~ _ ~ - Limited-edition co lo r pr ints of the H a rl ey-Da vidson Wide-Gl id e. Suzu ki Katana a nd BMW R 100RS are the creations o f Tech nica l Art. a West-Germa n studio kn own for d et a il ed m ot orcycl e illustrari ons. Each p ri nt shows a threeq ua rte r view o f th e m ot orcycl e in a co lo rfu l sell ing, including inse t de tail drawi ngs of th ei r m ost interes ti ng fea tures. Illust ra tions are ren der ed i n a co m bina tion o f ai r brush . oi ls a nd penci l, th en re produced o n hea vy, coa ted pa per in si x-color o ffse t printing a n d two-color silk scree n. The series is limited to 850 copies per illustr at ion , w ith each print num bered a nd signed by th e artis ts. P ri ce is $95 per print , includ ing posta ge a nd handling. Contact Tech ni ca l Art, Dept. C N. Su ite 1417 , 310 Madison Ave., New York , NY 10017. Super-M from Maxima is a pe troleum base oil designed fo r easy m ixing with g asoline a nd gasohol, a nd will blend wit h m ost other petroleum and synth etic-blend oi ls. It ca n be m ixed at ratios from 20: I to 60:I . a nd co mes in 12-o u nce p lastic bo u les, Fr om Maxi ma Racin g L ubricants, Dept. CN, 1444 P ioneer Wa y #7. EI Cajon, CA 9202 0. Get yo ur head together wi th Tea m H a ts from O'Nea l. Full y ad j us ta ble a nd o ne-size-fi ts-a ll, th ey come in styles to ma tch a ll popula r bik e brands a n d p rod uc t lo gos. Pi ck u p o ne o f th e $6 .95 hats a t you r dea ler th at ca rries th e O ' Neal lin e or co ntact O 'Neal U.S .A., Dept. CN, 9555 Owen sm outh Ave., Ch at sw orth, CA 91311. Looking for leather motocross gloves? Yamaha Super MX Gloves feature a leather p alm for reduced blistering, soft nylon bodies and special padding built into th e back of the hand. These gloves can be washed over and over again without fear of losing the padding. At yo ur Yamaha dealer. a nd ex tra padding in th e cheek area . All interior a reas are full y u phol stered with blu e terr y clo th, as is the c hi n stra p. Avai la ble in red, wh ite, black or a n th racite colors a t yo u r dea ler ca rry ing th e Bell H elmets lin e. ,.. 34 Th e T our Star II helmet from Bell co mes with a single-point stra p rele ase , an a nti-scra tc h pol ycarbonate face sh ie ld , a Karn-Lok sh ie ld closure as well as a multi-detent m ech anism , For th e o bserved tri al s b u ff, Mot osport offers th e book C lass ic British Tria ls Bi kes by Don Morley. With in its p ages yo u 'll find words a n d p hoto g rap hs d et a il in g fou r -st roke tri al s m achin es of th e pre-1965 era. a ll th e way fro m AJS through Vel oceue as well as in forma tio n a bo u t the rid er s tha t ch ugged a lo ng o n the m ounts. Fo r yo ur co py o f the $ 19.95 bo ok co n tact Mo tosport, Dept. C N. RR I , Box 200 D, j o nes burg.iM'O 6335 1. Si di Cycl on e boo ts o ffer premium fea tu res a t a n eco nomy p rice. T he ge n ui ne leather boot s sell for $119 a nd hav e molded ' pl asti cguards o n .rh e sh in , sh ifter co n tact a rea , inside th e ankl e a n d a lo ng the back of th e -bo o t, Pl asti c insert s between lay er s of leather provideeven more p rotect ion , with inner rat ch et lacing a nd Velcro o u ter closures. From yo ur deal er th at carries th e Cosmopoltan ·Motors li ne. One wa y to ca rr y a sma ll load is with th e Bagman Back Pack from Vetter. Made from n ylon, it features a zipperedmain co m p a rt men t and a rear utility po ck et. The sh o u ld er straps a re wide a nd adj us ta ble, distributing the lo ad fo r ex tra comfort. It sell s for $19.95 from yo u r Vetter Products deal er. _

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