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Product Evaluation By Larry Langley Viper Products Lok-Lift motorcycle stand T he Lok-Lift is one of those trick goodies th at you love to bring out to use in fro n t of a crowd. It 's sure to attract atten tion . Every time we used the Lok-Lift so meone would in variably wander ove r to check it ou t. Mos t co m me nts were, " Wow, is that th in g neat !" Wh y is it nea t? After positioning it u nder you r bike's engine . yo u j ust ha ve to put your foot on the lever a n d step down and the bik e is li fted up off th e ground with m inimum effort . A hook ca tch es a latch so the bike rem ains up in th e ai r. Stepping o n the lever end in th e opposite di rect ion frees the catch so th e sta n d co mes down with Iiule effort. Owners of big fo ur-stro kes (like an XR500) will a pp reciat e h ow little effort it ta kes to get th e bik e up o n th e sta nd. Since the Lok-Lift lifts fro m 12 to 17 in ch es, the bike is well off th e gro u nd to allow easy mai nten ance. Chain lubing is a sn a p, as is wh eel rem oval. The p la tfor m has non-skid materi al on it to keep th e bik e from slid in g aro u nd. It wor ks beuer o n bikes tha t ha ve skid pl at es but wo rked we ll on n on-skid-p la te -equ ipped bi kes also . When in the u p position, th e bike is very sta ble, a ll owin g work o n it wi thout worryi ng if it is going to fall off. Since th e Lo k-Lift starts o u t at 12 inches of lift , o bvio usly a bi ke must ha ve a t least 12 inc hes o f ground cleara nce or th e Lok-Lift will not fit un dern ea th . We have had th e Lok -Lift for four months now a nd ar e very pl eased with it. The on ly problem is th a t th e plast ic in serts in th e end h ol es fall o u t ver y easi ly. Viper Products h ave a lready sta rted g lu in g th e in serts into th e ho les to p revent them fro m fa lli ng o u t. Construct ion is of qua lit y steel a nd ' weld in g is first rat e. Th e ro und tub ing that the lift pan slides o n ne eds to be lubed now a nd th en with a sp ray lubricant to en su re it slides freely. When we fir st recei ved th e Lok ' Li ft it retailed fo r $79.95. H ow ever. co nsu me r reception has been so good th at Viper Pro d ucts has been able to increase' producti o n a nd bring the price down to $69.95. We feel it is worth it. Order th rough local deal ers or con- . tact Viper Prod ucts direct at 25327 W. Aven ue Sta nford, Bld g. 109, Valencia, CA 91355 805/257-0 181. • Mobil congratulates Dr:John's Team Moto Guzzi forwinning the U.S.Endurance Series. (Thanks for taking us along for the rid es.) Whenthe smokecleared and the dust settled, Dr. John's Team MotoGuzzicaptured four first-place finisheson the wayto winning the U.S. Endurance Championship Series. Rrst they won at Road Atlanta, then at Willow Springs, California. Then they won the Paul Revere 250 at the Daytona International Speedway and finally the 6-hour Enduro at Mid-Ohio. The winning riders wereGreggSmrz, Larry Shorts and Nick Phillips. The biketheyused was a 1000 cc Moto Guzzi Le Mans. What kind of oil did they use? Mobil1 ~ of course. Why does Team Moto Guzzi chooseMobil1race after raceafter race after race? Because they liketo win and win and win and win. M@biIU" Synthetic Motor Oil The oil that wins. Ami Crowns Another King. ,Flyin' Fred Merkel 1985 AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION for the second year in a row! HELMET. A oeceunee ature pack Illustratinglhe full line 01 cceo-tece. lull-face andMX helmetsis available bysending$1.00in cash or stamps to: AmpersandInternattOnal. Aral Hetmet. l td.. Dept. eN. P.O. 80)(421. Tenafly, NJ 07670. 25