Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

• ,~ ...u ---- - - -- -- _- - -- - -- - .. -".'a~A ••, ' . ---. -~- -. - --- - ...... - -~ - Eruemrises. Dept. CN . 671 Fuller Ave. San Jose, CA 95 125. 408/ 292· 68" J . ~ ~-.-~- ~ ; t:> ...... (# Nylon Belts _-"1" Dunlop K700 uses nylon cord carcass with cords set 90° to the bead. two nylon belts with angled cords. two nylon cap plies with cords parallel to beads. rubber sidewall inserts. Springs Racewa y an d a t Laguna Seca Raceway. Dunlop radials on th e right motorcycle offer competitive traction along with th e ben efi ts of wobbledamping and increas ed sta bility. Dunlop motorcycle radials reall y work on th e righ t high-performance motorcycles ridden o n a race track . The Bridgestones, on the other . hand, are unsuitable for high-performance. race track use. especially on a motorcycle with as much power as the GSXRllOO. Suzuki officials announced at the press conference that GSXR750s imported into th e U.S. wo u ld a ll be fitted with Bridgestone radials. and that so m e of th e GSXRllOOs im port ed into America would come with Bridgestone radials and some would com e with Dunlop radials. Given a choice of a GSXR II 00 .with Bridgestones and a GSXRllOO w ith Du n Io ps, we 'd take the GSXRllOOwith Dunlops. Faced with riding a GSXR 750 with the stock Bridgestone radials o n a rac e tra ck; we 'd replace them with Dunlop radials. which Dunlop will sell as aftermarket tires beginning th is month. • P rogr essive Suspens io n for k damper rods for 1983-1986 Ho n da XR 500/ XR 600 lo ur-strokes improve co rn pression damping a nd are avai la ble for $79.95. A fork sp ring kit design ed for use with the damping rods sell s for $49.95. T hey're a vaila ble from deal ers. wh o ca n order from Progreso sive Suspen sio n . Dept. CN . 1566 1·N Pro d ucer La ne. Huntingt on Beach , CA 92649,714 /898-2951. M ich el in 's new H i-T o u r M66 tires feature a casing which uses three nylon co rd p lies laid a t a 25° a n g le to in crea se sta bility and shock a bso rp tion a nd a trea d area braced by two Kevla r belts to m in im ize casing growth . protect aga inst pe n etra tion an d stabilize the tread for long wea r. T he A66 fro nt tire uses four nylon cord plies. T he M66 is availa ble in sizes 150/ 90-15 and 140/90-16; the A66 is available in 130/ 90-16 and 120/ 90 -18. From dea lers . wh o ca n o rd er fro m Michel in distr ibu tors. More informa tio n is ava ila ble from Mich el in Tire Corporation. Dept. CN . P.O. Box 19001 . Greenvi lle. SC 29602-900 1. 803/ 234·5000. ~~' . Vance & H in es Performa nce Center o f Torrance . Cal iforn ia wi ll turn a ny Suzuki GS X R750 or GSX R l l oo into . a C SXR Ser ies-lega l race bike, set up and tu ned to th e sa me specs as th e CSX R 750 recent ly us ed by Dou g Tola nd to set a n ew stoc k class record a t Will ow Sprin gs Racew ay. Modifica tio ns incl u de safe ty wi ring. fork oi l a nd sprin gs . rear shock. racing tir es. rejeuing . gearing . racing brake pads. nu m ber pl at es. etc. P rices ra nge from $ 1340 to $ 1579 from Vance & H in es P erf o rm an ce Center o f T o rr a n ce. Dept. CN.2466 West Sep u lveda Blvd.• Torra nce . CA 90501. 213/ 530·0314. •• S ta r Ra cing 's F]IIOO and FJI200 cl utch kit rep laces the stock diaphragm sp ri ng wi th six coi l spri ngs to allow progr essive. co nt ro lled cl u tch engageme nt . T he bo lt-i n kit is easy to install an d sells for $ 139.95 retail from deal er s or from Star Racing • Dept. CN. P.O. Box 1241. Am er icu s. CA 3 1709. 912/ 924-0031. Bridgestone radial uses Kevlar fabric inserts to stiffen sidewall instead of hard rubber sidewall inserts. Both systems provide good sidewall construction and feel. Kevlar Belts High Angle Nylon Cap Belt Carriage Motors ha s introduced a circu lar hydrau lic steering damper for hi gh-performance street bikes.The dam per mou nt s o n th e cro w n nut a nd provides co ns ta nt damping a t a ll steering angles. A co mplete kit retai ls fo r $ 169.95 from Ca rr iag e Mot ors, Dept. C N. Box 185. W iscJ sset. ME 04578. 207/ 882-5033. 2 ply Nylon . Casing C raig En ter prises' Po wair Bleeder uses a n a ir co m p ressor to po w erbleed a n y motorcycle bra ke systems in minu tes. T he system al so w orks on h ydraul ic cl u tches a nd anti-d ive systerns a nd is avai la ble from C ra ig Enterprises for SI J8 prior to Mar ch I ~11l\. ~5~aJIf'{ 1'1 a rf~ I, C;qqtacijC>¥lj ~ La zer Helmets a nd Accesso ries is im o porti n g the NRC- Saver be- ld break er a nd tire in stalla tion tool for use with both stree t and dirt tires. T he N RCSa ver co mes co mplete wit h a ca rrying p OLICh a n d a limned lifetime warrunt y and sells for $-14 .95 fro m dea lers. It's a lso a vaila ble for $49.95 (i ncl udin g sh ip pi ng and hand lin g ) direct fro m La zer, Dept. C N. 3 1139 Via Col inas, S.u,it.e 3~2. Wes.tla.kr;Yillage. CA ~l~~?" :: l l - B , l ' " J: . ~ ~ ! il ' 9.3 '. f-:

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