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Harley-DaVidson Alligator Seats $SSS-S58 Her-Iey-Devideon Mo1::or' Company 3700 West .Juneau Avenue M,lvvaukee. WI 53208 41 4/343-4056 CJbc~==i V brac,c SDO~::S -1an:::!le~a~ ~-CJi3'~;:::en ng S1~ (SOccl They're Not a Croe Syscer-n S16S (Big bike) Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories introduces its new line of limited-production seats. which combine quallty construction and radical styling for specific use on your 2000 or newer H-D Soltall motorcycle. In addition to the seats, there are also Alligator Saddlebags and an Alligator Tank Panel to help complete the look. Balls of Steel Oberg Sports now offers a handlebar vibration-dampening system. which is designed to "deaden. or greatly nunimize" bandlebar vibration and shock. Oberg claims that its new design counteracts VIbration across the entire frequency range of operation. helping to minimize hand fatigue and arm pump. The system includes a palr of stainless-steel cylinders. which are filled with a precise amount of special micron-sized steel balls and permanently sealed. One cylinder is inserted into each end of the handlebar to absorb vibration. Oberg says that Its dampeners are easy to install and remove. and they fit most major handlebar brands. Yoshimura GSX-R 1000 TRS T,,-Oval Titanium Bolt-On Exhaust Michelin Bib Mousse $380 $170 each Moto Race P.O. Box B61 Wilbr-ahem. MA YoshlrTlUra R&D of Amet"'K::s. Inc. 4555 Car-ter- Cour-t Chino. CA 91710 01085 809/628-4722 800/628-4040 \IVVVVII.yoshlrnura~rd.c:om vvwvv.rrotorace.corY'l Mousse, Not Mouse According to Mota Race. the idea of a tire filled with a multicellular elastic material goes back to the 1960s, when vehicles were equipped with them for transporting VIPs. for security reasons. For years, the matenal was only good for slow-movmg vehicles. but. in 1983. Hubert Auriol won the Paris-Dakar Rally with a bib-mousse-equlpped motorcycle and. the follOWing year. all the motorcycle teams adopted Michelin's Bib Mousse. Modern Bib Mousses have about a sIX-month lifespan and are good at speeds up to 80 mph. for about 20 mlles at a time. A must for off-road riders. the new Michelin Bib Mousse tubereplacement system is avallable in nearly all SIZes, for nearly all off-road motorcycle wheels. 18 What's Speed Without Looks? Yoshimura has mtroduced its new TRS Tri-Oval exhaust-system line for the 2001 Suzukr GSX-R1000. The three sharp angles of the Tri-Oval canlSter force sound waves into the baffle core, thus creatmg a unique exhaust note. AesthetIcally. the look of the Tti-Oval exhaust is also qUlte unique. while the shape also increases rigrdity and overall strength. according to Yosh. Also. Yoshimura fans can order Yosh's oew 2001 Book of Speed. which IS not only a catalog but a great histoncal photo-pictonal. APRIL25,2oo1 • cue I • n • _ s