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Troy Lee Designs Speed Wing $22 Troy Lee Designs 1 821 Wild Turkey CIrcle Corona. CA 92880 909/371-521 9 'VV\IVV\I.troyleedesigns.com Alp,nestars Supertech Road Racing Boot $329.95 Wing It The new Speed Wing was developed to enhance visual appearance and can be used to increase exhaust ventilation. according to Troy Lee Designs. TLD even states that. when the urnt was tested by FIM officials. it was proven to increase lap times by up to one second per lap, Now, whether or not the speed gains hold merit, the unit looks good and Is made of Injection-molded, high-unpact polypropylene for durability and chrome-plated in your choice of chrome. blue chrome or red chrome, Alplnestars USA 2780 W 237th Street Torrance. CA 90505 800/438-2577 VVVI/VV.alplnestars.com Moving Forward The new Supertech boot from AlpInestars represents the newest in road racIng boot technology, The ankle area is protected by two torsion bars that allow the upper and bottom full protectors to follow the natural movement of the foot and ankle while keepIng it Within the safe range of motion. All sensitive areas of the foot and ankle are protected with gel and ergonomically developed closed-cell protectors. and every part of the boot "skeleton" IS injected with high-irnpact-resistant PASS carbon-fiber remforcements. accordtng to AlpInestars, This high-tech boot will be available In January 2002 in sizes 3 1/2-13, Mirra DC Shoes $9599 = Shoes 1 333 Keystone Way, Unit A Viste, CA 92083 760/599-2999 FMF 2002 KX 125 Fatty Pipe wvvvv.dcshoes.com When will there be an RC DC? FMF RaCing 19033 South Sante Fe Avenue Aencho Dominguez. CA 9022 1 -551 31 0/631 -4363 DC Shoes is expandIng its product line by offermg more than lust skate shoes. and one current example of this Is DC's new Dave Mirra model, which DC says incorporates skate-shoe characteristics with a flat, modified pill-pattern sale that IS supposedly Ideal for 8M)( riding. Also, the upper portIOn of the shoe is constructed of abrasion-resistant action nuhuck and features a flexible thermoplastic-rubber toecap for durability, No word yet on when the Ricky Carmichael model will be available. or whether or not it will be somehow designed for ridmg motorcycles, however. 'NV\I\N.frnfreclng.com Rollin' (with) a Fatty FMF's Fatty Pipe for the 2002 KX125 offers a harder hit than stock off the bottom and pulis hard to 8400 rpm. where it starts to surpass the stock pipe, accordlOg to FMF. FMF also claims a 1 to 3 horsepower gain in the upper 8400 to 12,200 rpm range and a slight increase In power from the 12,000 to 13,000 rpm range. In other words, tlus pipe Is far superior to the stock KX unit - thIs pipe may be just what you green aders out there need, eye •• n • _ S • OCTOBER 31,2001 55