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$99.S5 Works Conne=on 6451 Capitol Avenue Diamond SprIngs, CA S5S 1 9 53D1S42-S4BB $359 (svvlngarrnJ, $428 (shock) Henebrink P.O. Box 2947 Big Bear City. CA Pro Not-Sa-Secret 9231 4 909/585-1044 • vvvvvv.henabrink.net Kids' Bikes = Serious Business Works Connectioo's EZ Holeshot features a spring-loaded pin assembly whicb mounts to tbe fork guard - and a bard -anodized fork ring - whicb mounts to the fork. Once it's installed, according to Works Connection, all you have to do is compress the forks sligbtly and pusb tbe button on tbe fork guard, which places the pin in tbe fork ring, holding your front end down. Now that your front end is sitting lower, wheelying should be less of a problem during starts. The unit should then come undone under braking for the first tum. Available for most bikes. For those of you adults out there who can't get enough out of your XR50, Hanebrink may have a suspension solution for you. This sWingarmlFox shock conversion is completely bolt-on. and the improved leverage ratio yields 6 incbes of travel, according to Hanebrink. It's also reponedly both ligbter and stronger tban the stock setup. The sbock (complete with piggyback oil reservoir) features separate compression, rebound and preload adjustment and is available with either a 250-,300-, 350- or 4OO-pound spring. Applied Racing 530 Opper Street, Suite C Escondido, CA 92029 Contact your local Parts Unlimited deeler. 760/743-B1 SO \N\IVVV.parts-unlirniced,corn Sahara for the Moose Racing's Sahara series of riding gear is designed for bot-weatber riding - as the name implies. Moose claims tbat tbe Sahara pants are the most ventilated pants available for bot-weather riding and racing, featuring vented nylon with Stretcb Cordura reinforcements at critical wear areas. The Sahara jersey is constructed of two vented materials to provide maximum airflow but still offer roost protection. The set is available in blue. "stealth" and white. 48 MAY 29, 2002· II: U II: I • n _ _ so Like Jenny Craig for YZFs Dubacb Racing Development (DLD) is now offering a conversion kit that turns your dry-sump 'iZF or WRF motor into a wet-sump powerplant. Tbe reason for tbe conversion is tbat it drops nearly four pounds off tbe weigbt of the machine by removing all external oil lines, one set of oil-pump gears, and BOOcc of oil. Plus, much of the aforementioned weight comes off the top of the bike, lowering the machine's CG. Applied claims it only takes about an hour to install and, unlike otber similar kits on the market, it's fully reversible. This kit even includes an oil-site window to check the oil level at a glance.