Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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Handle With Care The Sporthar is a great way to' protect your most valuable possessions and your truck from all kinds of possible disasters. The powdercoated steel Sporthar mounts 10 the bed of your truck and holds your motorcycle and bicycle in place via its specialty mounts, Four different mounts in all are available and when purchasing your Sportbar, you get to choose which mounts you want. The motorcycle shoe and extended shoe are made so you can mount two bikes in your truck staggered, preventing handlebars from banging or getting hung up, The tie-down loops can also be mounted wherever you deslIe. The Sportbar is designed for most modem pick-up trucks so one size does not fit all. The entire setup is pricey, but so is replacing a motorcycle or paying for bodywork on your truck. It's a good trade off and a clean fit. Alplnestars Tech 8 $319,95 Alplnescars USA Inc. 2780 W, 237 Street Torrence. CA 90505 310/891 -0222 Sport Bar Bar Re-Boot Tie Oovvn Loop The new Tech 8 may not be totally redesigned but it has undergone somewhat of a facelift, and a good one at that. Why mess with a deSign that is so successful anyway? The changes that Alpinestars has made to their premier motocross/off-road boot are good ones. When the company released its Tech 6, an all-new front shin plate complete with the company's new logo graced the Tech 8 offshoot. The new Tech 8 has the sarne new logo, which Jeremy McGrath, Ty Davis and Ricky Carmichael have all been wearing since its concep' tion. Guys like that are definitely doing something right. So should you. 8,cycle Clamp Motorcycle Shoe Extended MIC Shoe $124.99 $1499 $29.99 $34,99 $39.99 Ultimate Mocor-sports Inc. 64 1 0 S. College Ave Ft. Collins. CO 80525 888/271-8213 Clever Lever A bad way to cut a ride short is by crashing and breaking a clutch lever. Mr. Dirt's new Arc Lever has the cure for such a dirt bike tragedy. After mounting the Arc Lever into your OE parch, you can crash all you want hecause the lever has a spring-action joint built within rhat allows the lever to spring this way or that. Sound complicated? It's not, Once you get your hands on one, you thmk, "Why didn't I rhink of that?" The lever assembly is CNC macbined out of 6061 aircraft alu$6995 minum, giving it even more strength. It's also Mr. Dire-USA 1 428 E Borchard adlustable for different hand Sanea Ana, CA 92705 sizes, but one size doesn't fit all. OE specLfic applications are 800/204-7411 produced, so it fits cleanly like your old broken lever did before you vvvvw.arclevers.corr'l snapped it. Arc Levers Change IS Good A lew months ago we ran the Too12 Tire Cbanging Stand in lbe Stuff seetlon 01 Cycle News and smce then I've been staring at the thing down 10 the warebouse contemplatmg whether to use it or not. It's not that I haven't changed any ores lately, ill lact [ have, but [ bave my own way o[ changmg ores and I've been doing lt that way soccessJuI[y for quite a few years now. You see, you elther cbange motorcycle ores, or you don't change motorcycle tJres and those who do lt quickly usually sOck to the way that works for them. It's a spmwaJ thlDg [guess, where you become one Wlth lbe tire and a new or unfamiliar chang10g technlque may result in an exorcism. Ironically, it was Petsonal Watercraft DJustrated Editor Jeff Ham, my-ex land lord and lbe devil himself, wbo fInally persuaded me into using the new contraption. [ lost a bet to Jeff and since he does not change tires, it was my way of repaying my debt. As lt turns out, using the Toolz Tne Cbanging Stand turned out to be the easiest and qUickest debt I've ever paid off, No knuckles where smashed, no tubes wbere pmched, no time was wasted and no lightning struck. The stand stands 29 inches tall, so you don't have to bend over at a1/. That was what scared me about the stand, smce my technique reqUires the ground or a TY Davis Tire Changer, wmch promotes leverage lD a blg way. I thought that without that extra leverage on the Toolz stand I would be fumbling around [or a balf-hour while Jeff stood tlielr laughmg. No such problem, espeCially after gett10g througb lbe first ore and moving on to lbe next. A 23-1Och base at the bottom of lbe stand proV1des stability so you can still use a lot of leverage wilbout knoclang tbe stand over. The Too12 Tire Cbanging Stand bolds down the wheel fumly V1a two washers, three sleeves and a wingnut type mountmg plate Welgmng lD at orily 13 pounds, the powder coated stand is easy to transport from garage to the races. Now, I'm not saying that I'm ready to convert over to the Toolz stand full orne. but it was rilce not to be spread out all over the floor. I'd like to keep the Toolz stand in the garage and my floor mounted tire cbangers in the trailer to mix $129.95 things up a bit. For anyone that changes tires on a dally basis [ would definitely recommend the Toolz Toolz Tire Changing Stand because it will save 40336 Winohestar Ad, Ste. E you a lot of backaches. And for you guys, like PM8#229 Jeff, who usually pay someone to change tires Temecula, CA 92591 for you, [say Toolz stand is a smart and easy way to start saving some casb by cbanging your 877f770-TOOL own tires, Bet me. Toolz Tire Changing Stand Matt Freeman 72 APRIL 26. 2000' cue I e n eVIl's