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Tis' not so much to endure the slings and arrows of defeat as is to simply endur-o. In ke eping wit h this week ' s enduro spectacula r, the new products co lu m n will en de avo r to exhi bi t a few accessories whi ch might be of interes t to all those poor ignored enduro and trail rid ing souls. • sec o nd I'll run o ut in the hall to the sink and pour so me wa ter o n them, an d then we 'll see what tha t does... Hey , it real ly worked, th e water beaded up and ro lled o ff. If I'd h ad this s tu ff for th e rid e b ack from Big Bear Lake last weekend... You can ge t so me fr om a d ealer for $ 2. 9 8 or from Target Prod uc ts, Box I, Eagle ~ ock S tation, Lo s A ngeles. Cal ifo rnia 9 0 04 1, postpaid , GRIT FITS Without a d oubt, th e foremo st fellow in enduro an d tr ail riding accesso ries is Carl Sh ipman of. Alb uq uerq ue , Ne w Me xic o , th rough hi s co m pany cal led th e Dirt Rider . First of all, I'd lik e to mention that y ou ca n get a copy of hi s catalog and chec k out all of h is st uff; or sec o nd ly y o u can keep reading New Products and ca tc h a few of them when ' there is time an d space . Whil e boogeying off on an en d ur o a few weeks ago, I included one o f Dirt Rider's handy little cross b ra ce bags, which h an dily co ntained a new spark plug and imple me nts to install said spark pl ug in th e top of the co mb usti o n ch a m ber of my m ot or cycle. Never having fin ished an end u ro before (always beca use o f mechanicals, mind you) , th is see med lik e a reasonable id ea. Since it w as th ere , I never had a problem, so they had to stop th e enduro to avoid my p o ssible finish . Howeve r, so me p o or soul done fo uled a sparking p lu g on his evil tempered Spanish bike, an d he was mightily grateful t hat I had brought along that fresh plug. He m ad e it an other half a mile b efore th e monst er at e m y new p lug, and that's a fair journey for his bike . An ywa y , I think the little b ag is great, as it stay ed in place , didn ' t fall ap art, an d didn ' t even ru in th e ga p on the plug. So, write: th e Dirt Rider, Box 14422, Albuquerque, K.M . 871 1 1. THE EYES HA V E IT E ye prote ction can be a terrifi c problem fo r enduro riding, be cau se o f the slowe r spee ds and atte nd a n t foggin g p roblems. Lots of six-d ays heroes a re wearing glasses like th is pair offe red by Hi -Poin t , T hey co me fr om Pen to n , an d therefore see you r local Pen t on d ealer. ... . It> . co aM ,.... C) ~! o C. « ~ w Z W ...l U > U FIRST GEAR , IT'S ALRIGHT. SECOND GEAR, HANG ON TIGHT. SUZY CREAMCHEESE? Som et im es wh en I'm out try in g t o end u ro, 1 see th ese p o or dudes o u t flailing around on S u zuki m oto crosse rs . T he 'th r o ttle re sponse d oe sn ''t, seem quite right fo r negotia ting rocky hillsi des. A t ti mes I've thought to my self , " What those guys need is m o re flywheel effe ct. T h at's the cu re all fo r any pow er problem. Don 't go fast enough - t o o much flywheel. Goes too fas t - not enough flywheel" For $ 19 .9 5 you can tum that Su zy into a veritable thumper with a tw o po u nd flywh eel , or for $24 .95 yo u can tu m her righ t into a tract o r wit h a four pounder. Wri te : Co mpetit ion Dy namic s, 3421 East Harv ar d , Ph o eni x, Arizon a 85008 . Hondas arc beco mi ng in creasingly popula r enduro mo unts , becau se o f their w ell-kn own reliability . T he bigger p eople who are riding 10 0 an d 125's mi gh t fin d th at the fron t fo rks on th e little H ondas are a tad mush y. T he sim ple co m p romise solution is to ad d sp acers t o p re-t ension th e sp rings . For $3 .95 yo u ca n get so me sp acers all se t up fo r th e little Hondas , fr om 9350 Wilsh ire Bo ule va rd, R oom 3 28 , Beverly Hills , Cali fornia 902 12. YAWNING Finall y, for those of you wh o stay at h ome , an d h ome isn't what it mi ght b e in th e d esert , here' s som-e sh ad e. T his h andy d and y awnin g rolls out from a box wh ich a ttaches to th e side of y our van. It 's st rong and wind resistan t, co mp ac t , an d 'co st s any where fzom $88 to $250. Write : l u s t-Awn In c., 10 2 7 Eas t South S tr ee t , Anaheim, Califo rni a 92805 . SOLE FOOD Having push ed m otorcy cles out of th e toolie s a lo t lately , m y fin e V ib r am so led, Penny's special enduro boots, h ave b egu n t o look a mi ght tatty o f la te. Ye sterday morning I w as sitting her e Iarne n tin g the fact and wo nd eri ng when m y su periors mi gh t give m e a can o f shoe p o lish , whe n th is little wash an d dry type pack et o f st uff cam e in th e mail. Says h er e that it'll protect leather , vinyl, pl astic, etc., fr om this that and th e o th e r thing (in clud ing sm og). So I t ook the little p acke t , open ed it up , and sme a red it allover my boots. First they got real dark, and that m ad e me mad , but now th ey're go ing back to th e ni ce original . co lo r, and that m a kes m e happy. The leather h as gotten nice and soft and flexible, and if you 'll wait a MOT OS Cycle News is your voice -; use it DIS..LA Y ADVERTISING Every Sunday All classes DEADLINE ESCAPE COUNTRY WEDNESDAY AT 5prn SALES· PARTS· SERVICE . (714) 586-7964 Apr . 11 for issue No. 15 on sale Apr. 18 Serving The Entire South Bay Area :f!RonttSR DfICA" NATIONAL MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION MOYO-GUZZI MAICO MONARK all new racing sanctions for m otocross (213)427-7433 - - PAY CASH PURSES - LOW COST INSURANCE - CASH POINTS SYSTEM - PRO-AM SERIES FOR PROFESSIONALS - NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SPORTSMEN . D~ ~ F ree lntor mat ion : NMA P.O. BOX 1092 Mi" ion , Kansas 66222 Address Ci:v/State ; _ ~"mc- " ., . --,..._:-;- _