New Ideas

NEW IDEAS

Targa VF500F seat cowl

Some motorcyclists think there's only one way to ride-alone. And for like-minded Honda VF500F pilots. Targa Accessories offers its seat cowl. The locking fiberglass cowl features a padded backrest, color-matched paint, and small-item stor-age room. Available for 1984-1986 VF500F Hondas, the cowl retails for $124.95 from your motorcycle dealer or from Targa Accessories Inc., 10 McLaren, Suite B, Irvine, CA 927 l4; (714)472-1022.

Gold Belt enduro jacket

Joseph had a coat of many colors, but if he'd been an enduro rider he might have traded it for Gold Belt's enduro jacket in red or blue. Gold Belt uses water-resistant Typhoon cloth for the garment, and claims the material is softer and lighter than GoreTex, and so makes for a more comfortable jacket. There's plenty of cargo space, too, with four front pockets and a large fanny pocket. The jacket comes in S-XXL sizes, and has a suggested retail price of $140 ($150 for XXL). Contact Gold Belt Line, 7045 Darby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335.

Marzocchi M1R fork

If your heart skips a beat at the sight ofa pair of long, lean legs, then you'll surely be smitten by Marzocchi's M1R fork. With Marzocchi's gams, one leg takes care of rebound damping, and the other does compression damping duty, a feature the importer claims allows easy tuning and results in low weight. Available for street or dirt bikes, with 38mmor 42mm-diameter stanchion tubes, the M1R foots a suggested retail price of $475 (fork legs only), or $499 (including triple clamps). To get a leg up on the competition, contact Cosmopolitan Motors Inc., 301 Jacksonville Road, Hatboro, PA 19040: 1-800-523-2522, or (215) 672-9100 in Pennsylvania.

AXO Sport Series 29 gloves

An extremely comfortable off-road glove, the Sport 29 features a lamb-skin palm, a flexible plastic back that's vented, and expandable finger sides. The gloves are available in all popular sizes in white/red, white/blue and white/red/black combinations, and their suggested list price is $31.95 at motorcycle dealers.

Hondaline magnetic tankbag

Most people admire a stick-to-it nature; and for those who appreciate that trait in a tankbag, Hondaline has just the item. This medium-size, urethane-coated nylon bag employs eight magnets in its padded, vinyl-covered base for easy mounting to most steel gas tanks. For storage, there's a large main compartment with a small pouch on top, both with zipper closures, and a rear pouch with a Velcro-secured flap. Also included are a rain cover and shoulder strap. The bag is available in black or blue for a suggested retail price of $56. To find out more, contact your Honda dealer, or write to American Honda Motor Co. Inc., P.O. Box 7055, North Hollywood, CA 91607.

Bieffe BF85 helmet

Italy's Bieffe has tossed a new cappello, the BF85, into the ring for '86. The fiberglass helmet meets Snell '85 and DOT standards, and features a vented chin bar, a terry cloth interior and a four-position faceshield. Available in S-XXL, the BF85 comes in white with red-and-blue graphics, and black, red and anthracite, all with silver-grey-and-gold graphics, for a suggested retail price of $99.99. To find out more, contact VanLeeuwen Enterprises Inc., 13275 Paxton St., Arleta. CA 91331; (818) 896-2200.