New Ideas
NEW IDEAS
Storz Performance XR-style Sportster
Does your 2004-'05 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 or 1200 know the way to San Jose? It will if you treat it to an XR-style Sportster Conversion Kit. For about $8K, Storz will sell you nearly eveiything—Ceriani inverted fork, aluminum gas tank, fiberglass seat, handlebar, foot controls, chain-drive conversion, 18-inch wheels and Storz by Bub exhaust system-needed to make the changeover to the 474-pound dirt-track lookalike shown here; the rest is available through Harley dealers and the aftermarket. Parts may also be purchased individually.
Storz Performance, Inc., 239 S. Olive St., Ventura, CA 93001; 805/641-9540; www.storzperf.com
All-EU Billfold
How to eliminate that uncomfortable bulge in your riding pants? Ash-can your old, bulky conventional wallet and replace it with the $15 All-Ett Billfold. Patented side-by-side card stacking combined with lightweight synthetic materials makes for an ultra-slim, washable design. Cardholders and checkbooks are also available.
All-Ett Billfolds, P.O. Box 70018, San Diego, CA 92167; 800/642-2226; www.all-ett.com
Applied Racing Rubber Mount Triple Clamp Kit
Handlebar vibration can lead to muscle fatigue and cramping in even the fittest riders. Applied Racing’s $189 Rubber Mount Triple Clamp Kit is machined from aircraft-grade aluminum to be stronger and more durable than the stock part, and fits most late-model dirtbikes. The rubber mounts can be reversed, moving the bars forward by 5mm. Hardware and bar pad are included. Add $40 for a steering stabilizer mount.
Applied Racing, 42345 Avenida Alvarado, Temecula, CA 92590; 800/853-0555; www.appliedrace.com
Oxtar TCX Pro S
Now kids have an off-road boot that is tough enough to be worn by Pros. The $150 TCX Pro S has all the features—leather upper, ankle control system, removable anatomic footbed, hypoallergenic lining, and steel toe and shank—of an adult boot, but in mini sizes. The TCX Pro S comes in kid’s sizes 3-8, in white, silver or black.
Fairchild Sports, 15602 Mosher Ave., Tustin, CA 92780; 888/313-2510; www.oxtar-usa.com
LustreLab Total Bike Care
A spray-on bike wash that degreases, cleans, polishes, shines and waxes, all in one easy step? LustreLab TBC was developed to do all that. Moreover, it’s safe on aluminum, chrome, leather, plexiglass, plastic, steel, vinyl and painted surfaces. A 24-ounce bottle retails for $11.
LustreLab LXR, Inc.,
RO. Box 26445, Greenville, NC 29616; 864/322-0440; www.lustrelab.com
Purely Custom Reservoir Covers
Run out of ways to personalize your streetor dirtbike? Think again. Purely Custom’s brake and clutch reservoir covers are machined from billetaluminum, anodized in a wide variety of colorseven camouflage-and can be engraved with the name or logo of your choice. Prices start at $25.
Purely Custom, 456 Seastrom St., Twin Falls, ID 83301; 866/758-9696; www.purelycustom.com
Holeshot Performance Slip-On Muffler
CW SPOT LIGHT
Looking to increase power and reduce weight on your late-model Japanese sportbike? Holeshot Performance crafts gorgeous slip-on mufflers here in the USA. Installation on a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600 took just 10 minutes, and resulted in a 2.2-pound weight loss. On the CW dynamometer, the free-
flowing $359 Comp 1 system (quieter Street and Comp 2 are also offered, Powder Black or polished) produced
3 more peak horsepower than stock and 4 more footpounds of torque at 5500 rpm, filling in the dip in the stock curve—all with from-the-factory EFI mapping. Construction is superb; the 304 stainless-steel end cap is expertly TIG-welded and highly polished, and the machined 6061-T6-aluminum adapter plate fit perfectly, as did the stainless muffler band/hanger. Though conventional in appearance, this is a gorgeous piece of work that also works.
Dale Walker’s Holeshot Performance Products, Inc., 320 Babe Thompson Rd., La Selva, CA 95076; 831/761-2808; www.holeshot.com
