New Ideas
NEW IDEAS
Alpmestars Jackets
When folks ponder Alpinestars, highend dirtbike and roadracing boots usually come to mind. Which is fine, but limiting. Especially since the high-profile Italian firm also offers apparel. For example, catering to cruiser riders is the stylish $420 NY Jacket, made from topgrain leather and with removable armor at the elbows and shoulders. Then there’s the $499 Haga Replica, which share’s the former’s features but in a sportier package. For those non-leather types comes the cordura-nylon ASX, $159, with its Coolmax collar and liner, and adjustable waist. Something, in other words, for everyone.
Alpinestars USA, 2780 W. 237th St., Torrance, CA 90505; 310/891-0222; www.alpinestars.com
Motion Pro T-Handles
The concept here is versatility. Tool-maker Motion Pro has amended its T-handle lineup to include two models equipped with 1/4 and 3/8-inch drives.
The result is they accept a variety of attachments, such as sockets, hex bits, swivels and more, for use in an equal variety of applications. They also have chrome-vanadiumsteel shafts and carbon-steel handles. Suggested retail price is $9 for the 1/4-inch and $11 for the 3/8-inch.
Motion Pro, 119 Independence Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025; 650/329-0427; www.motionpro.com
Blu Eye Goggles
So you like the look of sunglasses with an open-faced heliiiet, but you prefer a bit inure eve protection? Try
this Aussie eyewear from Blu Eye. Styled similar to today's popular sport shades. the award-winniug goggles from Down Under have a soft, rubber frame that secures firmly to the face with a thin. adjustabIe elastic strap. Interchangeable lenses are made from impact-resistant polvcarbonaie that's said to be. they swear. bullet-proof. Or at least pellet-proot. Stateside. they sell for $110.
Custom Chrome. / a / 00 .JLI('qlIt.'liIic:' (.1.. 1oi~ciii /111/, (11 9503 7; 0U$5 9~5 00; www.aaahdcustomparts.com
Drag Specialties H.D Accessories
If God created Harley-Davidson on the eighth day, then it stands to reason that He conjured chrome on the ninth. Hence, these righteous shiny bits. Those interested in titivating their Harleys, pay heed. At $585, this chromeplated aluminum rear pulley and spacer look chic and allow for a narrower belt and fatter rear tire. Still not enough gleam? How ’bout these chromeplated mounting kits for the rear brake and shifter controls? The former costs $350, while the latter is $225. Hardware, bracketry and such included.
Drag Specialties, 9839 W. 69 St., Eden Prairie, MN 55344; 800/222-3400; www.dragspecialties.com
ICP Cycle Saver
Convenient and inexpensivewords not often used in tandem. But with this solar-powered battery trickle-charger from Canada’s ICP, they work. Dubbed the Cycle Saver, it maintains and charges any 12-volt battery while exposed to daylight. This holds true even in cloudy, rainy or snowy conditions. Connection accessories are included, as are 20 feet of wire for outside mounting in case your motorcycle is stored indoors. Price? Just $40.
ICP Global Technologies, 1320 Route 9, Champlain NY 12919; 888/427-7652; www.icpglobal.com
Metro Gear
Fond of reliving your childhood? Want everybody to know about it? Then for goodness sake, get ahold of some retro togs from Metro. Like ex-hippies who stopped listening to new music after 1974 (because it all sucks), Metro is immersed in all manner of garments bearing logos from your favorite erstwhile marques: Bultaco, BSA, Norton, etc. If you can identify, check out their lineup, which ranges from T-shirts to shop aprons to denim jackets and more. Pricing starts in the $15 neighborhood.
Metro Racing, 306 Westwood Ave., Bristol, PA 19007; 215/826-9640; www.metroracing.com
TBR SV650 Racing Exhaust
Suzuki SV650 owners, pay attention. Two Brothers Racing has a proposition for you with its stainless-steel 2-into-l Racing Exhaust. Said to reduce weight, add horsepower and look way swank, it comprises polished, tapered headers and a 4.5-inch diameter canister. The latter is available in polished aluminum or TBR’s signature filament-wound carbon-fiber. The whole shebang can be installed like the stocker, or in a racier, high-mount configuration. Pricing starts at $590. □
Two Brothers Racing, 1213-A E. Hunter Ave.,
Santa Ana, CA 92705; 714/550-6070; www.twobros.com
