New Ideas
NEW IDEAS
Lehman Trikes CrossBow
Top-of-the-line luxury-touring trike?. That would be the 2010 CrossBow, an all-new, Victory Vision-based design from Lehman Trikes. Powered by Victory’s fuel-injected, 106-cubicinch Freedom V-Twin, the DOTand NHTSA-approved three-wheeler features an integrated parking brake and Lehman’s “No Lean rear suspension for a “smooth, comfortable ride.” Op-
tions include polished aluminum rea wheels, a trailer hitch and a reverse gear. Pricing starts at $33,995.
Lehman Trikes USA, Inc., 125 Industrial Dr., Spearfish, SD 57783; 888/3943357; www.lehmantrikes.com
Parker House Books
Hot off the presses from Parker House Publishing: BMW GSAdventure Motorcycle: A 30-Year Catalog by Hans-Jurgen Schneider and Dr. Axel Koenigsbeck ($50); Flat Track Racing: A Retrospective of the Golden Era into the Seventies by Gerald Foster ($36); and The American Motorcycle Girls 1900 to 1950: A Photographic Histoiy of Early Women Motorcy clists by Cristine Sommer Simmons ($50).
Parker House Publishing, Inc., 1826 Tower Dr., Stiliwa ter, MN 55082; 651/314-7449; www.parkerhousepublishing.com
Scorpion Sport Jacket
Newest addition to Scorpion's streetbike ExoWear line is the Sport Jacket ($390; S-XXL). Available in black or silver, the nylon-lined, full-grainleather waist-length coat is perforated at the chest, comes with a removable, fully sleeved EverHeat thermal liner, and is equipped with venti lated, CE-approved ExoTec protection "~~r at the elbows and shoulders. A foam back pad is included.
Scorpion Sports USA, 25921 Atlantic Ocean Dr., Lake Forest, CA 92630; 888/672-6774; www.scorpionusa.com
Okie Shade
I lock the sun, not the road with the Okie Shade ($20). Machine-cut vinyl film installs easily and is held in place by static electricity. Okie Shade offers applications for all late-model full-face helmets. Custom designs in both “Standard” and “Sport” shapes are available upon request. Clean-up is a snap using soap and water.
Okie Shade; 405/455-3955; www.okieshade.com
Chrome Messenger Bags
Built to last a lifetime: That’s the guarantee behind Chrome messenger bags. All four weatherproof styles-Mini Metro, Citizen, Metropolis and all-new, professional-series Berlin-are constructed in the U.S. from heavyduty, industrial-spec materials, including 1000-denier cordura nylon, 18-ounce waterproof truck tarp, “five-bar” seatbelt webbing and #69 nylon thread. Prices start at $120.
Chrome, 580 4th St., San Francisco, CA 94107; 415/503-1221; www. chromebags.com
