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Cycle News 1978 11 22

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Trials events lastyearalone. Justwheel it out of the Sowhat's new thisyear? showroom, fill the tank, andgo. Anywhere. MORE POWER. LESS WEIGHT. Thmaha's IT Enduros don't Sometimes the difference need expensive modifications. between winning and finishing Because at Yamaha the modifi. is a couple ofhorsepower. cations are made at ourfactory; We've improved the power every year, bythe best engineers in the world. . ofall our Enduros. In fact, the IT250 and IT400 have comAnd ourbikes have not only won every known variety oflocal pletely new engines. Gutsier, lighter, and more compactcompetition, theyalso picked up with smoother shifting trans58 Gold Medals in International missions to get more ofthat More power. Better torque. Improved longer-travel Monoshock rear suspension. Our exclusive nitrogen/oil Monoshock can be adjusted to 20 dampening settings with just a screwdriver. SPringpreload, spring rate, andnitrogen pressure are variable, too. New 'pivot arm elimi~tes .cJiiUn tensioner on IT250 andIT40o. • 20 power to the ground. And with the help ofour new chrome-moly frames, the 250 and 400 also check in a few pounds less than lastyear. FASTER, SLOW• Since Enduro riders go slow as often as theygo fast, we made the steering a little quicker for the slowgoing. A real tool kit. Right where ~--- you can get at it.

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