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Cycle News 1981 11 04

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Our unique WImaha Power Valve System constantly adjusts exhaust port timing, improving poweroutput over the entire rpm range and holding blow-by to a mit!imum so that combustiot! efficiency is greatly itzcreased. Introducing the onlymotocross bikes that come willi two engines. The two-stroke engine is almost perfect for motocross. Its lightweight, compact, powerful and easy to cool. No\v, about the "almose' Wth the typical two-stroke engine you have to set the exhaust timing for one oftwo things: low-end torque or high-end speed. Or, find a happy medium and lose a little on both ends. As you might expect, weve got a new approach. Our newYFVS on the YZ125 and YZ250. YFVS translates into Yamaha Power Valve System. And that translates into getting two engines in one. One set for torque, the other for speed. TheheartofYFVS is a cylindrical valve thats incorporated into the exhaust port. The valve is cut to match the shape of the

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