Riding his garden-variety stock
YZ250 to victory at Carlsbad lastweekend, Rick Johnson proved a lot more
than his own riding ability.
He proved that the very same
.
YZ250 you can buy and ride gives
even ourhand-built, tricked-out,fussedoverworks bikes a run for their money.
Not to mention thecompetition's.
Now, we don't mean to suggest that
the only reason Rick won was because
ourexclusiveYamaha PowerValve
6
Systemgave him the extra
horsepower to pass four guys
in two laps. Or our hi-tech risingrate suspension system helped him
fly bythe lead rider to grab the
checkers. Or our newly perfected watercooling system helped Rick ride hot
andkeep cool.
But theydefinitely helped.
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THE WAY IT SHOUlD BE.