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Cycle News 1984 01 11

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Ichi ยท, (first) Rick Johnson/,84YZ250 Ni (second) \\arren Reidl'84YZ250 San . (third) Broc Glover/'84YZ250 -<;. InJapan, ichiban means"number one'! Which is exactly what our'84 Y2s were at the KBS-Kyoto Super Motocross on December 4. In fact, they were also ni, san and shi, because nobody else's '84sgotcloser than fifth. The hottestYamaha hand was overall winner Rick Johnson. He tore up the foreign soil in the first main and led all 15 laps. Then he battled it outwith teammate Warren Reid to take the honors in the second. Ona . basically stock'84Yl. One ofthe five we sent,each set upwith the same specs your Yamaha dealer can use. It added up to an all.yz show that was a big hit with theJapanese audience. It even taught them a new way to say "number one" Yamaha. Shi , (fourth) Keith Bowenl'84YZ250 - - 11

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