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see listed here.The powers-that-be have At 328 pounds, tossing the RZ350 back decided its clean enough for the Golden State. and forth through S-tums is as easy asA-B-C. But best ofall,Kenny Roberts has given And with 55 horses packed into the liquidit a clean bill ofhealth, as welL Which says a cooled engine,you can launch yourselfout of lot about this motorcycle. . earners just as imBecause Kenny spent pressively VVithout most ofhis career winthe powerlag assoning races aboard ciatedwith the lightweightImnaha two-strokes ofyore. two-strokes like And without the RZ350. the razor-thin powerYou'll under- TheRZ35O's liquid-rookd 347crtwo-stroke combines 55 band ofold twostand why the first hmsepowerwithabroad, easy-tojindjJoweTbandthankstoourexdusive strokes• Because the Yamaha Poue« ValveSystem(Yl' VSJ. .l\! time you take it through a RZ350'sYamaha PowerValve System (YPVS) typical California canyon. uses a microprocessor to vary the exhaust '. port opening according to engine rpm. Which means you wont bog the engine while you're poking around through traffic. Of course, we dont recommend you run down to your Imnaha dealer and buy itfor that kind ofriding. The State ofCalifornia wont mind. But it would break Kenny's heart peak engine YA A A Built for the fun ofit: Los Angeles TedEvansY amaha 13347 W. Washington Blvd. (213) 306-7 906 Sacram ento CapitolY amaha 4926 AuburnBlvd. (916) 332·6433 Manteca Malott's Yamaha 1780 E. Y osemite (209) 823-7181 Oceanside Boes Cycle Mart Inc. 1003 N. Hill St (619)722-3334 Montdair MontdairYamaha Inc. 5462Holt Blvd. (714) 624·9651 Newhall Dick AlIens YamahalHonda 24601 Arch St (805)259-8460 Palo Alto Palo Alto Yamaha 3960 EICamino Real (415) 493-3414 Placentia Fairway Yamaha 1350E. Yorba LindaBlvd. (n4)5~.1200 San Francisco San FranciscoYamaha 799 Van Ness Blvd. (415)441-4465 San Mateo Yamaha of San Mateo 521 East 5th (415) 348-7100 Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Kawasaki Yamaha 415DavisSt, (707)546-3903 Seaside Yamaha Suzuki SportsCIr _ 1580DelMonte (408)899-2401 Porterville Pritchett Cycles 671W Olive St . (209) 784-0897 Richmond Richmond Yamaha·BMW 12669 San Pablo Ave. (415) 235-7322 San Bernanlino Dale's Modern Cycle 225 E. Baseline (714)884-6464 SanJose Kenny Roberts Y amahaCountry 776 N. 13th St (408) 287-2946 San Diego Kearny Mesa Yamaha 7827 Balboa Ave. (619)292-5454 SanJose Yamaha of SanJose 4236Monterey Rd. (408)226-5902 Riverside Malrolm SmithMotorcycles 7563Indiana .( ~14) 6!l7·1300 San Diego San Luis Obispo San Diego Yamaha & ATV Y amahaof San LuisObispo 4455EICajonBlvd. 1357 Monterey St (619),281-0411 , (~) 543-6723 v -. . . Simi Valley SimiValley Cycles 2902 LosAngeles Ave. _ • • (!!OS) 522·34~ . ' .. . Torrance T &O Yamaha e. 24020Narbonne Av . (213)534-2311 Twentynine Palms Yamaha of29 Palms 6244AdobeRd. (619)367·2294 Van Nuys Van NuysCycle 7630 Van NuysBlvd. (818)989·2230 Ventura Kawasaki-Yamaha of Ventura 3029 E. Main St (805) 653;~ ,,, 9