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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 Stums is as easy as A-B-C. Butbest of all, Kenny Roberts has given And with 55 horses packed into the liquidit a clean bill ofhealth, as well. Which 'says a cooled engine, you canlaunch yourselfoutof lot about this motorcycle. - . comers just as imBecause Kenny spent pressively Without most ofhis career winthe powerlag assoning races aboard ciatedwith the lightweightYamaha two-strokes ofyore. two-strokes like And without the RZ350. the razor-thin powerYou'll under".... band ofold twoRZ35O's liquid -cooled 347a: two-stroke engine combines peak a easy-to-find thanks tooure:rcIusive Sh.o'.l\! • Because the pes stand why the firSt horsepqwer withValveSystem(Y1'VS). Yamaha P&wer U I 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 won't bog the engine while you're poking around through traffic. Of course, we don't'recommend 'you run down to yourYamaha dealer and buy it for that kind ofriding. . The State ofCalifornia won't mind. But it would break Kenny's heart. The 55 broad; pouerband YAMAHA Built for the fun of it: LosAngeles TedEvansYamaha 13347 W. Washington Blvd. ' . (213) 306·7906 Manteca Oceanside Malott's Yamaha Boe's Cycle MartInc. 1780 E.Yosemite 1003 N. Hill St (209) 823-7181 (619) 722-3334 , Montclair Montclair Yamaha Inc. 5462HoltBlvd (714) 624-9651 Newhall Dick Allens YamahalHonda 24601 Arch St, (805) 259·8460 Palo Alto Palo Alto Yamaha 3960ElCamino Real (415) 493·3414 Placentia Fairway Yamaha 1350E. Yorba Linda Blvd. (714) 524-1200 Porterville Pritchett Cycles 671W. Olive St (209) 784-0897 Richmond Richmond Yamaha-BMW 12669 SanPablo Ave. (415) 235-7322 Riverside Malcolm Smith Motorcycles 7563Indiana (714)687·1300 San Mateo Y amaha ofSanMateo 521East5th (415)348-7100 SantaRosa SanJose Kenny Roberts Yamaha Country SantaRosaKawasaki Yamaha 776 N. 13thSt 415 DavisSt (707) 546-3903 (408) 287-2946 Sacramento Capitol Yamaha 4926AuburnBlv d. (916)332-6433 San Bernardino Dale's Modern Cycle 225E. Baseline (714) 884-6464 San Francisco San Francisco Yamaha 799Van NessBlvd. (415)441-4465 San Diego Kearny MesaYamaha 7827 Balboa Ave. (619) 292·5454 SanDiego SanDiego Yamaha & ATV 4455ElCajon Blvd. (619)284-0411 SanJose Yamaha ofSanJose 4236Monterey Rd. (408) 226-5902 SanLuisObispo Yamaha of San LuisObispo 1357 Monterey St (805) 543-6723 Seaside Yamaha Suzuki Sports Ctr , 1580 DelMonte (408) 899-2401 Simi Valley Simi Valley Cycles 2902 Los Angeles Ave. (805)522·3436 Torrance T&OYamaha 24020Narbonne Ave. (213) 534-2311 Twentynine Palms Yamaha of29 Palms 6244AdobeRd (619) 367-2294 Van Nuys Van NuysCycle 7630Van NuysBlvd (818) 989-2230 Ventura Kawasaki-Yamaha ofVentura 3029 E. MainSt (805) 653·5884 3