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For the lastthree years, factory motocross teams have been
divided into two distinct camps.
Those that race $100,000
one-of-a-kind works bikes.
And those that race $2,000
stock bikes.
Which, ofcourse, seems
like an unfair advantage. Until
. you consider this:
In 1984, Rick Johnson won
the250cc title aboard astockYZ.
In 1985, Broc Glover won
the 500cc class aboard a stock
YZ. And, inboth years,stock
YZ's were responsible for more
than theirfair shareofsupercross victories.
All ofwhich the competition undoubtedly saw as an
unfair advantage. And so did
the American Motorcycle Association.Theystepped in and
changed the rules. Noweveryone will have torace stock
bikes.Which either means we're
three years ahead or they're
three years behind.
The same difference as far
as yOu're"concerned, .
Ofcourse, it would be a lot
easierfor themtocatch up if
we were standing still. But
we're not
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In the case ofthisyear's
YZ125, weve made a lot of
changes. Not just superficial,
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cosmetic changes, but the dramatic kind. Like giving it a
new enginethats more powerful
.than ever before. Anengine
incorporating a unique reed
valve induction thatdelivers the
mixture directly into the crankcase, instead ofthe cylinder.
Weve given it a 34mm flat- .
slide carburetor that dramaticallyimpravesthrottleresponse.
throughout thecylinder,butalso
throughout the crankcase.The
charge stays cooler anddenser.
Translation: more horsepower.
Thereis, however, more to
building a high-horsepower
motocrosser than simply building in a lotofhorsepower.You
have tobe able toget the horsepower tothe
ground.
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