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Cycle News 1986 01 22

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..... Alesser man mighthave let a little rain ruin his trip. ButJeffStanton made the most ofit Jeffplowed through the puddles at the Diamondback MX Track in Cocoa, Florida lastweek, and wentontobeoome the winner in the 250 A Class' on a YamahaYZ250 and in the OpenA Class on aYamahaYZ490. He came in first in all four motos. Andafter this race, the seoond offour rounds ofthe Florida Wmter AMA Series, Jeffstands alone at the top ofthe pointstandings. . We like to think that ouryz bikes had something to do with Jeff's success. Take theYZ250. A bike that was born to run. TheYZ250 has a redesigned, repositioned rear suspension with newOhlinstypeYamaha shock, piggyback reservoir and a new linkage for better hook-up .. .. .. .... .. . . . . . .. . -- .. accelerating out ofturns. A narrow vertical design fuel tank to lower your centerof gravity. And a smaller diameter power valve and new cylinder porting for more power. TheYZ490 has allthese improvements, plus-new reshapedcylinder transfer ports and a fiber reed valve toboost . low and mid-speed performance. Of course, taking a trip isnt much fun without your friends. So a few other Yamaha riders camealong tobeoome pointleaders: Brock Bullard (85cc, 7-11 Class), Ken Bollmeier (125 A Class), and JeffHnkhauser (125 C Class). Naturally, Jeffenjoyed his visit to Florida And so did his fans. In fact, the only people who didnt enjoy his visit were his oompetitors. - We make the difference: YAMAHA - - - ~ . 7

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