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Cycle News 1989 07 12

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.. • It be rippin ' up time! Yup, Team Yamaha took apart the month of June-both on the road and off. . Wanna know more? Here's the dirt on motocross... June18 was Ed Lojak Day in West Virginia. Heswam by everyone on hisVZ250WR intheBlackwater 100, even after several nasty swipes by some slinkin' and slidin' mud sharks. ThenT Y eam amahatook their Off-Road Show up to C anada-and after mounting up on their VZ125's at theMolson Supercross, they showed 'em all what aCanadian Mountie really was. It was laRocco (1), Bradshaw (3) on DayOne. Then theflip of that on DayTwo, withThe Radshaw firstand LaRocco second overall. Don't stop readin' yet, dude, 'causehere come theroad races. They came. They saw. They . kicked asphalt. That's what John Kocinski did in round four ofthe AMA Grand Prix, blurring by everyone by over 19 seconds in the 250. And that's what Cam Roos did, too, buthedid it on a600. And if that ain't enough, there was theAMA Road America in Wisconsin. Jeff Farmer (1) and John Ashmead (2) inthe 600 Supersport, RickAmaiz (1) and Jeff Farmer (2) in the 750 Superbike, and Kocinski first in the 250. Now this is becoming ahabit! . OK, you can stop reading now, 'causewe're running out ofroom. But if Team Yamaha keeps on winning likethis, we're gonna need more space for theseads. / 989 YanuJha Mutor C",poral;on , U:S.A . (Cypress , CA 906JO) Profrssional rider depicted during closed-course t'vt'nt. Do not attempt these ma neu vers. DTt-.IiS properly for yo ur ride with a helm et , l'~ prolt'C"/ion.-lonx-s!el'wJ sh irt , lonK trousers. gloves and boots . Yamaha and (he Motorcyclr Safety Foundation encourage yo u 10 ride safely and respe ct the environment . For f urther info rmation regarding me MSF rider co urse , please call 1-800-447-4 700. Do not drink and ride. It is illega l and dangerous. Specificatio ns subject to ('hurtKt' ,",';thoul noti ce , o •

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