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California Trail Rides co nven ience a nd co mfo rt fea tures of a stree t and spo rt -to uring mo tor cycle. It has a clai med dry wei ght of 439 pounds. T he suggested reta il pr ice for the T OM850 will be $6599. Yam a h a is br i ngi n g ba ck th e Europea n-sty le cafe-race r loo k of the mi d-70s with th e half-fairing Seca II , a imed more towards the en try-level rider, wh o is loo ki ng for a sport y package a t a n afforda b le pr ice $3799. T he Seca II is pow ered by a n aircoo led, 600cc, eig h t-valve, twin -cam, in- line four cylinde r en gine , with downdraft carbs a nd a fo ur-into-two exhaust system. A 38m m telesco p ic for k wi th 5.5 in ches of wh eel tra vel a nd a single OeCarbon shock with 4.3 inches of wheel tra vel in the rear make up the Seca's sus pensio n package . It has a claimed d ry weig ht of 40 1 pou nds. j o ining Yama ha 's fleet of dual purpose mot o rcycles (XT 350, XT 600 a nd T W200) is th e new XT 225 Serow , T he Sero w features a n elect ric-start, air-coo led 223cc, Io ur-strok e, SOHC, single cylinder engine, a nd a six-speed wid e-rat io transm ission. Ot her fea tu res incl ude a 2.3-ga llo n gas tank , a single-shock Monocro ss rear suspensio n, a fro nt disc br a ke (drum in the rear ), a low 31.9-inch sea t heigh t, a n a lum in u m skid pl a te a nd a claimed dry weig ht of 238 pou nd s. The suggested retail price for the Serow is $2899. And if you're wondering, accordi ng to o ur Webster's, a sero w is a goat a n telo pe of eas tern Asia. Ya maha is offering two versi o ns of its popu lar fu ll -size spo rt touring bike, the Fj I200 and the FJ 1200ABS. Basically, th e two models a re exactly th e same a nd rela tively uncha nged fro m last yea r's mod els; excep t the FJ I200ABS featur es a n a nti-lock bra king system (ABS). Yam a ha claims its ABS system has less unspru ng wei g ht a n d h a s a smoother and mor e predi cta ble feel tha n th e ABS system fou nd o n BMW s, wh ich is the o n ly o ther mo torcycl e manu facturer tha t offers ABS as a n option, as well. T he sta ndard Fj 1200 will have a suggested reta il p rice of $7299, bu t if yo u wa nt ABS you ' ll have to put o ut $1200 (ouch !) mor e for the FjI200ABS. Last year , Yamaha introd uced a revo l utionary in surance p lan bu i lt in to th e purch a se pri ce o f eac h Yamaha street bike, but the progra m exp ires o n Octo ber 31, 1991, an d will not be rein stated for '92. Accor di ng to Yam aha's division ma rket in g ma na ger Ron Craw ford, the insu ra nce co m pa ny invo lved wit h the pro gram suffered finan cial losses and asked to d isco n tin ue the program. " We would 've loved to co ntin ue wit h the p la n , but th e i nsura n ce com pa ny sai d it wasn ' t viab le to do so unl ess th er e were major ra re increases, but that would defea t the whole p urpose o f th e p la n ," sa id Cra wford. According to Cr awf ord, more than 3000 Yam a ha motorcycles were so ld with the Yamaha ins urance p la n. Many o f th e new Y am a has a re ex pected to be avai la b le by ea r ly Octob er , alt ho ug h th e T OM850 won 't be ava ila ble unti l J a n uar y '92. Suggested retail prices a re as fo ll ow s: Vent ur e Roya le $10,699; V-Max $7699; Virago 1100 $6299; FZR 1000 $8299; Virago 750 $4899; FZR600R $4999; FZR600VH $5999 ; YS R 50 $1699 ; XT600 $4099; XT350 $3299; TW200 $2449; RT 180 $1749; RT IOO$ 1499; YZinger P W80 $1099; V-Zin ger P W50 $899; WR500 $4499; WR250 $4299; WR200 $3599; YZ250 $4299; YZI25 ~ $3599; YZ80 $1799. Presents The 2nd Annual ~'.IC'I' ~~ jji~ Dual Sport Jamboree·WA .. An AMA D-37 Dual Sport Adventure starting in the Barton Flats area of the San Bernardino National Forest. 0") l-l V ..0 o ... u Sunday, October 6, 1991 o Open to Street Legal Trailbikes Only. Spark Arrestor Required. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A 100+ mile dual-sport loop in the beautiful San Bernardino mountains around the Big Bear, California area with optional sections tor the more experienced riders. A great ride to r novice and experienced riders alike! ~~ 2 M III11tMQt (JfdIt gf!!JfI cTlltlf8()eEE FREE B~RBEQUE FREE BBQ saturday Night for All Entrants, courtesy of Cycle News. Entry also includes T-Shirt and automatic chance to win a new Suzuki DR350S in the California Trail Rides Series drawing at this event. PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES Come up ond enjoy the entire weekend! We'll be gathe ring on Sat urday in the group camping area (no water or hookups) off East Jenks L ake L oop Rood in the Barton Ratsarea. Hiking, fishing and other outdoor act ivities are nearby. Porta-pottiesare in place. 1 N Many new 1992 motocycleswill be on display. including new Dual Sport models from Suzuki on Saturday and Sunday. No unlcensed. not-street legal riding allowed in campground. . S time for the CYCLE NEWS Dual Sport tart is7:00 to 9:00 a.m..Sunday, October 6. M 8P not to ~Ie ENTRIES ARE LIMITED! R Charts provided.Bring yourrollchartholder. oll Navigation by mileage. . Ma il Entry Recommended Entry Fees: Mail: $25 Passengers ride FREE! Bring a friend, kid, spouse or pet. Post: $30 'Free passenger entry does nol lncludeT-Shirt, butcan be purchased lorjust $5.00 Send Entry with Name. Address. AMA Number. D-37 Dual S port number and ONE SELF-ADDRESSED, S TAMPED ENVELOPE to: CALIFORNIA TRAIL RIDES e 16458 Bolsa C hIco # 216 e Huntington Beach, CA 92649 e INFO: (714) 846-1241 VIDEO RELEA.SES Now Available Through Cycle News Action Theater "1991 EUROPEAN ROAD RACING GRAND PRIX" (# 8 6 8) The eig ht h rou n d of th e Wo rl d Championship Road Racing Grand Prix Series should have ta ken place in Yugoslavia but c ivil unre st caused its cancellation. Instead t he event wa s held on the Jarema circuit jus t ou tside Mad rid. Spain, w he re an ecstat ic crowd of 70.000 enthus iasts w aited fo r their greatest show on earth. Those anticipa ting anot her do-or-d ie duel between M ick Doohan an d Wayne Rainey w ere not disappointed whil e Wayne Gardner' s fans were thrilled and delighted by th e unstoppable f orm of t he ir A ustralian he ro as he m ad e a determined t hrust fo r rostrum ho no rs in 8 ,ec8 lo ng battle w it h Kevin Schwann . Spa nish speedster Carlos Cardus had t he home crowd on its feet w ith hi s spectac ular bid for victory e ag ainst championship lea de r Luc a Cadalora . Luca ', bitter arch- rival Helmut Bradl wa s up front w ith a ve ngeance him self and rac ing between the 250cc ma e stros was so close that at times it seemed t hey were astride the same ma chi ne . 52 m in utes from GP Video. 27 •