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Andnew worksovea ore style u pertriplec sthatmovethe handlebars b for p lamp ack betler control on roug htracks. Ite stops better,thanks to new frontand rear d ven isc brakesfe turin a ground-hole rotors forbetler durab ity,lon il ger pad Iileandimproved brak efeel. The YZ2S0. lastyearnwas agreat new bike. This season it'seven betler. A outtheonly improv entitd es 't b em o n come w isabig e ith g rtrophy casa- SEE THE 1994 YZ AND WR MODELS AT AZ PHOENIX LEBEC Apache Honda Yamaha Suzuki Hang Time Yamaha 3!i18 W. Camelback Phoenix , AZ 85019 (602) 973-51 11 251 rrazier Mt. Park Road Lebec, CA 93243 (805) 248-BIKE CA ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (71 4) 563-1700 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha Kawasaki 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA 92223 (909) 845-4882 BERKELEY Berkeley Yamaha 735 Gilman Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 525-5525 BUENA PARK Performance Cycle & Marine 7301 Orangethorpe Ave. Buena Park, CA 90620 (714) 522-8200 ESCONDIDO North County Yamaha 1315 Las Villas Way Escondido, CA 92026 (619) 432-9501 HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Motorcycles Inc. 1339 'N. Highland Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 (213) 962-5522or (818) 845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 2762 Camino Capistrano 2 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (714) 582-0351 WOODLAND HILLS Kolbe Cycle Sales 22123 Venlura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818) 348-7865 NATIONAL CITY CO FORT COLLINS South Bay Motorsports Yamaha/Suzuki Performance Center Ltd. 1 West 35TA Street National City, CA 91950 (61 9) 420-2300 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha 111 95-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91 762 (909) 628-4748 SAN DIEGO Kearny Mesa Yamaha 8063Balboa Ave. San Diego, CA 921 11 (619) 292-5454 SAN MATEO Yamaha of San Mateo 521 E. 5TH Ave. San Mateo, CA 94402 (415) 348-7100 SAN RAFAEL San Rafael Yamaha 933 FranciscoBoulevard San Rafael, CA 94901 (41 5) 456-0335 SEASIDE Yamaha/Suzuki Sports Center 1580Del Mont Blvd. e Seaside, CA 93955 (408) 899-2401 TORRANCE/LOMITA T & 0 YamahaIHonda 24020 Narbonne Ave. Torrance/Lomita, CA 90717 (310) 534-231 1 1617 E. Mulberry Street Fort Collins, CO 80524 (303)498-8858 - (800) 633-0338 CT CHESHIRE Willows Kawasaki - Yamaha 1555Highland Ave. (Rt. 10) Cheshire, CT 06410 (800) 801 -4FUN DE BEAR Honda East Yamaha 620 Pulaski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (302) 322-4120 FL BOCA RATON RivaYamaha 20836 Via Madeira Dr. Boca Raton, FL 33433 (305) 785-4820 LONGWOOD Seminole Honda Kawasaki Yamaha 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 Lon~wood , FL 32750 40 322-3253 011 Free (800) 843-5118 ~L MIAMI Motoport U.S.A. 1200 N.w. 57 Ave. Miami, FL 33126 (305) 264-4433 ORLANDO Cycle Sports Center Inc. 4(J'01 John Young Pkwy. Orlando, FL 32804 (407) 299-9191 PALM HARBOR Cycle Springs Yamaha Suzuki Polaris 37182 US 19 North Palm Harbor, FL 3468 4 (813) 934-4692 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Palm Beach 2353 N. MilitaryTr. West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (407) 683-1642 GA CANTON Yamaha of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. 20 West Canton, GA 301 14 (404) 479-3340 or 479-4501 ROME Easy Living Yamaha 3120 Martha Berry Hwy. Rome, GA 30165 (706) 234-8502 IL CAMP POINT TNT Action Sports Hwy.24 Camp Point, IL 62320 (217) 593-7783 DOWNERS GROVE Downers Grove Yamaha/Suzuki 330 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (708) 971 -2602 LIBERTYVILLE Northern Illinois Honda Yamaha Suzuki 611 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048 (708) 362-7110