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Cycle News 1993 09 29

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Professional riders depictedon a closed course. tis life in hijper land. The throttle's wide open. clicking off laps fas ter than the big bikes. It'sligh te r. handles quicker. pulls stronger-stops harder. It's a brandnew VZ12S. that gobbles up major trophies. Wh ij would snunne ride anijthing else? .. Whocares. y ou don'tmess with the best andyou don'targue w the ilh results. Last ye Z80was one of the ar'sY most successlul,best pertorming machines ever to destroy aberm or rack up awin streak. P eredb eindustry'smost potent ow yth crankcase reed indu ctionengine,theYZ80 is full blown high tech,w its in ith clinedtopend and lO -boypip Inside W e. ,thetrickcylin deris impregnated w ace-ageceramic ithsp composite better heat dissipation and sfor longerlife. And thebiggest, h eftiest,bad-boy clutch everstuffed intoan80. This yearthe Y 80 hasre Z ceivedan improved waterpu mp,andahost of in al tem engine changes to help o verallpertormance. T here'sno scrimping onth Z eY 'because it'sjustan80.' IIhas aremovable subframe,identicalindesign 10 the larger bikes,which allows foreasy shock access. There's acomputerdesignedaluminum Deltabox swingarm for lig tweight w h ith precision handling. And astronger,high rigidity frame which allows avanety of riders tofind theirfullpotentialw ithout being held backb yIram eflex. T heYZ80 isdesigned to take a poun dingand keeponwinning. There's asel of tough,tapered rollerbearings inth e steering head for lon gerlife W . ide,strong footpegsform support w ore henlanding fromjum And brandnew,beefierspokes ps. intherearwheel. The Y 80 W Z inning proofthat,even thou ssmall, it'svery, very serious." ghit' YZBO·· YZ12S· · THESE PARTICIPATING YAMAHA IN BLOOMINGTON Fox's Cycle Sales & Service 322 W. 3ra Street Bloomington. IN 47404 (812) 332-5262 ELKHART North End Cycle 2426 Cassopolis Street Eklhart./N 46514 (219) 264-0618 VALPARAISO Buck's Suzuki & Yamaha, Inc, 2105 LaPorte Rd. Valparaiso. IN 46383 (219) 462-6911 MA AUBURN Lundgren Motorsports Honda-Yamaha 143 Washington Street. Rt. 20 Auburn. MA01501 (508) 757-9521 or (800) 333-7073 NORTHAMPTON Valley Motorsports Inc. 216 N. King Streel Northampton. MA01 060 (413) 584-7303 PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA 01 331 (508) 249-2244 QUINCY Freddy's Cycle Center 92 Franklin Street Quincy, MA 02169 (617) 847-0001 MI GRAND RAPIDS Shawmut Hills/ Sales-HondaYamaha-Suzuki 2807 Lake Michigan Dr. NW. Grand Rapids. Ml 49504 (616) 453-5467 HASTINGS M/C Supply Ltd. 2398 S. SeOford Road Hastings. MI 49058 (616) 945-27 82 LINCOLN PARK Briqht Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki 395

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