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N the folks work p in thebraking bumps and ow rimo sm out those sharp edge hole The rear shock is ooth s. smoother on landing and more fade·resistanton roughtracks, thanks toabigger compression valve. The fram IS ligh e terand closertothe ground for be tter comering,q uicker re seand atightertu ing radius. And spon m it's been redesigned inthe major stress points tomakeneven stronger. Otherthanfirstgear (w ic h hwas already perfect) there's Y newratios inthe VZ250's transmission for better lo wend th ttleresponse. Andin the top end you'll find an wp ro e iston, rings andanewpower valve forbetter high;pm juice. Plus,a beefier crankshaft, new steelclutch plate anew coil sand des~n for longer hotter spark duration. Go ahead and flog the motor-it half exoects it. The new VZ250 is easier to ride too,with atallersea t thars flatter and lets you move around more. And newworksstyle uppertriple clamps that move theh andleba back for rs bettercontrol on rough tracks. tt even stopsbetter,thanks tonew fronta re nd ardisc brakes featuring round-hole rotors torbetter d fiy,lo g urabil n er pad life and improved brake feel. The VZ250. Lastyear nw agreat new bike This as . seasonit'seven better. About the only improv ement ndoesn' come with is abiggertrophy case.- ' EETHE 1994 YZ HND WR MODELS HT S AZ PHOENIX Apache Honda Yamaha Suzuki 361 8 W. Camelback Phoenix , AZ 85019 (602) 973-511 1 CA ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714)563·1700 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha Kawasaki 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA 92223 (909) 845-4882 BERKELEY Berkeley Yamaha 735Gilman Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 525·5525 BU ENA PARK Performance Cycle & Marine 7301 Orangethorpe Ave. Buena Park, CA 90620 . . (714) 522-8200 ESCONDIDO North County Yamaha 1315Las Villas Way Escondido, CA 92026 (619) 432-9501 HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Motorcycles Inc. 1339 'N. HighlandAve. Hollywood, CA 90028 (21 3) 962-5522 or (81 8) 845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 16 27622 Camino Capistrano Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (71 4) 582-0351 LEBEC Hang Time Yamaha 251 H'azier Mt. Park Road Lebec, CA 93243 (805)248-BIKE WOODLAND HILLS Kolbe Cycle Sales 22123 Venlura Blvd. WoodlandHills, CA 91384 (818)348-7865 NATIONAL CITY CO FORT COLLINS South Bay Motorsports Yamaha/Suzuki Performance Center Ltd. 1 Wes135'T8 Street National City, CA 9195 0 (619) 420-2300 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 (909) 628·474 8 SAN DIEGO Kearny Mesa Yamaha 8063 Balboa 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 Francisco Boulevard San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-0335 SEASIDE Yamaha/Suzuki Sports Center 1580 Del Monte Blvd. Seaside, CA 93955 (40 899-2401 .8) TORRANCE/LOMITA T & 0 Yamaha/Honda 24020 Narbonne Ave. TorrancelLomita, CA90717 (310)534-2311 1617 E. Mulberry Street Fort Collins, CO 80524 (303) 498-8858 - (800) 6330338 CT CHESHIRE Willows Kawasaki - Yamaha 1555 Highland Ave. (Rt. 10) Cheshire, CT 0641 0 (800) 801-4FUN DE BEAR Honda East Yamaha 620 Pulaski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (302) 322-4120 FL LONGWOOD Seminole Honda Kawasaki Yamaha 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 L0l!9wood, FL 32750 (407) 322-3253 FLToll Free (800) 843-511 8 MIAMI Motoport U.S.A. 1200 N.w. 57 Ave. Miami, FL 33126 (305) 284-4433 ORLANDO Cycle Sports Center Inc. 40tH JohnYoung Pkwy. Orlando, FL 32804 (407) 299-9191 POMPANO Riva Yamaha 3801 N.D ixie Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33064 (305) 785-4820 PALM HARBOR Cycle Springs Yamaha Suzuki Polaris 371 82 US 19 North Palm Harb FL 34684 or, (81 3) 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 9450Knox Bridge Hwy. 20 West Canton, GA301 14 (404) 479·3340or 479-4501 ROME Easy Living Yamaha 3120 MarthaBerryHwy. Rome, GA30165 (706) 234-8502 IL CAMP POINT TNT Action Sports Hwy.24 Camp Point, IL 62320 (217) 593-na3 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. Libertyv IL 60048 ille, (708) 362·7110