Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.::J ell Emig carried theAMA N n l #1 Platein1993 atio a because he proved that he w the best as rideron the best bike A w you're , nd hen thebest, there'son~ onething to do: Get e better, And doitbefore the ven other guys h achance to catch u . ave p W hichis w ythere's abrand new h YZ125-thoroughly redesigned-right down to the d ecals, ' Y ucan te o llifsdnferent even from a distance. The freshly designed c rankcases h usearadical new nearly o s arebore and stroke Y qu Z125eng e in that puts out seriou id-range pull and sm ... 00 l-i screaming to pend acceleration for a w more tractablepower-band. ider, There'sanew guillotine-typepower va and aflat, smooth intake, so it lve roosts hard a lltheway fromthestarting g to thecheckered flag ate , And just w until y ufire ~ up. The ait o new super-short muffler, combined with the new engine,h sthat 'works'sound, a Wen youlight it up, e ery head inthe h v pits turns to see where thedistinct sound comesfrom, The 1 Y 994 Z125h sauniq en w a u e frame spdcally designed for 'flick, ing,'Thisq handling, tight turning uick frame is amazingly lightweight, ye t incredibly responsive. It'sprecise enough to drag agripth u hacomer ro g and strong enough to leap aset o f triples. Thenewly refined Y spen n Zsu sio was first testedon the125, tt has better fo rkdam a dnow handles tho e ping, n s sharp edge whoops a squarebumps nd w e And intherearthere'san w ith ase. e fade ista t clicker, with m com-res n ore pression and rebound settings, Thetotal~ n Y ew Z125, You won1 b e caught winning arace w one," ithout 0) ..0 s- YZ12S·· O) u 0) c YZ2S0·· Zowners love to take an wb and 'ti~ke~ with e ike it. S odoes the factory, And e en thoughthe Y was b new la v Z250 rand st ye the1 94 modelh ssix suspensionu ar, 9 a pgrades,17 frame enha ncements and over2 ngine imrovem N 7e p ents, ot because itneeded it-ju because w anted to makeitjust a st ew tadbette g rthan reat. Nowthe folks work primointhebrakin ump nd gb sa s oothout those s edge holes, Therear shockis m harp s moother ori landing and more fade-resistant on roughtracks, thanks to abigger compressionvalve, The frameIS lighter and close the ground for better rto comering,quicke rresponse and atig tertuming rad And h ius, ifsbeenredesigned inthe major stress points to make iteven stronger. Othe first gea rthan r(which wasalready perfect)there's Y n ratios in the YZ25 's transmission forbetter lo ew 0 wend throttle re s , And inthe top endyou'llfin spon e danew piston, rings and anewpower v alvefo rbetter h igh-rpm juice, P lus,a beefier crankshan, n steelclutchplates andan wcoil ew e des~n fo rlongerhotte park d ration, G headandflog rs u oa themotor-ilhalf e xpects it. The new YZ250 is easiertoride too,w ataller seat ith tharsflatter and lets youmovearou dmore And n wworks· n , e styleu triplecIarilps that move the handlebars backfor pper bettercontrol on rough tracks. Iteven stops beiler thanks to new front and rea rdisc brakes featuring rounlWJo rotors fo le rbetterdurability, lo g r ne padlife and imp brak el. roved efe TheYZ250. Last ye r ~ was ag a reatnew b This ike, season it'se venbetter, About the on~ im provement itdoesn1 come with is abigg trophy case." er SEE THE 1994 YZ RNO WR AZ PHOEN IX LEBEC Apache Honda Yamaha Suzuki Hang Time Yamaha 3618W. Camelback Phoenix , AZ 85019 (602) 973-51 11 251 rrazier Ml. Park Road Lebec, CA93243 (805) 248-BIKE CA ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 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 OrangethorpeAve. Buena Park, CA 90620 (71 4) 522-8200 ESCONDIDO North County Yamaha 1315 LasVillas Way Escondido, CA 92026 (619) 432-9501 HOLLYWOOD Hollvwood Motorcycles Inc. 1339 'N. HighlandAve. Hollywood, CA 90028 (213) 962-5522 or (81 8) 845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 16 27622 Camino Capistrano Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 , (714) 582-0351 MO'OE~S WOODLAND HILLS Kolbe Cycle Sales 22123Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818)348-7865 NATIONAL CITY CO FORT COLLINS South Bay Motorsports Yamaha/Suzuki Performance Center Ltd. 1 West35TAStreet National City, CA91950 (61 9) 420-2300 ONTAR IO Montclair Yamaha 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 (909) 628-4748 SAN DIEGO Kearny Mesa,Yamaha 8063 Balboa Ave. San Diego, CA 92111 (619)292-5454 SAN MATEO Yamaha of San Mateo 521 E. 5THAve. SanMateo, CA 94402 (415) 348-7100 SAN RAFAEL San Rafael Yamaha 933 Francisco Boulevard SanRafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-0335 SEAS IDE Yamaha/Suzuki Sports Center 1580 Del Monte Blvd. Seaside, CA 93955 (408) 899-2401 TORRANCE/LOM ITA T & 0 YamahaIHonda 24020 Narbonne Ave. TorrancelLomita, CA90717 (310) 534-2311 1617 E. Mulberry Street FortCollins, CO 80524 (303) 498-8858 - (800) 633-0338 CT CHESH IRE Willows Kawasaki · Yamaha 1555 Highland Ave. (Rt. 10) Cheshire, CT 06410 (800) 801-4FUN DE BEAR Honda East Yamaha , 620 Pulaski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (302) 322-4120 FL LONGWOOD SeminoleHonda Kawasaki Yamaha 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 Lon.fjwood, FL 32750 (407) 322-3253 FL Toll Free(800) 843-5118 MIAMI Motoport U.S.A. 1200 NW . 57 Ave. Miami, FL 33126 (305) 264-4433 ORLANDO Cycle Sports CenterInc. 40'01 John Young Pkwy. Orlando, FL 32804 (407) 299-9191 POMPANO Riva Yamaha 3801 N.D ixie Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33084 (305) 785-4820 RT PALM HARBOR Cycle Springs Yamaha Suzuki Polaris 37182 US 19 North Palm Harbor, FL34684 (813) 934-4692 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Pa Beach lm 2353 N, Military Tr. West Palm Beach, FL 3340 9 (407) 683-1 842 ' GA CANTON Yamaha of Canton 9450 Knox BridgeHwy. 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 , 330Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (708) 971 -2602 LIBE RTYVILLE Northern Illinois Honda Yamaha Suzuki 611 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048 (708) 362-7110

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