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Professional ridersdepictedon 8 closedcourse. t's life in hltper land. The throttle's wide open. clicking off laps faster than the big bikes. It's lighter. handles quicker. pulls stronger-stops harder. It's a brand new YZ12S, that gobbles up major trophies. Whit would enunne ride anltthing else?... W hocares. y 000' mess with the best and)'Oll 000' argue w the ith results. Last vear's YlJ!JJ was one ofthe most soccesslul, best pertonning machines evertodestroy abenn or rack up awin streak. Powered by the roustry'smost pole!1t crankcase reeainduclioo engine, the YlJ!JJ is full blown h tech, with its ocr!Oed lop end igh and klw-boy ~pe. 1m, the trick cylinder is impregnated with space-age cerami: QlIlIposiles for betterheal dissipafioo and longer lif . And the b'Jgest, heftiest, bad-boy e cIutI:h ever stuffed intoan 80. This year the YlKJ has received an improved water pump, and ahost cii1temal engine changes 10 he~ overall pertormaoce. There'sno scrimpmg 00 the yz OIl 'because it'sjust an 80.' II has aremovable subframe, Klenlical in design to the larger bikes, whK:h allows foreasy shock access. There's acomputer designed aluminum Dellabox swingann for ij1tweight with precisioo handling, And astronger, high . riQidity frame which afiows avane~ of riders tri'find their full potential without belllQ held back by frame !lex. The YlKJ is designed 10 lake a pourlling and k 00wiMing. There'saset eep of toogl; tapered rollerbearinQs in the sleerD;j head for longer life. Wide, strong fool ~ for more suPPOrt when mxIing from jumps. And braid new, beefier spOkes in the rear wheel. The YlKJ. Wmingproollha~ even Itxxxjl it'ssman, it'svery, very sems.• YZOO·· ("tJ 0\ 0\ rl ... 00 l-4 OJ S OJ u OJ Q YZ12S· · THESE PRRTICIPRTIN GYRMRHR IN BLOOMINGTON Fox 's Cycl e Sales & Service 322 W. 3rd Street Bloomington, IN 47404 (812) 332·5262 ELKHART North End Cycle 2426 Cassopolis Street Eklhart, IN 46514 (219)264-0618 VALPARAISO Buck's Suzuki & Yamaha, Inc. - 2105 laPorte Rd. Valparaiso. IN 46383 (219)462-6911 MA AUB URN Lu n d~ re n Motorsports Honda-Yamaha 143 Washington Street, Rt. 20 Aubum, MA 01501 (508) 757-9521 or (800) 333-7073 NORTHAMPTON Valley Motorsp0rts Inc. 216 N. King Stree Northampton, MA01060 (413) 584·7303 PH ILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA01331 (508) 249-2244 QUINCY Freddy's Cycle Center 92 Franklin Street Quincy, MA02169 (617)847-0001 MI GRAN D RAPI DS Shawmut Hills! Sales-HondaYamaha-Suzuki 2807LakeMichigan Dr. NW. Grand Rapids, Ml 49504 (616)453·5467 HASTINGS MlC Supply Ltd . 2398S. Seaford Road Hastings.MI 49058 (616) 945·2782 LINCOLN PARK BriQht Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki 39s.l'& 3955Dix Lincoln Park, MI48146 (313)382·1220 NC SHELBY Kawasaki Yamaha Polaris of Shelby 1715E. Dixon Blvd. Shelby, NC 281 50 (704 482·5946 ) NH HUDSON Hudson Cvcl e Center, Inc. 2 Aagstone Dr. Hudson, NH03051 (603) 882·1573 NJ EAST HANOVER East Hanover Honda Yamaha 210 Rt. 10 EastHanover, NJ 07936 (201) 428-1735 HAMMO TON/PLEASANTVILLE N Motion EnterprisesIHondaYamaha-Kawasaki -Suzuki Hammonton, NJ (609) 561-8181 Pleasantville, NJ (609) 645-8181 POMPTON PLAINS Kawasaki Yamaha Spo rt Center 566 Rt. 23 N. Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 (201) 831·1930 RAMSEY Kawasaki-Suzuki-Yamaha of Ramsey 995 Rt. 17 South Ramsey, NJ 07446 (201) 825-3333 OH CINCINNATI Beechmont Yamaha 600 Mt. Moriah Drive Cincinnati, OH 45245 (513) 752-0088 GROVE CITY ASK Yamaha 2460Old Stringtown Road Grove City,OH43123 (614) 871·3?11 or 235-n33 MAUMEE Honda East Yamaha Suzuki 1230Conant Street Maumee, OH 43537 (419 891-1230 ) SPRINGFIELD Competition Accessories 345 W. Leffel Lane Springfield, OH 45506 (800) 543-3535 PA ALLISON PARK Gibsonia Cycle Center 4684Rt. 8 _ AllisonPark, PA 15101 (412) 487-2803 BROOMALL Cycle City 25"55 Westcnester Pike Broomall, PA.19008 (215) 356-2662 PARRYVILLE Blocker Enterp rises, Inc. Route #248 Box 2114 Parryville, PA 18244 (215) 377-0440 Fax(215 3n-8066 ) PINE GROVE Zechma n Cycle Ctr. Rd. #4 I Box4:jQ PineGrove, PA 17963 (717)345-8918 DERbERS~ RI WARWICK Bobby D's Yamaha Performance Center 1170BaldHill Road Warwick, RI 02886 (401) 828-4610 SO SIOUX FALLS Elliott Sp.orts Center 1117Wes 11thStreet Sioux Falls, SO571 04 (605) 336-2030 TX AMAR ILLO Sharp 's Honda-Yamaha 4413 I~O • Eastem Exit Amarillo, TX 79104 (806) 373-3053 PLANO Central Yamaha 1627N. Central Exp. Plano, TX 75075 (214) 423-4089 WA BREMERTON The Brothers Honda Yamaha 5205Rrst Street Bremerton, WA 98312 (206) 479-6943 LONGVIEW Longview Honda-Yamaha-Kawasaki 111 3 VandercookWay Lo .ngview,WA 98632 (206)636·1220 WI GREEN BAY Green Bav Motorsports 2640S. Ashland Ave. Green Bay, WI 54304 (414) 499-0606 or (800)236-5142 YAMAHA 17