Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

t's life in nuaar Professional ridersdepictedon a dosed course. land T . he throttle's wide open. clicliing Off laps faster than the big bilies_ It's lighter. handles quiclier. pulls stronger-stops harder. It's a brand new YZ125. that gobbles up major trnphies. Whllwould anunna ride anllthing else? _ Who cares. y o don' mess with the best u and you don' argue w the ith results. Lastye rsVZBO was one ofthe a ms o tsuccessful,bestperlorming machines e verto destroyaberm or rack up aw in streak. P owered by the industry's most pote t n crankcase reed indLdion e gine, the VZBO is n lull blown high tech.with its Incfined top ~ and low·boy pipe. Inside, the tricI< cylinder is impregnated with space-age ceramic composnes for better heat dissipation and longer I~e. And the biggest, heftiest, bad-boy clutch ever stuffed into an 80. Thisyear the VZBO has received an improved water pump and ahost of internal , e changes to help overallperlormance. ngine There's no scrimping on the yz 'because n an 80.' IIhas aremovable 'sjust subframe,identical ind nto the larg esig er bikes, which allows fo easy shockaccess. r There acomputer designed a 's luminum Deltaboxswingarm for lightw ightwith e precision handUYJ. And astronger.high rigidity frame which allows avan 01 riders ety to find theirlullpotential without bell1Q hekl back by frame flex. The VZBO is designed to take a pounding and keep on winning. Theresaset ' oftough,tapered roller bearings in the steering hea longerlife. Wide. strong dfor foot pegs for more support when landing fromju ps. And brand new,beefier spokes m intherear wheel. The Y W Z80. ilningproof Iha~ even though ~s small,n 'svery.very serious. M Y:Z OO·· Y:Z-.2S ·· THES EPARTICI PA GYAMAHA TIN IN BLOOMINGTON Fox's Cycle Sales & Service 322 W. 3rB Street Bloomington. IN 47404 (812) 332-5262 ELKHART North End Cycle 2426Cassopolis Street Eklhart. IN 46514 (21 9) 264-0618 VALPARAISO Buck's Suzuki & Yamaha, Inc. 2105 LaPorte Rd. Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219) 462-6911 MA AUBURN Lundgren Motorsports Honda-Yamaha 143WashingtonStreet. Rt. 20 Auburn, MA 01501 (508) 757-9521 or (800) 333-7073 NORTHAMPTON Valley Motorsports Inc. 216 N. King Street Northampton. MA 01060 (41 3) 584-7303 PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston. MA 01331 (508) 249-2244 QUINCY Freddy's Cycle Center 92 FranK Street lin Quincy, MA 02169 (617) 847-0001 MI GRAND RAPIDS Shawmut Hillsi Sales-HondaYamaha-Suzuki 2807LakeMichigan Dr. NW . Grand Rapids. M1 49504 (616) 453-5467 HASTINGS MlC Supply Ltd. 2398S. BeOford Road Hastings, MI 49058 (616) 945-2782 LINCOLN PARK Brlqht Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki 395

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