Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

T he 80 c lass used to be a p lace where rid er s got th eir fi rst taste of wha t "re ot ra cl ng- wa s lik e. Not anymore . l'ilow th ere's kids ma king an Imp re ssive livi ng In the p ro cla ss-even though they're ye ars a wa y from g ett ing a d rlve r's lic ense. Yup-the 80s have gotten re al serio us . An d the YZ80 cons ist ently lea d s th e pack, with the most soph istica ted . hardest-hitting package ava ila b le. • It's a highly successful, exceptional performing 80cc machine that consistently g ets to the checkered flag first. Don't kid yourself: this so -c a lled -mini blke- Is Jampacked with wid e open hi gh tech goodies. It screams along with a liq uid -co o led . six-sp eed, crankcase re ed Induction eng ine that sports an Inclined cylind er for smoother intake. The cylinder walls a re Impregnated with cera mic composttes-sorne kind of thing th e sp a c e shuttle use s-tor better heat d issipation and lo ng er li fe . • Since it lives In th e million RPH rang e most of Its life, th e clutch is exceptionally strong. The 1995 YZ80 now ha s seven fricti on a nd six steel plates, plus five sp rings Instea d o f fou r. Go ahead and b lur th e left lever-It won't g o mushy on yo u. • The YZ80 was the first b ike in th e c lass with Inverte d front fo rks . for soaking up the bumps and making steering more p rec ise. Th is season th e forks are even better with the addition of fully adjustable reb ound and compression damping sett ings. Identical to the larger machines, for more p recise. track-specific suspension tuning. In the rear Is a rising- rat e link-ty pe single shock with p reload, compression and rebound cojustments. All of It with a lmost 11 Inche s o f trovet-jront and re ar.• The YZ80 Is tied togethe r with a slim, re inforc e d fra me. designed with supercross-style tra cks In min d. It even has a trick steering head with tapered top and bottom ro ller bearings-plus a remo va b le rear subjrcme. And there's a lig ht weig ht. rug g e d swlngarm that helps give the YZ80 Its legendary quick. precise handling.• The 1995 YZ80 . It's not what you might call "o minib lke.- It's a full blown. wide-open. high-tech weapon that Just happens to fit racers that are a little on the small side. • • See Each 1995 yz at these Participating Yamaha Dealers • ARIZONA • REDONDO BEACH • FLORIDA' PHOENIX Apache Yamaha 3618 W. Camelback Phoenix, AZ 85019 (602) 973-51 11 • CALIFORNIA • ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 563-1700 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA 92223 (909) 845-4882 BELLFLOWER Bellflower Yamaha & Watercraft 10401 Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 (310) 925-5097 ESCONDIDO NorthCounty Yamaha 1315Las Villas Way Escondido, CA92026 (619) 432·9501 HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Motorcycles 1339 N. High land Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 (213) 962-5522 - (818)845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 27622 CaminoCapistrano Laguna Niguel, CA 926n (714) 582-{)351 LEBEC Hang TIme Yamaha 251 Frazier Mtn. Park Road Lebec, CA93243 NATIONAL CITY South BayMotorsports 1 W. 35th Street National City, CA 91950 (61 9) 420-2300 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha Inc. 11 195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 (909) 628-4748 DelAmoYamaha 151 2 Aviation Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA90278 (310) 372-8891 SAN DIEGO EICajon Yamaha Motorsports Center 660 EICajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92120 (619)442-{)941 SAN DIEGO FunBikeCenter 4689 Convoy St. San Diego, CA92111 (619) 278-6635 THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks Yamaha 2388 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA91360 (805)497-3765 TORRANCE·LOMITA T& 0 Yamaha 24020 Narbonne Ave. Torrance-Lomita, CA90717 (31 0)534-2311 TUJUNGA FoothillYamaha 7139 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga, CA91042 (81 8)352-7897 VENTURA Yamaha of Ventura 3059 E. Ma Street in Ventura, CA93003 (805) 653-5884 'COLORADO' WHEAT RIDGE Cycles West Inc. . 10625W.I·70 Frntg. Rd. No. #3 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 423-8100 • CONNECTICUT • CHESHIRE Willow's ) 1555Highland Ave. (Rt. 10 Cheshire, CT06410 (800) 801-4FUN • DELAWARE' BEAR Yamaha East ki 620 Pulas Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (302) 322-4120 POMPANO BEACH Riva Yamaha 3801 N. Dixie Hwy. PompanoBeach, FL33064 (305)785-4820 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Palm Beach 2353 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL33409 (407) 6~ 1642 • GEORGIA' CANTON Yamaha of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. 20W . Canton, GA30114 (404) 479-3340 or 479-4501 ROSWELL Roswell FunMachines Yamaha & more., 11270 Elkins Road Roswell, GA30076 (404) 442-8460 • ILLINOIS' BLOMMINGTON . Sportland Yamaha "Your Instock Superslore" Blommington, lL 61704 (309) 662-{)508 LIBERTYVILLE Northern Illinois Yamaha 611 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyvllle, IL 60048 (708) 362-71 14 • INDIANA' VALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport 2105 Laporte Rd. Valparaiso, IN 46383 (21 9)462-6911 • MASSACHUSETTS • PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA01331 (508)249-2244 • MICHIGAN' FREMONT Powers MotorSports 11995 W. Maple Island Fremo MI 49412 nt, 24 (61 6) 924-19 YZaD HILLSDALE Winners Circle Yamaha 1360 Bankers Road Hilsdale, MI49242 l (517) 437-7513 LINCOLN PARK BrightYamaha 3954 Dix Uncoln Park, MI 48146 (313 382-1220 ) • MINNESOTA • BURNSVILLE Burnsville Yamaha 1608 West Hwy 13 Burnsville, MN 55337 (61 2)882·1020 • MISSOURI' FESTUS Surdyke Yamaha Racing 1305 Hwy. 61 Festus, MO 63028 (BOO) 748-RIDE WASHINGTON J& W Cycles Hwy. 47 South Washington, MO 63090 (BOO) 748-8098 • NEW JERSEY • LODI Bergen Yamaha 30 Route 46East Lodi, NJ07644 (201) 241-{)100 RAMSEY Yamaha of Ramsey 995 Rt. 17South Ramsey, NJ07446 (201) 825-3333 SHELBY Shelby Motorsports 171 5 E. Dixon Blvd. Shelby, NC 28152 (714)482-5946 • OHIO • ATHENS Athens SportCycles Inc. 165 Columbus Road Athens, OH 45701 (800) 592-4464 LANCASTER Lancaster SportCycles 1830 Old Logan Road Lancaster, OH 43130 (800) 767-7394 SPRINGFIELD Compelitlon Accessories 345 W. LeHel Lane Sp ringfield, OH 45506 (BOO) 543-3535 TOLEDO Yamaha East 1230 Conant Street Toledo, OH 43537 . (419)891-1230 • PENNSYLVANIA • AWSONPAR K Gibsonia Cycle Center 4684 Rt.8 Allison Park, PA 15101 (41 2)487-2803 LANCASTER B & B Sales & Service 791 Aory Mill Road Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 569-5764 • SOUTH DAKOTA • SIOUX FALLS Elliott Sports Center 1117 W. 11th Street Sioux Falls, SO 57104 (605) 336-2030 'TEXAS' AMARILLO Sharp's Motorsports 4413 1 East -40 Amarillo. TX 79104 (806) 373-3053 • UTAH • • OREGON' KLAMATH FALLS Yamaha of Southern Oregon 29n Washburn Way Klamath Falls. OR 97603 (503) 884-6500 (BOO) 610-8501 TIGARD Beaverton Honda-Yamaha 10380 SW Cascade Blvd. TIgard, OR 97223 (503) 684-6600 SANDY South Valley Motorsports 248 West 9240 South Sandy, UT84070 (801)566-9345 • VIRGINIA' FREDERICKSBURG Fredericksburg MotorSports 390 Kings Hwy. Fredericksburg, VA 22405 (703) 899-9100 To continue enjoying the thrill and fun Of motorevcUng. we must •continue to do our port and ride responsibly. Always remember to review \lour Yamaha Hotorc\lCle Owner-s Manual before you ride. Check aU your equlpmenl a1wcllS wear an appr

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