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he so class used to be a place where riders got their first taste of what -real raclng- was like. Not anymore. Now there's kids making an Impressive living In the pro class-even though they're years away from getting a drlvers license. Yup-the SOs have gotten real serious. And the YZSO consistently leads the pack. with the most sophisticated. hardest-hitting package available. • It's a highly successjut. exceptional performing SOcc machine that consistently gets to the checkered flag first. Don·t kid yourself: th is so-called "rnlnl blke" Is jampacked with wide open high tech goodies. It screams along with a tlqulc-cooted. six-speed, crankcase reed Induction engine that sports an Inclined cylinder for smoother Intake. The cylinder walls are Impregnated with ceramic composltes-same kind of thing the space shuttle uses-for better heat dissipation and longer life. • Since it lives In the million RPM range most of Its life, the clutch is exceptionally strong. The 1995 YZSO now has seven friction and six steel plates, plus five springs Instead Of four. Go ahead and blur the left lever-lt won't go mushy on you. • The YZSO was the first bike In the class with Inverted front forks for soaking up the bumps and making steering more precise. This season the forks are even better with the addition Of fully adjustable rebound and compression damping settings, Identical to the larger machines, for more precise, track-specific suspension tuning. In the rear Is a rising-rate link-type single shock with preload, compression and rebound adjustments. All Of it with almost 11 Inches Of travel-front and rear. • The YZSO Is tied together with a slim, reinforced frame. designed with supercross-style tracks in mind. It even has a trick steering head with tapered top and bottom roller bearings-plus a removable rear subframe. And there's a lightweight, rugged swlngarm that helps give the YZSO Its.legendary quick, precise handling.• The 1995 YZSO. It's not what you might call -a min ibike.· It's a full blown, Wide-open. high-tech weapon that just happens to fit racers that are a little on the small side. • T YZaD - See Each 1995 yz at these Participating Yamaha Dealers - ARIZONA - REDONDO BEACH Del Amo Yamaha 1512 Aviation Blvd. PHOENIX Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Apache Yamaha 3618 W. Camelback (310) 372-8891 Phoenix, f!\l. 85019 SAN DIEGO (602) 973-5111 EICajon Yamaha Motorsports Center - CALIFORNIA 660 EI Cajon Blvd. san Diego, CA 92120 ANAHEIM (619) 442·0941 Anaheim Yamaha SAN DIEGO ·616 E. BaU Road Fun Bikecenter Anaheim, CA 92805 . 4689 Convoy St. (714) 563·1700 San Diego, CA 92111 (619) 278-8635 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha THOUSAND OAKS 680 Beaumont Ave. Thousand Oaks Yamaha Beaumont, CA 92223 2388 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. (909) 845-4882 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 497-3765 BELLFLOWER TORRANCE-LOMITA Bellflower Yamaha & Watercraft T& 0 Yamaha 10401 Alondra Blvd. 24020 Narbonne Ave. Bellflower, CA 90706 Torrance-Lomita, CA 90717 (310) 925-5097 (310) 534·2311 ESCONDIDO TUJUNGA North County Yamaha Foothill Yamaha 1315 Las Villas Way 7139 Foothill Blvd. Escondido, CA 92026 Tujunga, CA 91042 (619) 432-9501 (818) 352-7897 VENTURA HOLLYWOOD Yamaha of Ventura Hollywood Motorcycles 3059 E. Main Street 1339 N. Highland Ave. Ventura, CA 93003 Hollywood, CA 90028 (805) 653-5884 (213) 962-5522 - (818) 845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 27622 Camino Capistrano Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (714) 582-0351 LEBEC Hang TIme Yamaha 251 Frazier Min. Park Road Lebec, CA 93243 NATIONAL CITY South Bay Motorsports 1W.35th Street National City, CA 91950 (619) 420-2300 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha Inc. 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA91762 (909) 628-4748 -COLORADOWHEAT RIDGE: Cycles West Inc. 10625 W.I-70 Fmtg. Rd. No #3 . Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 423-8100 - CONNECTICUTCHESHIRE Willow's 1555 Highland Ave. (Rt. 10) Cheshire, CT06410 (BOO) 801-4FUN -DELAWAREBEAR Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (302) 322-4120 - FLORIDA- POMPANO BEACH RlvaYamaha 3801 N. Dixie Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL33064 (305) 785-4820 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Palm Beach 2353 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL33409 (407) 683-1642 -GEORGIACANTON Yamaha of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. 20W Canton, GA 30114 (404) 479-3340 or479-4501 ROSWELL Roswell Fun Machines Yamaha & more.., 11270 Elkins Road Roswell, GA 30076 (404) 442-8460 -ILLINOIS BLOOMINGTON Sporlland Yamaha "Your Instock Superstore' Bloomington, IL61704 (309) 662-0508 LIBERTYViLlE Northern illinois Yamaha 611 N.Milwaukee Ave. Ubertyville, IL60048 (708) 362-7114 -INDIANAVALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport 2105 Laporte Rd. Valparaiso, IN46363 (219) 462-8911 - MASSACHUSETTS PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (508) 249-2244 -MICHIGANFREMONT Powers Motor Sports 11995 W. Maple Island Fremont, MI 49412 (616) 924-1924 HILLSDALE Wlnners Circle Yamaha 1360 Bankers Road ' Hillsdale, MI49242 . (517) 437-7513 LINCOLN PARK BrightYamaha 3954 Dix Uncoln Park, MI48146 (313) 382-1220 - MINNESOTA BURNSVILLE Burnsville Yamaha 1608 West Hwy 13, Bumsville, MN 55337 (612) 882-1020 • MISSOURIFESTUS SUrdyke Yamaha Racing 1305 Hwy. 61 Festus, MO 63028 (800) 748-RIDE WASHINGTON J & W Cycles Hwy. 47 South Washington, MO 63090 (BOO) 748-8098 - NEW JERSEY HAMPTON Motion Enterprises 629 White Horse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037 (609) 581-8181 LODI Bergen Yamaha 30Route 46East Ladi, NJ 07644 (201) 241-{)1 00 PLEASANTVILLE Mallon Enterprises 2907 Fire Road Pleasantville, NJ08232 (609) 645-8181 RAMSEY Yamaha of Ramsey 995 Rt. 17South Ramsey, NJ 07446 (201) 825-3333 SUSSEX Sussex Motorsports 446 Route 23, P.O. Box 385 Sussex, NJ 07461 (201) 875-5400 - NORTH CAROLINA • HENDERSON Brewer Cycles Inc. Henderson, NC 27536 (919) 492-8553 SHELBY Shelby Motorsports 1715 E. Dixon Blvd. Shelby, NC 28152 (714) 482·5946 -OHIO ATHENS Athens Sport Cycles Inc. 165 Columbus Road Athens, OH 45701 (BOO) 592-4464 LANCASTER Lancaster Sport Cycles 1830 Old Logan Road Lancaster, OH 43130 (BOO) 767-7394 SPRINGFIELD Competition Accessories 345 W. Leffel Lane Springfield, OH 45506 ' (BOO) 543-3535 TOLEDO Yamaha East 1230 Conant Street Toledo, OH 43537 (419) 891-1230 -OREGONKLAMATH FALLS Yamaha of Southern Oregon 2977 Washbum Way Klamath Falls, OR 97603 (503) 884-8500 (BOO) 610-8501 TIGARD Beaverton Yamaha 10380 SW Cascade Blvd. Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 684-8600 - PENNSYLVANIA ALLISON PARK Gibsonia Cycle Center 4884 RI. 8 Allison Park, PA 15101 (412) 487-2803 LANCASTER B & B Sales & Service 791 Rory Mill Road Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 569-5764 - SOUTH DAKOTA SIOUX FALLS ElliottSports center 1117 W. 11th Street Sioux Falls, SD 57104 (60S) 336-2030 -TEXAS AMARILLO Sharp's Motorsports 4413 1-40 East Amarillo, TX 79104 (806) 373·3053 -UTAHSANDY , South Valley Motorsports 248 West 9240 South Sandy, UT 84070 (801) 566-9345 - VIRGINIAFREDERICKSBURG Fredericksburg Motor Sports 390Kings Hwy. Fredericksburg, VA 22405 .(703) 899-9100 ~ 0\ 0\ ...-i ~ N I-< OJ :9 u o 33