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he so class used to be a place where riders got their first taste of what "reot racing" was like. Not anymore. Now th ere's kids making an Impressive living In the pro class-even though they're years away from getting a drive r's license. Yup-the SOs have gotten rea l serious. And the YZSO consistently lea ds the pack. with the most sophisticated, hardest-hitting package available. • It's a highly successful. exceptional performing SOcc machine that consistently gets to the checkered flag first. Don't kid yourself: this so-called "rnlnl blke- Is jampacked with wide open high tech goodies. It screams along with a liquid-cooled, six-speed, cronkccse-reed Ind uctio n engine that sports an Inclined cylinder for smoother Intake. The cylinder walls are Impregnated with ceramic compasltes-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-It 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 subjrorne. And there's a lightweight. rugged swlngarm that helps give the YZSO Its legendary qulck, precise handling.• The 1995 YZSO. It's not what you might call -a miniblke.- 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 - See Each 1995 yz atthese Participating Yamaha Dealers - ARIZONA REDONDO BEACH - FLORIDAPHOENIX Apache Yamaha 3618W. Camelback Phoenix, 85019 (60~) 973-5111 a - CALIFORNIA ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E.Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 563·1700 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA 92223 (909) 645-4882 BELLFLOWER Bellflower Yamaha & Watercraft 10401 Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 (310)925·5097 ESCONDIDO North County Yamaha 131 5 Las Villas Way Escondido, CA 92026 (619)432-9501 HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Motorcycles 1339 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 (213) 962-5522 - (81 8)845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 27622 Camino Capistrano Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (714) 582-{)351 LEBEC Hang Time Yamaha 251 Frazier Min. Park Road Lebec, CA 93243 NATIONAL CITY South BayMotorsports 1 W. 35th Stree~ . National City, CA 91950 (619) 420-2300 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha Inc. 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 (909) 628-4748 Del Amo Yamaha 1512Aviation Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA90278 (310)372-8891 SAN DIEGO EI Cajon Yamaha Motorsports Center 660 EI Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92120 (619) 442-0941 SAN DIEGO Fun BikeCenter 4689 Convoy SI. San Diego, CA 92111 (619) 278-6635 THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks Yamaha 2388 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (605) 497-3765 TORRANCE-LOMITA T&OYamaha 24020 Nartx>nne Ave. Torrance-Lomita, CA 90 717 (310)534-2311 TUJUNGA Foothill Yamaha 71 39FoothillBlvd . Tujunga, CA 91042 (818)352·7897 VENTURA Yamaha 01 Ventura 3059 E. MainStreet Ventura, CA 93003 (805) 653-5884 -COLORADOWHEAT RIDGE Cycles West Inc. 10625 W. I-70 Fmtg. Rd. No. #3 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 423-8100 '- CONNECTICUT CHESHIRE Willow's 1555 Highland Ave. (Rt 10) Cheshire, CT06410 (800) 801-4FUN -DELAWAREBEAR Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (302) 322-4120 POMPANO BEACH RivaYamaha 3801 N. DixieHwy. Pompano Beach, FL33064 (30 5)785-4820 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Palm Beach 2353 N. Military Tf8ll West PalmBeach, FL 33409 (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... 11 270 Elkins Road Roswell, GA 30076 (404) 442-8460 -ILLINOIS BLOOMINGTON Sportland Yamaha "Your Instock Superstore" Bloomington,lL 61704 (309) 662-D508 LIBERTYVILLE Northern illinoisYamaha 611 N. Miwaukee Ave. l Libertyville,IL 60048 (708) 362·7114 -INDIANAVALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport 2105 Laporte Rd. Valparaiso IN48383 , (219) 462-6911 - MASSACHUSETTS PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (508) 249-2244 - MICHIGANFREMONT Powers Motor Sports 11995 W. Maple Island Fremont, M149412 (616) 924-1924 yzao HILLSDALE Winners Circle Yamaha 1360 Bankers Road Hillsdale, MI 49242 (517)437-7513 UNCOLNPARK BrightYamaha 3954 Dix Lincoln 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. 47South Washington, MO 63090 (800) 748-8098 - NEW JERSEY HAMPTON Motion Enterprises 629 White Horse Pike Hanvnonton, NJ 08037 (609) 561-8181 LODI Bergen Yamaha 30Route 46East Lodi, NJ07644 (201) 241-0100 PLEASANTVILLE Mollon Enterprises 2907 Fire Road Pleasantville, NJ 08232 (609) 645-8181 RAMSEY Yamaha 01 Ramsey 995 Rt 17South Ramsey, NJ 07446 (201) ll2S-3333 SUSSEX Sussex Motorsports 446 Route 23, P.O. Box 385 Sussex, NJ07461 (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 -OHIOATHENS Athens Sport Cycles Inc, 165 Columbus Road Athens, OH 45701 (800) 592-4464 LANCASTER Lancaster Sport Cycles 1830 Old Logan Road Lancaster, OH 43130 (800) 767-7394 SPRINGRELD Competition Accessories 345 W. Leffel Lane Springfield, OH 45506 (800) 543-3535 TOLEDO Yamaha East 1230Conant Street Toledo, OH 43537 (419)891-1230 -OREGONKLAMATH FALLS Yamaha of Southern Oregon 2977 Washbum Way Klamath Falls, OR 97603 (503) 884-6500 (800) 610-6501 TIGARD Beaverton Yamaha 10380 SW Cascade Blvd. TigaId, OR 97223 (503) 684-6600 - PENNSYLVANIA AWSONPARK Gibsonia Cycle Center 4684 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 11 17W.l lthStreet Sioux Falls, SO 57104 (605 336-2030 ) -TEXASAMARILLO Sharp's Motorsports 44131 East -40 Amarillo, TX 79104 (806) 373-3053 -UTAH SANDY South Valley Motorsports 248 West 9240 South Sandy, UT 84070 (801)566-9345 -VIRGINIAFREDERICKSBURG Fredericksburg Motor Sports 390 Kings Hwy. Fredericksburg, VA 22405 (703) 899-9100