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he 80 class used to be a place where riders got their fi rst taste of what "real racing" was like. Not anymore. Now th ere's kids making an Imp ressive living In the pro class-even th ough th e y're years away from getting a driver's license. Yup-th e 80s hav e gotten real se rious. And the YZ80 consistently lea ds the pack. with th e most sophisticated, hardest-hitt ing p ackage available. - It's a highly successful. exceptional p erformin g 80cc machine that consistently gets to the checkered flag fir st. Don't ki d yo urse lf: th is so-called "min i b ike" Is [o mpacked with wide open hi gh tech goodies. It screams a long with a liq uid-cooled. six-speed. crankcase reed Ind uctio n engine that sports an Inclined cylinder for smoother Intake. The cylin der walls are impregnated with ceramic composltes-same kind Of th ing the space shuttle uses-for better heat d issipation and lo ng er life. - Since It lives In the million RPM range most Of Its li fe. the clutch Is exceptionally strong. The 1995 YZ80 no w has seven friction and six steel plates, plus five springs Instea d of four. Go ahead and blur the left lever-lt won 't go mushy o n you. - The YZ80 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 cdlustments. All Of It with almost 11 Inches of travel-front and rear. - The YZ80 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 suojrome. And there's a lightweight. rugged swlngarm that helps give the YZ80 Its legendary quick. precise handling. - The 1995 YZ80 . It's not what you mig ht call "a min ib ike." It's a fu ll blown. W ide-open. high-tech weapon that Just happens to fit racers that a re a little on the small side. - T yzao - see Each 1995 yz at these Participating Yamaha Dealers - ARIZONA PHOENIX Apache Yamaha 3618W. Camelback Phoenix, AI. 85019 (602) 973-511 1 - CALIFORNIA ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714)563·1700 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 Be aumontAve. Beaumont, CA 92223 (909) 845-488 2 BELLFLOWER Bellflower Yamaha & Watercraft 10401 AlondraBlvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 (31 0) 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, CA90028 (213) 962·5522· (81 8)845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 27622 Camino capistrano Laguna Niguel, CA92677 (714) 582-0351 . LEBEC Hang TIme Yamaha 251 FrazierMin. Park Road Lebec, CA 93243 NATIONAL CITY . South Bay Motorsports 1 W. 35th Street National City, CA 91950 (61 9) 420·2300 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha Inc. 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91782 (909 628-4748 ) REDONDO BEACH De Amo Yamaha l 1512 Aviation Blvd. Red ondo Beach, CA 90278 (310) 372-8891 SAN DIEGO El Cajon YamahaMtrspts Cen. 660 ElCajon Blvd. san Diego, CA 92120 . (61 9)442-0941 SAN DIEGO Fun Bike Center 4689 Convoy Sl San Diego, CA 92111 (61 9)278-6635 THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks Yamaha 2388 E. Thousand OaksBlvd. Thousand Oaks CA91360 (805) 497·3765 • TORRANCE.LOMITA T & 0 Yamaha 24020 Narbonne Ave. Torrance-lomita, CA 90 717 WEST PALM BEACH Cyclesof Palm Beach 2353 N. MHitary TraiI West PalmBeach, FL33409 (407) 683-1642 . - GEORGIA- . CANTON Yamahaof Canton . 9450 Knox Bndge Hwy. 20W nton, GA 30114 Ca (404) 479.3340 or479-4501 ROSWEll Roswell Fun Machines Yamaha & more... 11270 Elkins Road Roswell, GA 30076 (404) 442-8460 ~JJ6~A2311 Foothill Yamaha 71 39 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga, CA 91042 (818)352·7897 VENTURA Yamaha of.Ventura 30 E. MaIO Street 59 Ventura, CA 93003 5) (80 653-5884 _COLORADO. WHEAT RIDGE Cycles West Inc. 106 25W. I·70 Fmtg. Rd. No. #3 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 . (30 3)423-8100 • CONNECTICUT • CHESHIRE Willow's 1555Highland Ave. (Rll 0) Cheshire, CT06410 (BOO) 801-4FUN • DELAWARE· BEAR Yamaha East 620Pulaski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (30 322-412 2) 0 - FLORIDAPOMPANO BEACH Rlva Yamaha 3801 N. Dixie Hwy . Pompano Beach. FL33064 (305) 785-4820 - ILLINOIS BLOOMINGTON SportJand Yamaha "Your Instock Superstore" Bloomington, IL 61704 (30 9)662-0508 LIBERTYVillE . Northern .illinois Yamaha 611 N. Milwaukee Ave. Ubertyville, IL 60048 (708)362·7114 . • INDIANA - VALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport laporte Rd. Va lparaiso, IN 46383 (219)462-6911 2 105 • MASSACHUSETTSPHilliPST ON Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (506 249-2244 ) -MICHIGAN· LINCOLN PARK Bright Yamaha . 3954 Dix UncolnPa MI48146 rk, (31 3)382·1220 • MINNESOTA BURNSVILlE Burnsville Yamaha 1608 West Hwy 13 Burnsville. MN 55337 (612) 882·1020 • MISSOURI· FESTUS SUrdyke Yamaha Racing 1305 Hwy. 61 . Festus, MO 63028 (800) 748·RIDE WASHINGTON J & W Cycles Hwy. 47South Washington, MO 63090 (BOO) 748-8098 - NEW JERSEY • HAMPTON MotionEnterprises 629 WhiteHorse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037 (609) 561-8181 LODI Bergen Yamaha 30Roule 46 East Lodi, NJ 07644 (201)241-0100 PLEASANTVILlE Mo llon Enterprises 2907 Fire Road PleaSantville. NJ 08232 (609) 64 5-8181 FREMONT PowerS Motor Sports 11995W. Maple Island Fremont, MI 4941 2 (61 6)92 4-1924 RAMSEY Yamaha of Ramsey 995 Rt 17 South Ramsey, NJ07446 (201) 825-3333 HillSDALE Winners Circle Yamaha 1360 Bankers Road Hillsdale, MI49242 (517) 437-7513 SUSSEX Sussex Motorsports 446 Route P.O. Box 385 Sussex, NJ 07461 (201) 875-5400 23, TIGARD Beaverton Yamaha 10380 SW Cascade Blvd. Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 684-6600 • NORTH CAROLINA HENDERSON Brewer CyclesInc. Henderson, NC 27536 (919) 492·8553 SHELBY Shelby Motorsports 1715 E. Dixon Blvd. Shelby, NC 28152 (71 4)482·5946 • PENNSYLVANIA • AWSONPARK Gibsonia CycleCe nter 4684 Rl8 Allison Park, PA 15101 (41 2) 487·2803 LANCASTER B & B Sales & Service 791 Aory Mill Road Lancaster, PA 17 601 (71 7)569-5764 - OHIO · ATHENS Athens Sport Cycles Inc. 165Columbus Road Athens, OH45701 (800) 592-4464 CINCINNATI , Beechmont Yamaha 600 Ml Moriah Drive Cincinnati, OH45245 (513)752-ooaa LANCASTER Lancaster Sport Cycles 1830 Old Logan Road Lancaster, OH43130 (BOO) 767·7394 SPRINGAELD Competition Accessories 345 W. Leffel Lane Springfield, OH 45506 (BOO) 543-3535 TOLEDO Yamaha East 1230 ConantStreet Toledo, OH 43537 (419)891·1230 • SOUTH DAKOTA • SIOUX FALLS ElliottSports Center 1117 W.l lth Street Sioux Falls, SO 57104 (605) 336-2030 -TEXAS • AMARillO Sharp's Motorsports 44131-40 East Amarillo, 1)( 79104 (806) 37 3-3053 • UTAH· SANDY SouthValley Mo torsports 248 West 9240 South San UT 84070 dy, (801)566-9345 -OREGONKLAMATHFALLS Yamahaof Southern Oregon 2977 Washburn Way Klamath Falls, OR 97603 (503) 884·6500 (8~) 610-6501 _ - ...... - VIRGINIA • ................... FREDERICKSBURG Fredericksbu.rg Motor Sports 390 Kings Hwy. Fredericksburg, VA2240 5 (703) 899 ·9100 -.", .... ~-_