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he so c lass used to be a p lace where riders got th eir flrs t ta ste of what "rent ra clng- wa s like. Not anymore. 'No w there's kids making an Impressive living In th e pro c lass-eve n though they're years away from getting a driver's license. Yup-the SOs have gotten real serious. And the YZSO consistently le ads the pack, with the most sophisticated. hardest-hitting package available. • It's a highly successful. exceptional per' forming SOcc machine that consistently gets to the ch eckered fl a g flrst. Don't kid yourself: this so-ca lled "rnlnl blke" Is Jam' packe d with wid e open high tech goo di es. It sc rea ms along with a liquid-cooled, six-spe ed, crankcase reed Induction eng ine that sports an Inclined cylinder for smoo ther Intake. The cylin' d er walls are Impregnated with ceram ic composltes-same kind of thing the space shuttle uses-for better heat d issipatio n and lon ger life. • Since It lives In th e million RPM ra nge most o f Its life, the clutch Is exceptionally strong . The 1995 YZSO now has seve n friction a nd six steel p la tes. plus flve springs Instead of fo ur. Go ahea d a nd b lu r the left lever-It wo n't go mu shy o n you. • The YZSO was the fl rst b ike In th e class with Inverted front forks for soaking up the bumps and making steering more precise. This season 'the forks a re even better with the addition of fully adjustable rebound and compression damping settings, Identical to the larger machines, for more precise. trcck-specljlc suspension tuning. ln the rear Is a rising-rate link-type single shock with preload , compression and rebound odlustments. All of It with a lmost 11 Inc hes of travel-front and rea r. • The YZSO Is tied tog ether with a sli m, rei nforced fram e. designed with supercross-sty le tracks In mind. It even has a trick steering head with tapered top a nd bottom roller bearlngs-plus a remov a ble re ar subjrome. And th ere's a lightweig ht, rugged swlngarm tha t helps g ive the YZSO Its leg end ary qulck. precise handling. • The 1995 YZSD. It's not what you mig ht call -a miniblke.- It's a fUll blown. Wid e-o p en', hig h-tech wea p on that Just ha p pens to flt racers th at a re a little o n the sma ll sid e . • T YZaD • See Each 1995 yz at these ParticipatingYamaha Dealers . • ARIZONA' PHOENIX Apache Ya maha 3618 W. Camelback Phoenix, Io:Z. 85019 (602) 973-5111 • CAUFORNIA • ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 563-1700 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 BeaumontAve. Beaumont, CA92223 (909)845-4882 BURBANK Yamaha of Burbank 1801 W. Burb Blvd. ank Burbank, CA 91506 (818) 845-8738 BE LLFlOWER Bellflower Yamaha & Waten:raft 10401 AJondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA90706 (31 0) 925-5097 ESCONDIDO North County Yamaha 131 5 Las Villas Way Escondido. CA92026 (619) 432·9501 HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Motorcycles 1339 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 (213) 962·5522· (818) 845·1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 27622 CaminoCapistrano Laguna Niguel, CA 926n (714) 582-0351 LE BEC Hang Time Yamaha 251FrazierMIn, ParkRoad Lebec, CA 93243 NATIONAL CITY South BayMotorsports 1W. 35 Sireet th National City, CA 91950 (619) 420-2300 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha Inc. 11195-1 central Ave. Onta CA91762 rio, (909) 628-4748 REDONDO BEACH DelAmo Yamaha 151 2 Avia Blvd, tion Redondo Beach, CA90278 (31 0)372-8891 SAN DIEGO EI Cajon Yamaha Mtrspls cen. 660 EICajon Blvd, San Diego. CA92120 (619)442-0941 SAN DIEGO Fun Bike center 4689 Convoy St. San Diego, CA92111 (61 9)278-6635 THOUSANDOAKS Thousand Oaks Yamaha 2388 E. ThousandOaksBlvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91 360 (80S) 497·3765 TORRANCE-lOMITA T &OYamaha 24020 Narllonne Ave. Torrance-Lomita,CA 90717 (310) 534-2311 TUJUNGA FoothillYamaha 7139 Foothill Blvd . Tujunga, CA91042 (818) 352·7897 VENITURA Yamaha of Ventura 3059 E. Main Street Ventura. CA93003 (605) 653-5884 " COLORADO' WHEAT RIDGE Cycles West Inc. 10625 W.I·70 Fmtg. Rd. No. #3 Wheat Ridge, CO80033 (303) 423-8100 • CONNECTICUT' CHESHIRE Willow's 1555 Highland Ave. (Rt. 10) Cheshire.CT0641 0 (800) 801-4F UN • DELAWARE' BEAR Yamaha East . 620 Pulaski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (302) 322-4120 • FlORIDA' POMPANO BEACH Rlva Yamaha 3601 N. Dixie Hwy. Pompano Beach. FL 33064 (305) 785-4820 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Palm Beach 2353 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (407) 683-1842 • GEORGIA' CANTON Yamaha of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. 20 W Canton, GA30114 (404) 479·3340 or479-4501 RoSW ELL Roswell Fun Machines Yamaha & more... 11270 ElkinsRoad Roswell. GA 30076 (404) 442-8460 · ILUNOIS· BLOOMINGTO N Sportland Yamaha 'YourInstock Superstore' Bloomington. IL 61704 (309) eeaosos UBERTYVILLE Northern illinois Yamaha 611 N.Milwaukee Ave. Ubertyville, IL 60048 (708) 362·7114 • INDIANA' VALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport 2105 Laporte Rd. Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219) 462-6911 • MASSACHUSETTS' PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (508)249-2244 • MICHIGANFREMONT Powers MotorSports 11 995 W. Maple Island Fremont, MI4941 2 (616) 924-1924 HILLSDALE Winners CircleYamaha '1360 Bankers Road Hillsdale, MI 49242 (517) 437 ·7513 UNCOLNPARK Bright Yamaha . 3954 Dix Uncaln Park, MI48146 (313)382·1220 • NORTH CAROUNA • HENDERSON Brewer Cycles Inc. Henderson, NC 27536 (919) 492-8553 SHELBY Shelb Motorsports l 171 5 • Dixon Blvd. Shelby, NC28152 (714) 462 ·5946 • MINNESOTA' • OHIO' 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. 47 South Washington, MO 63090 (800) 748-8098 • NEW JERSEY • HAMPTON Mollon Enterprises 629 Whtte Horse Pike Hammonton, NJ06037 (609) 581-8181 LODI Bergen Yamaha 30 Route 46 East Lodi, NJ07644 (201 ) 241-0100 PLEASANTVILLE Motion Enterprises 2907 Fire Road Pleasantville. NJ 08232 (609) 845-8181 RAMSEY Yamaha of Ramsey 995 Rt 17South Ramsey, NJ07446 (201) 825-3333 SUSS EX Sussex Motorsports 446 Route 23, P.O. Bo 385 x Sussex, NJ 07461 (201) 875-5400 ATHENS AthensSportCycles Inc. 165 ColumbusRoad Athens, OH45701 (800) 592-4464 CINCINNATI Beechmont Yamaha 600 Mt. Moriah Drive Cincinnati, OH45245 (513) rsaoosa LANCASTER Lancaster Sport Cycles 1830 Old ~n Road . Lancaster. 0 43130 (800) 767·7394 SPRINGFIELD Com tltlOn Accessories r 34S . Leffel Lane Springfield, OH 45506 (800) 543-3535 TOLEDO Yamaha East 1230 Conant Street Toledo. OH 43537 (419) 891-1230 • OREGON' KLAMATH FALLS Yamaha of Southern Oregon 29n Washbum Way Klamath Falls, OR97603 (503) 884·6500 (800) 610-6501 To eon Unue enlO\jJnV the thtt U and fun TIGARD Beaverton Yamaha 10360 SW Cascade Blvd. TI ard, OR97223 g (503) 684-6600 • PENNSYLVANIA • ALLISON PARK Gibsonia Cycle Center 4684 At 8 ' Allison Park, PA 15t01 (412)487-2803 LANCASTER B & B Sales & Serv ice 791 Flory Mill Road Lancaster, PA17601 (717) 569·5784 • SOUTH DAKOTA' SIOUXFALLS Elliott Sports center 1117 W. 11thStreet Sioux Falls, SO57104 (605) 336-2030 • TEXAS ' AMARILLO Sharp's Motorsports 4413 1 -40East Amarillo, TX79104 (806) 373-3053 • UTAH· SANDY South Valley Motorsports 248 West 9240 South Sandy. UT84070 (801) 566-9345 ·VIRGINIA · FREDERICKSBURG Fredericksburg Motor Sports 390 Kings Hwy. Fredericksburg, VA22405 (703) 899·9100 Of motorclJC , we must eon tin Uli ung to dO OlJr part ond Itd e nt spon Slbl\,j. Atwous I.member to ,..le w \lovr Ya maha )1()torcuetOwner'. Manual before UOU "de . c:n.ck aU \lOUr equipment.. otway. wea r on o~ M ltn_t. 8\18 proltH:llon,' \Ong ·ItHYed shIrt. lOng trou ...... glO'Vfl ond boots. teMP \lou r bIk e ~U·mC:llnlOlned .~... riO. 0 yz on PoY~ ~rfOClt . Of pubUt; roada: MYer co"", po nengers: ".,.... ~ . In stu nt rlCnng; ovokl e xce Ulve ~, ~ . porentOl superTI Sion whe n 0 motorevcla I' being Operated b\I 0 mInOr. e.gtnne,. ~tef be elrtrem ely CQuUOW a nd OUOWe xtra t1~ and d lslanee for monellYet1ng and brokJng. Atwo " . rtCle well ..,.thl n th e Umlts of lIOU' a blU Ues, never be lJOftd them. Please ~ ~ tHe and "trMJcI UQ hUy.- Do not dr1nk a nd r&d• •. " IS n~l and da rt(1.rouL ProfMSiOnQI. Ode,. depleted on a ckloMd course . YClI'I'lClha and 'he ~ $afety Foundation encourage • you to ride saffilJ and respecl Ihe en"lra n · ment. 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