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he so class used to be a place where rid ers got th eir fi rst taste o f what "reot rc clnq " was like. Not anymore. Now th ere's ki ds making a n Impressive living in the pro c lass-even thou gh th ey're y ears a wa y from gett ing a drive r's license. Yup-the SOs hav e gotten real se rious. ~nd the YZSO consistently lead s the pack, with the most sophisticated, hardest-hitting package ava ilable. • It's a highly successful, exceptional perform ing SOcc machine tha t consistently gets to the checkered fla g first. Don't ki d yourself: th is so-called "mlnl b ike- Is J ma packed with wide open high tech goodies . It screams along with a liq uid -cooled, six-speed, crankcase reed Induction engine that sports an Inclined cylinder for smoother Intake. The cylinder walls are Imp reg na ted with ceramic composltes-same kind of th ing the space shuttle uses-for better heat d issipation and longer life.• Since It lives In the million RPM range most of Its life, the clutch Is exceptionally strong. The 1995 YZ80 now has seven friction a nd six steel plates, plus five springs Instead of four. Go ahead and blur the left lever-lt won't go mushy on 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 adjustments. ~ll of It with almost 11 inches Of travel-front and rear. • The YZSO Is tied together with a slim, reinforced frame, designed with supercross-stute tracks In mind. It even has a "trIck steering head with tapered top and bottom roller bearlngs-plus a removable rear subjrcme. ~nd there's a lightwei ght. rugged swlngarm that helps g ive the YZSO Its legendary quick. prec ise handling. • The 1995 YZSO. It's not what you might call -a minibike.· It's a full blown, wide-open, high-tech weapon that ju st happens to fit racers th at are a little on th e small side. • T yzao • • See Each 1995 yz at these Participating Yamaha Dealers • ARIZONA· PHOENIX ApacheYamaha 361 8 W. Camelback Phoenix, AlBS019 (602) 97 3·51 11 • CAUFORNIA • ANA HEIM AnaheimYamaha 616 E. Ba Road ll Anaheim, CA92805 (71 4) 563-1700 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA92223 (909) 845-4882 BURBANK Yamaha of Burbank 1801W. Burbank Blvd . Burbank, CA91506 (818 845-8738 ) BELlFLOWER Bellflower Yamaha & Watercraft 10401 Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA90706 (31 0) 925-5097 ESCONDIDO NorthCounty Yamaha 131 5 LasVillas Way Escondido, CA92026 (61 9)432-9501 HOLLYWOOD Hollywood Motorcycles 1339 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 (21 3) 962·5522-(818)845-1910 LAGUNA NIGUEL Mission Yamaha 27622 Cam inoCapistrano La guna Niguel, CA92677 (714) 582-0351 LEBEC Hang Time Yamaha 251 Frazier Mtn. Park Road Lebec, CA93243 NATIONAL CITY South Bay Motorsports 1W. 35th Street National City, CA91950 (61 9)420-2300 ONTARI O Montclair Yamaha Inc. 11 195·1Central Ave. Ontario, CA91762 (909) 628-4748 REDONDO BEACH DelAmo Yamaha 1512 AviationBlvd. Redondo Beach, CA90278 (310)372-8891 SA DIEGO N n. EI cajon Yamaha Mtrspts Ce 660 8 cajon Blvd . 0 San Diego, CA9212 (61 9) 442~41 SA DIEGO N Fun Bike Cent r e 4689 Co nvoy St San Diego, CA92111 (61 9)278·6635 THO USAND OAKS ThousandOaks Yamaha 2388 E. ThousandOaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA91360 (805) 497·3765 TORRANCE·LOMITA T & o Yamaha 24020 Narbonne Ave. Torrance-lomita, CA90717 (31 0) 534-2311 • flORIDA. POMPANO BEACH Rlva Yamaha 3801N. 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 ·GEORGIA· CANTON Yamaha of canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. 20W Canton, GA 30114 (404) 479-3340 or 479-4501 ROSWELL Roswell Fun Machines Yamaha & more., 11270 ElkinsRoad Roswell, GA 30076 (404) 442-8460 ·ILUNOIS· TUJUNGA Foo thill Yamaha 71 39 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga, CA91 042 (81 8) 352-7897 BLOOMINGTON Sportland Yamaha "Your Instock Superstore" Bloomington, IL 61704 VENTURA Yamaha of Ventura 3059 E. MainStreet Ventura, CA 93003 (805)653-5884 UBE:RTYVILLE Northern Illinois Yamaha 61 1N. Milwaukee Ave. Ubertyville, IL 60048 (708) 362·7114 ·COLORADO· WHEAT RIDGE Cycles West Inc. 10625 W. 1-70 Fm Rd No. #3 tg. . Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 423-8100 • CONNECTICUT • CHESHIRE Willow's 1555 Highland Ave. (Rt. 10 ) Cheshire, CT06410 (800) 801-4FUN • DELAWARE· BEAR Yamaha East 620 Pu laski Hwy. Bear, DE 19701 (30 322-4120 2) (309) 662~ • INDIANA · VALP ARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport 2105 Laporte Rd. Valparaiso, IN46383 (219) 462-6911 • MASSACHUSETTS· PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route2A . Ph ston, MA 01331 illip (508) 249·2244 • MICHIGAN· FREMONT Powers Motor Sports 11995 W. Ma Island ple Fremont, MI4941 2 (61 6) 924-1924 HILLSDAlE Winn Circle Yamah!! ers 1360 Bankers Road Hillsdale, MI 49242 (517) 437-7513 LINCOLN PARK Bright Yamaha 3954Dix Uncoin Par1l, MI48146 (313 382-1220 ) • NORTH CAROUNA • HENDERSON Brewer Cycles Inc. Henderson, NC 27536 (919) 492-8553 SHELBY Shelby Motorsports 1715 E. Dixon Blvd . Shelby, NC 28152 (71 4)482·5946 • MINNESOTA · ·OHIO· BURNSVILLE Burnsville Yamaha 1608 West Hwy 13 Bum sville, 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) 74B-a098 • NEW JERSEY• HAMPT ON Motion Enterprises 629WhiteHorse Pike Hammonton. NJ 08037 (609) 561 -81 81 LODI Bergen Yamaha 30Roule46 East Lodi, NJ 07644 (20 241~loo 1) PLEASANTVILLE Motion Enterprises 2907 Fire Road Pleasantville, NJ 08232 (609) 645-81 81 RAMSEY Yamaha of Ramsey 995 Rt 17 South Ra msey, NJ 07446 (201)825-3333 SUSSEX Sussex Motorsports 446 ROule23, P.O. Box 385 Sussex, NJ 07461 (201) 875-5400 ATHENS Athens Sport Cycles Inc. 165 Co lumbus Road Athens, OH 45701 (800) 592-4464 CINCINNATI Beechmont Yamaha BOO Mt.Moriah Drive Cincinnati, OH 45245 (513) 752-0088 LANCASTER Lancaster Sport Cycles 1830 Old Logan Road Lancaster, OH 43130 (BOO) 767-7394 SPRINGFIELD Competftion Accessories . 345 W. Leffel Lane Springfield, OH 45506 (BOO) 543-3535 TOLEDO Yamaha East 1230 Conant Streel Toledo, OH 43537 (41 9) 891-1230 • OREGON · KLAMATH FALLS Yamaha of Southern Oregon 2977 Washbum Way Klamath Falls, OR 97603 (503) 884-6500 (800) 610-6501 TIGARD BeavertonYamaha 10380 SW Cascade Blvd. Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 684-6600 • PENNSYLVANIA· AlUSON PARK Gibsonia CycleGerner 4684 Rt 8 Alliso Park, PA15101 n (41 2)487-2803 LANCASTER B & B Sales & Service 791 FloryMill Road Lancaster,PA17601 (717) 569-5764 • SOUTH DAKOTA· SIOUXFALLS Bliotl Sports Genter 1117W.11thStreet Sio uxFalls, SD 57104 (605) 336-2030 ·TEXAS · AMARILLO Sharp's Motorsports 441 3 1 East -40 Amarillo, TX79104 (806) 373-3053 SANDY South Valley Motorsports 248 West 9240 South Sandy, UT84070 (801) 566-9345 • VIRGINIA· FREDERICKSBURG Fredericksburg MotorSports 390 Kings Hwy. Fredericks burg, VA22405 (703) 899-9100 To conUnue ~JOIJIn9 ~ ttl rlU and fUn of tnototeveung . ~ mutt continua to dO our pan and l1de ... sponSl~ . 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