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Continued from preceding page parts got moved aroUlld-some got lighter-and some are just downright gone. The seat and tank are flatter and narrower so riders can move around even quicker and easier. There's new lighter swingarmsdelivering ultra prec~sion from about the beefiest hunk of aluminum you're ever going to find. The shock has a new leverage ratio that makes the re;u suspension a tad firmer in the first couple inches of travel-the hot ticket for better traction and a more precise ride. The front forks got buffed with fatter 46mm inner tubes, bigger axles and a set of double-bolt pinch clamps on both legs. "The whole package handles totally neutral-the new YZ goes where you point it and flicks when you snap it. "New brakes too-with new pad material and a new front master cylinder. There's a shorter front brake lever, a totally new brake pedal and new lever ratios front and rear. Now you can one-finger/one-toe your way into a corner, brake later, harder and get more positive feedback. Other stuff added just because everything else was much better: new throttle, grips, tank cap, rear sprocket, a recessed shifter pedal bolt and simplified radiator hose routing. "The YZ125 and YZ2S0. Sure, last year's bikes were bitchenbut the new ones kick their butts. Easy. See -the ne\IV '96 YZ models CI-t -these pClrlicipCl1"lng 'YClmClhCl DeCllers. ORLANDO Cycle Sports Center, Inc. 4001 John Young Pkwy. Orlando, FL 32804 (407)299-9191 ~ e If) 0\ 0\ ...... . \0 l-< MARIElTA Motions Yamaha 333 N. Cobb Pkwy (Hwy 41) Marietta, GA 30062 (404)425-4000 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Palm Beach 2353 . Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (407)683-1642 ROSWELL Roswell Fun Machines "Altanta's M/C Superstore" 11270 E1kins Rd.• Roswell, GA 30076 (770)442-8460 "ILLINOIS" CANTON Yamaha of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. Canton, GA 30114 (770)479-3340 or 479-4501 BLOOMINGTON Sportland Yamaha Sales 2045 Ireland Grove Rd. BI<,><>mington, IL 61704 (309)662-0508 .... 0.. OJ DALTON Yamaha of Dalton 205 E. Waugh St. Dalton, GA 30721 (706)278-1620 DOWNERS GROVE DGYYamaha 330 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (708) 971-2602 OJ cJ) 24 "MISSOURI" FESTUS Surdyke Racing 1305 Highway 61 Festus, MO 63028 (BOO)748-RIDE (7433) "INDIANA" "NEW HAMPSHIRE" VALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport 2105 LaPorte Rd. Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219)462-6911 "GEORGIA" OJ "E liBERTYVILLE Northern illinois Yamaha "Home of Banks Racing" 611 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048 (708)362-7110 HUDSON Hudson Cycle Crr., Inc. 2 Flagstone Dr. Hudson, NH 03051 (603)882-1573 "MASSACHUSETTS" "NEW JERSEY" PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (508)249-2244 "MICHIGAN" EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Motion Enterprises Yamaha 2907 FIre Road Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 (609)645-8181 LINCOLN PARK Bright Yamaha 3954 Dix Road Lincoln Park, MI 48146 (313)382-BIKE HAMMONTON Motion Enterprises Yamaha 629 White Horse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037 (609)561-8181 NEPTUNE Stumpy's the Yamaha Giant 1207 Highway 35 Neptune, NJ 07753 (908)776-5514 RAMSEY Ramsey Cycle Sports 995 Rt. 17 South Ramsey, NJ 07446 (201)825-3333 SUSSEX Sussex Motorsports 446 Rt. 23, P.O. Box 385 Sussex, NJ 07461 (201)875-5400 "NEW YORK" HICKSVILLE Long Island Yamaha 67 N. Broadway Hicksville, NY 11801 (516)935-6969