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narrower exhaust port and enlarged carburetor bore are claimed to improve the CR250's throttle response, while a new shill-shall rod is designed to pro~de better shilling under hard acceleration. Uke the CR125, the CR250 boasts the new Kayaba shock with highand low-speed compression adjustments, but a new pair of Kayaba kJrks are reatured on the bigger bike as well. The 46mm in verted units are claimed to be more rigid than the smaller tubes ofthe past A Honda CA250A LIlt PrIce DIIpI 1t EngIne type $5499 249cc _ ~Iid-ccoIed.singlB-cyfndBr two-sI1Oke Boru..... . CoalprIll'C n I1IlIo CIrbInIIon IgnIIIon T1 'II'I _ 66.4 x72mm S.7: 1 38.3mm I1at-sife SoIid-sIatB CD 5 SIII'tIng .,... ..•.......... Kick FulII ClII*IlY 2.0 gsJ. r "Ill•..........•...... 58.4 in. SIll hIIght _ 36.9 in. FroIIIft ...........•...... Sa1fJO x21 Rllrlft 11a90x19 Fi:0RI.lIIII "Fnlal RIIr FInII dIM CIIIMId dry WIIght 12.2rn. 12.6 fn. DIsc DIsc Chain 213.S /bs. HoneIlI CR500R ike the CR250, the largest CR recei ves the larger 46mm Kayaba in verted forks, as well as the all-.new Kayaba rear shock that reatures high- and low-speed compression adjustments. The suspension improvements, along with the new white, red and black color scheme, complete the CR500 's updates. L LIlt PdcI 1I_1n_ $S399 EngIne type ~~ single lenx..- S9x79mm 491cc cyfinder IwcHttrJks Cwpi .1I0n I1IlIo 6.8:1 C1i1Mnllon 38mm ..... .................... SGfll' CD TI h'l ........ 5 5" ...... , . . •.•.••. KJct Full CII*Ir 2.4 gal. I 5.5... SIll 36.1... Fnlallft 8a100x 21 Rllrlh 11a100x 18 FroII '" 12.2in. -. 12.6... Fnlal DIsc RIIr DIsc '"1 FInII aM CIIIIMd dry 222.7 bs. Kawasaki Motor Corp. - 9950 Jeronimo Rd. -Irvine, CA 92718-2016· (714) nlHl400 r.l.BUKXII LIlt PdcI ..............•. $21119 ,'Ill. IF! 6lt:l: m ~~ Benz" caw ere ~~ r;yIInrJsr"" 4x41.8mm 24mm AflIIu:i IgnIIIon •.•..•••..••.•••• BIl:tn:nir: CD li I II Jillon..,... ..... 6 .................... KJct Full CIIIIIIIdJ ..•....•••.. 0112 gs/. '1' 1 SIll hIIght AaIt IIIIr lh FftIIII nllllllrllllJ "Iftnt 1IIIr..... . FlaIl dIM CIIInIId dry WIIgIIt 42.6rn. at ... 6tl100 x 14 8a100 x 12 7.9 in. 7.9in. DIlIIJ DIlIIJ e::tBI 111 bs. T he smallest KX has undergone no technical changes kJr ~6, but realistically, why should it? As the only manufacturer of 60cc MX bikes, Kawasaki is without competition in the class. In order to match the larger KX lineup, the rno now reatures a pur,;,e radiator shroud and new gra,d1ics. b rallid KX80 LIII PrIce $2199 nI ................•....... B2bc OIIp'ICI ~type ..................•....... LJq~~ cytIndtJr /lItlHtJQ\'s Ben x CIrIIunIIon .........- - - - - - - - . 19nIIon n e KX110 boasts only minor T1• • •''''m changes for '96 - including a SIII1IIIg.,... re ~sed /tont-brake master c,jAin- Full CIIpdy der, a larger silencer, a new Alel cap and . WII••__ new graphics. The rront-brake master SIIlIlllghl c,jAinder is the same as those used on the FroII tire larger KX bikes, and reatures a sight glass Rllrlft for easy nuid-level checks. The 50mmlonger silencer is claimed to reduce noise " - nlIIII AaIt without sacri~cing power. FIORI......... .. ..... FlaIl a.r..dtlry 48 x 4S.8nItI 2fJmm Kellin D/QiIaICD 6 Kick 1.5gs/. 492 in. 33 fn. 7a 100 x 17 9fl100 x 14 10B in. 10B in. DIsc DIsc a.iJ UOIa 31