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250 Remember how awesome last year's YZ125 and YZ250 were? The YZ125 won the Motocross Shootout in Cycle News. The YZ250 snagged Bike of the Year honors from Motocross Action Magazine. • Great bikes-but they're history now, because while everyone was getting pumped over them, the guys in the white engineer coats and the guys in the helmets were busy re-designing the YZ125 and YZ250 from just about ground zero.• First-new engine. There's a new crank, 725 & which opened the door to new cylinder porting. Both the 125 and 250 are different than the '95 design and now spew out more low-end and mid-range, to create a broader powerband. The 125 received a new Mikuni carburetor with a trick carbon fiber reed, and a redesigned guillotine power valve.• The 250 took on a better Keihin carb and a new passageway into the resonator chamber. Both bikes also have improved air cleaner layouts for a straighter intake, an~ Continued on follOWing page . See The ne\IV "96 Y:Z mociels aT These parllclpaTlng Yamaha Dealers. ·ARIZONA. PHOENIX Apache Yamaha 3618 W. Camelback Phoenix, AZ 85019 (602)973-5111 ·CALIFORNIA. BURBANK Yamaha of Burbank 1801 W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank CA 91506 (818)845-8738 LOMITA - TORRANCE Torrance Yamaha 24020 Narbonne Ave. Lomita - Torrance CA 90717 (310)534-2311 COALINGA Yamaha Powerhouse 386 West Forest Street Coalinga, CA 93210 (209)935-5009 MURRIETA Murrieta Motorsports 26860 Jefferson Avenue Murrieta, CA 92562 (909)698-4123 ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714)563-1700 CORONA Sunwest Sports" Yamaha " 958 El Sobrante Corona, CA 91719 (909)735-7721 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 (909)628-4748 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA 92223 (909) 845-4882 ELCAJON El Cajon Yamaha 660 El Cajon Blvd. El Cajon, CA 92020 (619)442-0941 SACRAMENTO Capitol Yamaha 4622 Auburn Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95841 (916)485-9200 BELLFLOWER Bellflower Motorsports 10401 Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 (310)925-5097 ESCONDIDO North County Yamaha 1315 Las Villas Way Escondido, CA 92026 (619)432-9501 SAN JOSE San Jose Yamaha . 776 N. 13th St. San Jose, CA 95112 (408)287-2946 SANTA CLARA Grand Prix 2344 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 (BOO)4-New Bikes THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks Yamaha 2388 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (805) 497-3765 WOODLAND HILLS Kolbe Cycle Sales 22123 Vtntura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818)348-7865 .DEJ.AWARE. BEAR Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy Bear, DE 19701 (302)322-4120 .FLORIDA· HOLLY HILL (DAYTONA) Daytona Fun Machines Yamaha 450 Ridgewood Ave. (U.s.l) Holly Hill, FL 32117 (BOO)338-4FUN (4386) ·CONNECTICUT· ENFIELD Enfield Motor ~rts 27 Palomba . Enfield, CT 06082 (203)741-2173 LONGWOOD Seminole Power Sports 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 Longwood, FL 32750 (407)322-3253 or (800)843-5118 MONROE R. E. R. Motor Gty 126 Main St. Monroe, CT 06468 (203)459-1299 27