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PLACES ON THE OUTSIOE. OR RUIlIlING ELIIOWS IlRAKING LATE ~OR THE INSIDE LINE. THIS YEAR, IIRIEATHE THE CLEAN AIR OUT WITH THE "ASTER. UPDATES IS A CRIS~IER ~RONT HANDLING KXt25. HEADING THE MASSIVI! 4f5 MM II'ORK WITH THINNER YET STIFFER TUllES, WHILE A MORI! LINEAR UNI- TRAK COMPLETES THE SUPERI!I HANDLING PICTURI!. "'011 STRONGER RACE-WINNING POWER THAT STAYS ON THE P'PE LONGER. THE REED VALVES ARE NOW RE5PON· SlYI' CARIION CARli, ~IIlER. AND WITH CHANGES TO THE PORT TIMING, IGNITION, TRANSMISSION AND F'.HAL GEAR RATIOS. ALL THIS NEW POWER IS WHERE IT OUGHT TO liE. ON THE GROUND AND PUSHING YOU AHEAD O~ THE PACK. THIS SEASON, TAKE CONTROL ON A '98 KXI2S. ... • WlIh!he 80 cc wars heating 141, you need a paMIIpIanllh8l can lnUlC8!he ..my. Kawasaki comes Ihnlugh with exalIenllhrollle response aaoss the range from its 82 cc, 2-slrOke Ellperts just kMt that trJp end. • Gelling all the power down is essy with the actlS!ablp 8olIllm-I..ir* UN!-TRAK rear suspension \hat deINers 10.8 inches 01 wheellnMII. L.ile the bigger classes, the shock's actJ5labIe lor 4-way c:ornpIeSSion, 16-way rebolnI and sprilg !RkJad. • Kawasakl's 8lIduIlive 38-mm TCV fork . . . . speciallntBmaI vaIvi1g that 8UlllmlIIicaIy sIlflens fork COlqlfS IS· en as wheel speed and fon:e incnlase. The IIIlUII is beltBr fronl«ld conlnJI. • Fast lap times demlInd slrong, ph. . . . . brakes. The KX8O's gat 'em: HylhIjc cisc brakes wilh drilled rolOIS Ironl and rw. • JuslIke!he pro bikes, this one's got first.dass 81gcl1lCl11lics for an uceIenl rIcIng position. • Team GnIen'" has lIIIthe lips to make you a champion. See YfU pllllicipalillg dealer, ervne. --------~-_t RIDIIlG'S MORE FUll RIde~. _a.. . . K8WIIIIId ...... 1II8ly b8gInI wlIh US lIId CClIIlh8 ... ,... AIIIays _ RIde In IIlIIlIIItoId cIoIId _ or IpIlnI. Nowor lido ....... irAInlI d drugI.,_. WII-mainIIInId 1IIOllllCydt.. loIIow. . inIIludions In your VICTORVILLE HI Desert Kawasaki 14327 Ama~osa Rd. Victorville, C 92392 (619)241-2FUN WHITTIER Whittier Fun Center 14043 E. Whittier Blvd. Whittier, CA 90605 (310)945-3494 WOODLAND HILLS Kolbe Kawasaki 22123 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818) 348-7865 CONNECTICUT ENFIELD Enfield Motor S~ 27 Palomba . Enfield, CT 06082 (203)741-2173 ROCKY HILL Midtown Kawasaki Ltd. 1864 Silas Deane H~r Rocky Hill, CT 0606 . (203)721-0193 FLORIDA HOLLY HILL Daytona Fun Machines 450 Rid~ Avenue HoIl~", FL 32117 ( . )238-0688 ~,1ldIng • .-.I'18..-,lIId JlIIlIl" -1JIiif. RidIng i I _ fUn on • sale iI_. GEORGIA DALTON Perlormamce Cyde 1002 North Glenwood Ave. Da~on, GA 30721 (706) 226-5269 GAINESVILLE Kawasaki of Gainesville 712 Atlanta Rd. Gainesville, GA 30501 (770)532-7083 MARIETTA Motions Kawasaki 333 N. Cobb f>kwy~ 41) Marietta, GA (770)425-4000 ILLINOIS SAGINAW Saginaw PowersFFrts Center 8751 Gratio Road Sa~ina~ MI48609 ( 17) 81-3633 MISSOURI ELBRIDGE Central New York Kawasaki 1124R1.5 Elbridqe, NY 13060 (315)689-39 9 or (800)924-BIKE VALLEY PARK Joel Bianco Kawasaki Plus 77 Meramec VaJle~ Plaza valle~ park MO 3068 . ( 14) 22 5-5600 FREEPORT Orient Express Kawasaki 41 Sunrise Hlghwa Freeport, NY 1152 . (516)867-6383 MINNESOTA DELANO Delano sm Genter Hwy. 2 West Delano, MN 55328 (800)827-2530 NEVADA DECATUR World of Powersports Kawasaki 2835 N. 22nd Street Decatur, IL 62526 (217)423-6521 LAS VEGAS Red Ca~t Kawasaki 4260 Boulder Hm" Las V~sNV 89 21 (7 )4 1-1121 DEKALB Tuf Racing Kawasaki 2727 StcamOt'e Dekalb, L 60115 (815)756-3568 NEW HAMPSHIRE FREEPORT F~Kawasaki 1 RI. 26 North Freeport, IL 61032 (815) 235-7549 MICHIGAN NEW YORK HUDSON Hudson Cyde Genter, Inc. 2 Flagstone Dr. HUdsone: 03051 (603) ·1573 NEW JERSEY EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Motion Ente~rises Kawasaki 2907 Ire Road Egg Harbor Townshifa NJ 08234 (609)645-8 1 LONGWOOD Seminole Power Sports 3401 N. H'1{ 17-92 Longwood, 32750 (407)322-3253 or (800)843-5118 EASTPOINTE AI Gaskllls Mtcy., Inc. 17330 E. Nine Mile Rd. Eastinte, MI 48021 ( 10)445-8100 TAMPA Kawasaki West 13521 N. Ronda Ave. Tampa, FL33613 (813)968-7868 FARMINGTON HILLS Farminroon C~cie World 34800 . Ei~ t Mile Rd. Farminw.0n Hi s, MI 48335 ( 10)478-8200 POINT PLEASANT BEACH Shore Kawasaki Route 35 North Point Pleasant BaaChsNJ 08742 (908) 899-40 0 WEST PALM BEACH Cydes of Palm Beach 2353 N. Military Trail west Palm Baach, FL 33409 (407)683-1642 LINCOLN PARK Bright Kawasaki 3954 Dix Lincoln Park, MI 48146 (313)382-1220 RAMSEY Ramse~~le Sports 995 . 7 SoUth Ramm82NJ 07448 (201 5-3333 HAMMONTON Motion Enterprises Kawasaki 629 White Horse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037 (609)561-8181 b HICKSVILLE LonBrlsiand Kawasaki 67 N. oadw~Route 107 Hicksville, 11801 (516) 935-6969 QUEENSBURY Sportiine Kawasaki RI. 9 Lake George Rd. Queensbu!Xi NY 12804 (518) 2-4855 STATEN ISLAND Staten Island 457 Bay SI. Staten Island, NY 10304 (718)447·2020 NORTH CAROLI NA DURHAM Btrd'S MotOt'S~rts 2 15 Cheek oad Durham, NC 27704 (919)688-7999 MATTHEWS Matthews Kawasaki 1217 W. John St'dMonroe Rd.) Mattews, N 28105 (704) 847·8454 SHELBY Shelb~ Motors~rts 1715 . Dixon Ivd. 74 BY~~ he~,NC 81 (7 )482·5948 JI:16' OHIO DAYTON F&S Kawasaki 7200 N. Dixie Dr. D'W0n, OH 45414 13)898-7703 SALEM Andrews Kawasaki 13134 RI. 62 Salem, OH 44460 (216)332-8534 JACKSON John's Kawasaki 168 Morton SI. , Jackson, OH 45640 (614)286-4907 NEW PHILADELPHIA Boulevard cr,de 5164th St. W New Philadelphia, OH 44863 (216)364-7781 OKLAHOMA ELKCIlY Elk City Kawasaki 625 N. Van Buren Elk ~,OK 73644 ( )216-9891 PENNSYLVANIA PARKER FORD Leisure Equipment Inc. 2568 RI 724 Parker ford, PS 19457 (610) 495-7122 WASHINGTON . PORT ANGELES Port Angeles Power EquTtment, Inc. 2624 East H~l 01 Port A~les, W 98362 ( )452-4852 RENTON Renton Kawasaki 299 Rainier Ave. So. Renton, WA 98055 (206)226-4320 SPOKANE Kawasaki Motorsports E. 1418 Trent Ave. Spokane, WA 99202 (509)535-0239 Kawasaki ~ e I.t) 0\ 0\ ......, t-.. C'l I-< (I) -S (I) ..... 0.. (I) CJ') 39