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725 & 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, 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, and Continued Oll following page See The ne\N" '96 Y.Z models aT These parTicipaTing Yamaha Dealers. .ARIZONA. PHOENlX Apache Yamaha 3618 W. Camelback Phoenix, AZ 85019 (602)973-5111 ·CALIFORNIA. ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. BalI Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714)563-1700 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 CORONA Sunwest Sports Yamaha 958 EI Sobrante Corona, CA 91719 (909)735-7721 U U ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 (909)628-4748 SANTA CLARA Grand Prix 2344 EI Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 (8oo)4-New Bikes THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks Yamaha 2388 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (805) 497-3765 WOODLAND HILLS Kolbe Cycle Sales 12123 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818)348-7865 ·DELAWARE· 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.1) Holly Hill, FL 32117 (BOO)338-4FUN (4386) ·CONNECTICUT. BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA 92223 (909) 845-4882 ELCAJON EI Cajon Yamaha 660 EI Cajon Blvd. EI Cajon, CA 92020 (619)442-0941 SACRAMENTO Capitol Yamaha 4622 Auburn Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95841 (916)485-9200 ENFIELD Enfield Motor Sports 27 Palomba Dr. Enfield, CT 06082 (203)741-2173 BELLFLOWER Bellflower Motorsports 10401 A10ndra 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 MONROE R. E. R. Motor City 126 Main St. Monroe, CT 06468 (203)459-1299 LONGWOOD Seminole Power Sports 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 Longwood, FL 32750 (407)322-3253 or (800)843-5118 II') 0\ 0\ M u) N I-< Q) :9 u o 25