A white front fend er and rad iator shr ou ds , and
black for k guards an d rear fender complet e the
ensemble.
The factory KTM ridden by Kevin Crine boasted K-Style graphics which were, in fact, different
than stock, bu t the Austrian machines still had a
rather stock appearance.
Two privateer tearns were parked in the main
pit area - the Xtreme /PJl/Atomic 22/Burnsville
Yam aha squad , and the Chaparral team. Th e
Xtreme Yama has ridden by jimmy Button, Co ry
Keeney, Sha un Kalos and Alex McElyea use stock
plastic, bu t ha ve bl ack and fluorescent -yellow
graphics. Butto n says that the team plan s to have
black fuel tanks and radiator shrouds in the future .
The Chaparral squad use three different brands
- Larry Brooks races a Yamaha, Brian Deegan rides
a Honda and Greg Schnell will compete aboard
Suzukis on the West Coast 125cc Series. All three
m achines will use all-wh ite plastic, and red, yellow and wh ite Pro's Choice gra ph ics.
Here' s a look at th e m achines themselves, as
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well as the "Big Fou r" factory teams.
Th e
fac t o ry
Suz u ki team bikes
r id de n b y Mi ke
Greg
La Roc co ,
Albertyn,
Ti m
Ferry and Ezra Lu sk boast an almo st all-yellow
color scheme. The stock wh ite fron t number plate
and purple radiator sh rouds have been replaced by
yellow pieces, and black, yellow and white N-Style
gr aphics and sea t covers complete the look.
Joining Team Kaw asaki in the radical end of the
spectru m is Team SplitFire / Pro Circuit /Kawasaki.
Mickael Pichon' s KXl25 was a wo rk of art to some,
bu t an eyesore to ot hers. A fluo rescent-green rear
fender, side panels and frame were mated with a
chrome front fende r and radiator shrouds. Throttle
Jockey graphics and a color-coordinated MXA sea t
cover tied the two "colors" toget her, while black
anod ized rims gave the bike a unique appearance.
The Honda of Troy bikes d rew a lot of attentio n,
as the mach ines that Larry Ward, Brian Swink, Mike
Brown an d Mike Cra ig ra ced had a mu ch bo lder
look for '96 . Whil e last year's HoT bikes were rath er
p lain, this year's machines feature a red , wh ite and
black color scheme that inclu des the Hon da of Troy
Drago n. The N-Style graphics are m ated to a newsty le N-Sty le sea t, which actu ally h as side p anels
made of the same type of vin yl used for the radiator
shroud graphics. The 40mm vinyl cover h as sublimated graphics that tie in with the rest of the bike.
