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250 Remember h ow awesome last year's YZ 12 5 an d YZ25 0 were? Th e YZ125 won the Motocross Shootout in Cycle News. Th e YZ250 sn a gg ed Bike of the Year ho n ors fro m M otocross Acti on Ma g azin e. • Gr eat bikes-but th ey 're histo ry now, be cause wh ile every one wa s ge tting pumped over them , the guys in t he white en gineer coats and the guys in t he h elmets were busy re-designing the YZ l25 and YZ250 fro m just about ground zero.• First- new e ng ine. Ther e' s a new cr an k, 725 & which opened the d oor to n ew cylinder po rtin g. Both t h e 125 and 25 0 are different than the '9 5 d esign an d now spew out more low-end an d mid-range , to create a b ro ader powerb a n d . The 12 5 received a new Miku ni carbureto r wit h a trick ca r bo n fibe r reed , an d a re designed guillotine p ower valve. • Th e 25 0 took on a better Keihin carb and a new passa geway into the resonator chamber. Both bikes also have improved air clean er layouts fo r a straigh te r intake, an d Continued on following page See t-he neovv '96 yz models at- t-hese p a r t i c i p a ti n g Yamaha Dealers . PHOENIX , Apache Yamaha 3618 W. Camelback Phoenix, AZ 85019 (602)973-511 I · C A LI F O R N I A· ANAHEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714)563-1700 BURBANK Yamaha of Burbank 1801 W. Burb ank Blvd. Burbank CA 91506 LOMITA - TORRANCE Torrance Yama ha 24020 Narbonne Ave. Lomita - Torrance CA 90717 (818)845-8738 (310)534-2311 COAU NGA Yamaha Powerhouse 386 West Forest Stree t Coalinga, CA 93210 MURRlETA Murri eta Motorsports 26860 Jefferson Avenue Murri eta, CA 92562 (209)935-5009 • AR IZO NA· (909)698-4123 CORONA Sunwest Sports Yamaha 958 El Sobrant e Corona, CA 91719 U U ONTARIO Mon tclair Yamaha 11195-1 Central Ave. Ont ario, CA 91762 , SANTA CLARA Gran d Prix 2344 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 (800)4-New Bikes THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks Yamaha 2388 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 WOODLAND HILLS - Kolbe Cycle Sales 22123 Ventura Blvd . Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818)348-7865 (909)628-4748 ELCAJON EI Cajon Yamaha ,660 El Cajon Blvd. El Cajon, CA 92020 SACRAMENTO Capitol Yamaha 4622 Auburn Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95841 (619)442-0941 (916)485-9200 BELLFLOWER Bellflower Motorsports '10401 Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 ESCONDIDO North County Yamaha 1315 Las Villas Way Escondido, CA 92026 SAN JOSE San Jose Yamaha 776 N. 13th St. San Jose, CA 95112 MONROE R. E. R. Motor City 126 Main 51. Monroe, CT 06468 (310)925-5097 (619)432-9501 (408)287-2946 (203)459-1299 (909) 845-4882 BEAR Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy Bear, DE 19701 (302)322-4120 . F L O R I D A· (805) 497-3765 (909)735-7721 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumont, CA 92223 • DEL A W AR E • HOLLY HILL (DAYTONA) Daytona Fun Machines Yamaha 450 Ridgewood Ave. (U.S.I) Holly Hill, FL 32117 (800)338-4FUN (4386) . C O N N E C T I C U T. ENFIELD Enfield Motor Sport s 27 Palomba Dr. Enfield, CT 06082 (203)741-2173 LONGWOOD Seminole Power Sports 3401 N. Hw y. 17-92 Longwood, FL 32750 (407)322-3253 or (800)843-5118 ,