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Con tin ued from preceding page redesigned pipe and silencer setu p s for b e tt e r ex ha us t t uning. Ot he r p o we r tweaks in clude a di git al CD! o n th e 25 0 a n d red esi gned sh ift for k s in b ot h t rannie s .• New fram e thi s y e ar- g eom etr y and everything. Compared to last y ear, so me p arts got moved around-some got lighter-and so me are just downright gone. Th e seat an d tank are flatter and narrower so riders can move aro u n d even quicker and easier. • There 's n ew li ghter swingarms- d eli verin g ultra precision from about the beefiest hunk of aluminum you 're ever going to fi n d. The shock h as a new lev erage ratio that makes the rear sus pens io n a tad firmer in the first couple in ches of travel -the h ot tic ket fo r better traction and a more precise ride. The front fo rks got buffed with fatter 46mm inner tubes, bigger axles an d a set of dou ble-bolt p in ch clamps on both legs. • Th e wh ole p ackage h andles totally neutral-the n ew YZ goes where y ou point it and flicks when you snap it . ~ New. brakes too-with new p ad m at erial an d a new fr ont m aster cylin der. Th ere 's a shorter fro nt brake lever , a totally new brake pedal an d n ew lever r atios front an d re ar. Now yo u can one-In ger/ on e-t oe yo ur way into a corner, b rake later, h arder an d get more positive fe edback. Ot her stuff . added just because everything else was much better: ne w throttle, grips, tank cap , rear sprocket, a re cessed shifter pedal bolt an d si m p l i ff e d r ad i a t o r hose routi ng . • The YZ125 an d YZ25 0. Sure , l a st year ' s bikes we r e bit ch enb ut th e new o nes kick their butts. Easy. See Th e nevv . '96 yz models C¥T These pc¥rTi c::i p c¥Ting .Yc¥mc¥hc¥ D e c¥l e r s . MIAMI Motoport U.s .A. 1200 N.W. 57 Ave . Miami, FL 33126 (305)264-4433 DALTON Yamaha of Dalton 205 E. Waugh St. Dalton, GA 30721 (706)278-1620 DOWN ERS GROVE DGY Yamaha 330 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (708) 971-2602 ORLANDO Cycle Sports Cen ter, Inc. 4001 John Young Pkwy. Or lando, FL 32804 (407)299-9191 MARIETTA Motions Yamah a 333 N. Cobb Pkwy (Hwy 41) Marietta, GA 30062 (404)425-4000 LIBERTYVILLE No rthern Illinois Yamaha "H ome of Banzai Racing" 611 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048 (708)362-7110 WEST PALM BEACH Cycles of Palm Beach 2353 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (407)683-1642 ROSWELL Roswell Fun Machin es "Altanta' s M / C Sup erstore" 11270 Elkins Rd. Roswell, GA 30076 (770)442-8460 HUDSON Hudson Cycle Ctr., Inc. 2 Flagstone Dr. Hud son, NH 03051 (603)882-1573 · M A S S A C H U S E T T S· ·GE ORGIA. VALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Sport 2105 LaPorte Rd. Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219)462-6911 HAMMONTON Motion Enterprises Yamaha 629 Whi te Horse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037 (609)561-8181 NEPTUNE Stumpy's the Yamaha Giant 1207 High way 35 Ne ptune, NJ 07753 (908)776-5514 RAMSEY Ramsey Cycle Sports 995 Rt. 17 Sou th Ramsey, NJ 07446 (201)825-3333 SUSSEX Sussex Motorsports 446 Rt. 23, P.O. Box 385 Sussex, NJ 07461 (201)875-5400 · N E W J E RS E Y. . N E W Y O RK. . INDI A N A· ·M ICH IG AN . LINCOLN PARK Bright Yamah a 3954 Dix Road Lincoln Park, MI 48146 (313)382-BIKE . M I S S O U R I. FESTUS Surike Racing 1305 ighwa~ 1 Festus , MO 6 028 (800)748-RlDE (7433) . N E W HAMPSHI RE . · ILLI NO I S· CANTON Yama ha of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy . Canton, GA 30114 (770)479-3340 or ' 479-4501 - o BLOOMINGTON Sportland Yamah a Sales 2045 Ireland Grove Rd . Bloomington, IL 61704 (309)662-0508 PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (508)249-2244 , EGG HA RBOR TOWNSHIP Motio n Enterprises Yam aha 2907 Fire Road Egg Ha rbor Township, NJ 08234 (609)645-8181 FREEPORT Orient Express Yamaha 41-43 West Sunrise Highw ay Freeport, NY 11520 (516) 867-6363