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250 Remember how aweso me last year's YZ125 and YZ250 were? The YZ12 5 won the Motocross Shootout in Cycle News. The YZ250 snagged Bike of the Year honors from Motocross A ction Magazine. • Great b ike s- b u t they 're histo ry now, because wh ile eve ryon e was getting p umped over them, the guys in the white engineer coats an d the guys in th e helmets were busy re-d.esign ing the YZ125 and YZ250 fr om just abo u t ground zero . • First-new engin e. There 's a n ew cra nk, 7 2 5 & wh ich opened the door to new cylin der porting. Both the 125 and 250 are di fferen t than the '95 design and now spew out more low-end and mid-range, to create a broader powerb and . The 125 received a new Mikuni car b ureto r with a trick carbon fiber reed, and a redesigned guill otine power valve . • The 250 took on a better Keihin ca rb and a n ew passa geway into the resonator chambe r. Both bikes also have im proved air cl eaner layouts for a straigh ter inta ke, an d Continued on following p age Se e Th e nevv ' 9 6 . ARIZONA. PHOENIX Apache Yamaha 3618 W. Cam elback Phoe nix, AZ 85019 (602)973-5111 · C A L I F O R N I A. ANA HEIM Anaheim Yamaha 616 E. Ball -Road Anaheim, CA 92805 y:z m o de ls czrt: These parTicipaTing Yamaha Dealers . BURBAN K Yam ah a of Burbank 1801 W. Burbank Blvd . Burbank, CA 91506 (818)845-8738 LONITTA-TORRANCE Torrance Yamaha 24020 Na rbonne Ave. Lomita - Torrance, CA 90717 (310)534-2311 COA LINGA Yam ah a Pow erh ou se 386 West Forest Street Coalinga, CA 93210 (209)935-5009 MURRIETA Murrieta Motorspo rts 26860 Jefferson Ave nue Mu rrieta, CA 92562 (909)698-4123 SANTA CLARA Grand Prix 2344 EI Cam ino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 (800)4-New Bikes THOUSAND OAKS Thou sand Oaks Yam aha 2388 Thousan d Oaks Blvd . Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (805) 497-3765 WOODLAND HILLS Kolbe Cycle Sales 22123 Ventura Blvd. Woodlan d Hills, CA 91364 (818)348-7865 CORONA Sunwest Sports " Yamaha " 958 E1 Sobrante Corona, CA 91719 (909)735-7721 ONTARIO Montclair Yamaha 11195-1 Central Ave . Ontario, CA 91762 (909)628-4748 BEAUMONT Beaumont Yamaha 680 Beaumont Ave. Beaumon t, 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. Sacramen to,CA 95841 (916)485-9200 ENFIELD Enfield Motor Sports 27 Palomba Dr. Enfield, CT 06082 (203)741-2173 BELLFLOW ER . Bellflower Motorsports 10401 Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 (310)925-5097 ESCONDIDO No rth County Yamaha 1315 Las Villas Way Escond ido, 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 (714~-1700 . D E L A W A R E· BEAR Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy Bear, DE 19701 (302)322-4120 . FLO R ID A · HOLLY HI LL (DAYTON A) Daytona Fun Machines Yamaha 450 Ridgewood Ave. rus.n Holly Hill, FL 32117 (BOO)338-4FUN (4386) · C O N N E C T I C U T. LONGWOOD Seminole Power Sports 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 . Longwood, FL 32750 (407)322-3253 or (800)843-5118