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Con tin ued from preceding p age rede signed pipe and silencer setups for b etter exh au st t uning. Oth er power tweaks in clu de a di git a l COl on t he 250 and redesign ed shift fork s i n bo th t r an n i e s. - Ne w fr a m e thi s year-geo me t ry a n d everyt hi n g. Compared to last year , some parts got moved around-some got ligh t e r- an d so me are just downri gh t gone. The seat and tank are flatter and narrower so riders can move arou n d even quick er and easier. - There 's new li gh ter swing arms- d eliver in g ultra p recision from about the beefi est h u n k of aluminum you' re ever going to fin d. The shock h as a new leverage .ratio that makes the rear suspension a ta d firmer in th e first co uple inches of travel-the hot ticket for better traction and a more precise ri de. Th e front forks got buffed with fatter 46 mm inner tubes, bigger axles and a set of double-bolt pi nch clamps on both legs . - Th e whole package h andl es totall y neutral-the new YZ goes where you point it and flicks when you snap it . - New brakes too-with new pad material and a new front master cylinder. There's a shorter front brake lever, a totally new brake pe dal and new lever rati os front an d rear. Now you ca n one-tnger/ on e-toe your way into a 'corn er , brake later , harder and get more p ositive fee d back. Other stuff added just because everyth ing else was much better: new throttle, grips , tank cap, rear sp rocket, a recessed shifter pedal bolt and s implified radiator hose r outing. - The YZ125 a n d YZ25 0 . Sure , last year' s b ike s we r e bitch en but th e -n ew o nes kick th eir butts. Easy. See The nevv '96 yz models err Th ese p a r ti c i p a ting Yamaha D e alers. MIAMI Motoport U.S.A. 1200N.W. 57 Ave. Miami, FL 33126 (305)264-4433 DALTON Yam aha of Dalton 205 E. Waugh St. Dalton, GA 30721 (706)278-1620 DOWNERS GROVE DGY Yamaha 330 Ogd en Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (708) 971-2602 ORLANDO Cycle Sports Cent er, Inc. 4001 John Young Pkwy. Orlando, FL 32804 (407)299-9191 MARIETTA Motions Yamaha 333 N. Cobb Pkwy (Hwy 41) Mari etta, GA 30062 (404)425-4000 LIBERTYVILLE Northe rn Illinois Yamaha "H om e of Banzai Racin g" 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 Machines "Altanta's M I C Superstore" 11270 Elkins Rd. Roswell, GA 30076 (770)442-8460 HUDSON Hudson Cycle Ctr ., Inc. 2 Flagstone Dr. Hudson, NH 03051 (603)882-1573 - M A SS ACH U S E T TS - - G E O R G I A- VALPARAISO Buck's Cycle & Spo rt 2105 LaPorte Rd. Valpa raiso, IN 46383 (219)462-6911 HAMMONTON Motion Enterprises Yamaha 629 Whit e Horse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037 (609)561-8181 NEPTUNE Stumpy's the Yamaha Giant 1207 Highway 35 Neptune, NJ 07753 (908)776-5514 RAMSEY Ramsey Cycle Sports 995 Rt. 17 South Ramse y, NJ 07446 (201)825-3333 SUSSEX Sussex Mot orsports 446 Rt. 23, P.O. Box 385 Sussex, NJ 07461 (201)875-5400 - N E W JERSE Y - - N EW YO R K - PHILLIPSTON Cycle Design Rou te2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (508)249-2244 EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Motion Ente!J'rises Yamaha 2907 Fire Road Egg Ha rbor Township, NJ 08234 (609)645-8181 FREEPORT Orient Express Yamaha 41-43 West Sunrise High w ay Freep ort , NY 11520 (516) 867-6363 - I NDIA N A- - M ICH IG ANLINCOLN PARK Bright Yamaha 3954 Dix Road Lincoln Park, MI 48146 (313)382-BIKE -MISSOURIFESTUS Surdfike Racing 1305 ighwa~ 1 Festus, MO 6 028 (8QO)748-RIDE (7433) - N E W HA MPS HI RE - - I L L I NO I SCANTON Yamaha of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. Canton, GA 30114 (770)479-3340or 479-4501 6 BLOO MINGTON Sportl and Yam ah a Sales 2045 Ireland Grove Rd . Bloomington, IL 61704 (309)662-0508