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When purclllsing a cruiser, auIhentlcIty andtrIIdItion are pnmount considerations, and this Is there the COInpeIition falls short Y8IlIlIhI offers two mId-sIzed cruI8ers that embody the classic look most people are looking for In a motoreycIe; the Vlrago 535 and 535 SpecIal. The YIIllIha cruisers have genuine V-twIn engines, Iow-sIung frames, stylish chromed ~~I!M~~ ~~ 1 1ooks and a d1stincl bass exhaust note. The plush, raked-put front forb, the forward mounted footpegs lIIld the lowseatpulthe rider in the classic cruising position. Other standard Virago tech features Include a Iow-malntetI8lIC1 shaft drive, wony.free electronic ignition and duaJ.jlisIon front disc: brakes. And to add style to the cruisers are real chrome wire-spoke wheels. dual bobbed exhaust and. fat rear lire. Such feltures combined with the chromed rear brllke plates and the highly polished engine components make the Virago • very deIIrabIe ride. The Virago Special includes axtra fe8tures such • polished and chromed engine cases, clutch lever, brake lever, hom andC8Itluretor covers. It also sports a cIeepIy upholstered seat and a detailed two-toned color scheme. The 1996 Virago 535 comes in Fire Red while the 535 Special is two-tone Traditional B1ueiWhite. Both are available aI participating Yamaha dealers neIionwide. Since Its Inception, the Yamaha FZR600™ has remained a favorite among 600 sport bike cc enthusiasts . When the road gets twisty, the FZR shines Thanks to Yamaha's race-developed Deltabox . frame and swingarm design, the FZR possesses unmatched precision steering and handling. With the FZR's trademark agility and suspension feedback, the riderfeels confident either when upright and at speed or when heeled over in a turn. The heart of the machine is its power plant, a liquidcooled 599cc engine with Yamaha's raceproven, Genesis design. With smoo controllable power provided by forward Inclined cylinders th, which arefed byfour straight·intake 32mm Mlkunl carburetors. the FZR Is a model of efficiency. To keep all of this power and speed In check the FZR600 comes with dual 298mm disc brakes up front, and a 245mm disc In therear. Surrounding all of this high-tech super-sport hardware is one of the most comfortable sport bikedesignsaround. In paying as much attention to ergonomics asto performance, Yamaha produced a 61ke that is as accommodating on the freeway and in the city as it is carving up twisty canyons and backroads, In the end, potential buyers are given one of the best sport 6ike values available. In 1996 the FZR600 is offered in White/Red/Purple and Dark Silver/Red/Black color schemes and is available at participating Yamaha dealers nationwide. ROSW ELL RoswellFunMachines 11270 Elkins Road Roswel ~ GA 30076 (770)442-8460or (600 281.m2 ) SHREWSBUR Y Performance Cycles 939BostonTpke (Rt 9) Shrewsbury, lIA 01545 (800)613-6332 ILLINOIS MICHIGAN CANTON S1aight's Yamaha Center P.O.Box 498, 2061 N. Main Canton, lL 61520 (309)64 7-5546 FAIRFIELD LeMond's Yamaha At.45SouthP.O. Drawer B. Fairfie IL 62837 ld, (6181642-9166 HOFFMAN EST ATES Woodfield CycleCanter 85 E. Goll Rd. Hoffman Estates,lL 60173 (647)665-7525 LANS ING HYRO Yamaha of River Oaks 19528 Burnham Ave . Lonsing. IL 6D438 (708)895-5500 LIBERTYVILLE Banzai Motorsports' Homoof Banzai Rac ing' 611 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville IL 6OD48 , (647)36 2-7110 OnAWA LolpoldMotor Sales At.16 East Offawa, IL 61350 (815)433.()713 INDIANA MERRILLVILLE Loomis Cycle& Marine Ats.30 & 51 Merrlllvllle lN 46410 , (600)594-4970 VALPARAISO Buclt's Powerspor1S 393 E. U.S. Hwy. #30 Velparai.o, IN 46383 (219)44 7-4700 KENTUCKY COVINGTON New Ray's Cycle Co. 1601 seen Blvd. Covington,KY 41014 (6D6)291-322li MASSACHUSETTS EVER rn Parkway Cycle 186 RevereBeac Parkway 5 h Everett,MA 02149 (617)369-7000 PAWPAW SUSSEX Sussex Motorsports 446ROUle#23, P.O. Box 385 Sussex NJ 07461 . (201)875-3840 NEW MEXICO PawPawCycle& Marine 134Ampey Rd. PawPaw III 49079 , (616)657·2574 or (600) 61~760 MISSOURI ALBUQUERQUE BobbyJ's Yemahelnc. 4724 Menaul Blvd. NE . Albuquerque, NM 87 110 (505)884- 013 . 3 FESTUS Surdyke Rac ing 1305 Highway 61 Fe.tus, MO 63028 (6OO1748-RIDE (7433) SANTA FE SanlaFeMotor SPOrls 2731 CarrillosRd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505)43 888 8-1 MONTANA NEW YORK BILLINGS HI-TechMotor Sports 6540 S. Frontage Rd. Billings, MT 59101 (406 2-0090 or 1800) 735-9356 )65 BROOKLYN Klng Cycle., Inc. NEW HAMPSHIRE HUDSON Hudson Cyele Center,lnc . 2 Flagstone Dr. Hudson, NH 03051 (603)882· 573 1 NEW YORK EGG HARBORTOWNSHIP Mollon Enterprises Yamaha 29D7 F'IrO Road EggHartlor Township, NJ 08234 (609)645-8181 HAMMONTON Motion Enterprises Yamaha 629WhileHorse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037 (609 1-8 )56 181 LODI Berge Sporl Cycle n s 30RoUle 46East Lcdl, NJ 07844 (20 1)64 1~IDD MIDDLET OWN Monmouth Cycles 657Alica Ave . Brooklyn NY 11203 , . (718)773-2279 FULTON Wheel· A - Way Motorspor1S RoUle 481 Fulton NY 13069 , (315)592-53 11 HIGHLAND FALLS .BC& II Yamaha Inc. At9W HighlandFalls,NY 10928 (914)446-4034 or (600 367-G773 ) NORTH CAROLINA SHELBY Shelby Motorspor1S 1715 E.Dixon Blvd. (Hwy. 74Bypas s) Shelby, NC28152 (704)482-5946 OHIO CINCINNATI Beechmont Motorsports 600Mt Moriah Dr. ClnelMa li, OH 45245 (513)752-D088 NORTH ROYALTON Breyley Yamaha Inc. 11035 Sta Road te NorthRoyailon, OH 44133 (21 6)237-4543 RIPLEY AyersYamaha 15S. 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