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Cycle News 1998 02 25

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See The '98 RM Models at Your With refinemiIts tap to bottom, the RM250 is as serious about w ipn1ng as you are. Get read y for a bike that 's de signed with ou t compromise - the 1998 RM250. Its engine, chassis and suspension hav e all bee n modi fied to turn horsepow er into even better acce lera tion and power when you need it. The por t timing and shape are mod ified . It has a red esigned flat -top piston complemented by a new Power Jet carbure tor. A nd the i ~nit i on tim ing has been refined for op timum com bustion. The resu lt? Power that 's instantl y accessible wheth er accelerating out of co rners or pulling hard d own a st raig h taway. This year the RM250's slick-shifting transmission is slicker still. A refined du tch increases d u rab ility. And beefed -u p tran smi ssion components make it mo re rugged than ev er. But be tter engin e per formance is only half the story. The RM251J tcatu rcs thorou gh ly refined fron t and rear suspe nsio n sys tems . The co nve ntional, tw in chamber ca rtrid ge- tvpe forks - a lrea dy renow ned as t he most responsive units on the track - are lighter wi th reduced friction . Th e rear suspension featu res il new sw inga rm and linkage, and a larger -diamet er shock piston. Both front a nd rear suspensions p rovid e mor e p rogressive dumping and grellter shock absorptio n, especia lly over stut ter bu mps. ALABAMA Cowin Power Spo rts . Inc. 4202 Mart in St reet C ropwell. AL 35054 (205) 338-7433 ARIZONA Kawasaki Suzuki of Yuma 2029 Arizo na Avenue Yuma. AZ 85364 (520) 329-96 1I ARJ

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