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Victory Insurance f there's a horse in DIll" yz stahle that cantinues ID be annoyingly (fur the cumpetitiun) bulletpruul and Dat-md head and bar clamps above its rivals, irs the YZ125™. Hands down. No contest And if the YZ125's winning status weren't high enough praise, we've nOw gut a pair uf hat tricks under DIll" saddle ID the bme uf three consecutive 125 West RegiDnal Supercruss titles and three straight "125 Bike uf the Year" awards (MXA Magazine). CaD us greedy, but we'd kind of like tu make that fDUI" in a row. Su we put a caD inlD DIll" factory think tank and let's just say we've raised the bar-again. Intake and exhaust pD1"lin!r have been reshaped and resized, as have the YPVS puwervalve seal a n d carburetur, aU with the gual uf delivering mure mid-range grunt and enhanced high-rpm acceleration. Translation: An even broader powerband with untap, usable power acruss the rev range. And tu gu with that newfound might are the same chassis upgrades that made tIieir way untu the YZ25D: a t1I!1N, lighter-weight swingann, revamped furk and shuck intemals, aD-new rear hub, ExJ:el rims and Dunlop 73 9s. A stronger engine in a lighter, more responsive chassis Told you we were serious about making that four in a row. I KENTUCKY New Roy' , Cycle Company '601 Scott Blvd. Covington, KY 4 10 14 606/29 1,3226 Volley Motorsparts, Inc. 216 N. King Street Northhompton, MA01060 41 3/584 ·7303 Cycle Design LOUISIANA Midwoy Cycle 191 89 lo ke Cha rles Hwy Deridder, LA 70634 3 18 / 463·8 110 Andersen Cycle Works O ne W ct scn Place Framingham , MA 01701 508 /877 · 11 44 Route 2A Phillipston, MA 01 331 97 B/249· 22 44 Boer's CycleSoles Inc. 11 Horvey Street Springf;eld , MA 0 1119 4 13 / 783 · 25 28 MICHIGAN Powers Motor Sports Fremo nt, MJ 494 12 61 6 /924· 1924 e were ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath wun the '9 8 Superuuss championship aboard his lZ25D, so we gut to thinking: We need to make a statement And here it is: the newest, mast-advanced, sharpest-edged lZ25D™ to ever brandish the Yamaha name. We've retuoled the engine from crankshaft to cylinder head, increasing the stroke to boast and mid-range power fur instant, CIII'I1I!H!Xiti.rip. We've alsu adopted a sD1enuid-activated Power Jet carburetur fur quicker a........eration and a new three-valve Yamaha Power Valve Sysb:m (YPVS) that puts the snap back intu crackling-quick thruttle _ response. And we've made sure that power gets ID the ground effortlessly through a smouther, stronger dutch and new, more precise three-bar shifting assembly. Add ID that a lighter, stronger swingann, revamped furk and shuck internals, a new rear hub, . ExJ:el rims, new Dunlop 739s and a slew uf other refinements, and you'll begin ID see how serious our intentions are fur the new year. And ID think that Supermac won the SX title un our, well "oldgener atiun" bike. Scary tu imagine what you could do un the ~ aD-new 1999 lZ25D. W n- All new. All business. Cycle And Morine Land 34 8 2 Icpeer Rood Port Huron, MI 480 60 810/987·3963 MINNESOTA Trockstar MOlorsports , Inc. 4141 S. Cedar Ave. Mpls, MN 55407 612/729·9391 MISSISSIPPI North Jackson Hondo / Yomoha 113 Briarwood Orive Jackson, MS 39206 601/362,6492- MISSOURI Surdyke Yomoho Super Store 1305 Hwy 6 1 Festus, MO 63028 800/748-8 45 4 3 14/931 ·9 166