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Victory insurance f there's a horse in our Yl stahle that continues to be annoyingly (for the competition) bulletpr oot and Oat-out head and bar clamps above its rivals, irs the Yl125™. Hands down. No contest And if the Yl125's winning status weren't high enough praise, we've now got a pair of hat tricks under our saddle to the tune of three consecutive '125 West Regional 5upercross titles and three straight "12 5 Bike of the Year" awards (MXA Magazine). CaD us greedy, hut we'd kind of like to make that four in a raw. 50 we put a caD into our factory think tank, and let's just say we've raised the bar--again. Intake and exhaust porting have been reshaped and resized, as have the YPV5 powervalve seal and carburetor, all with th e goal of delivering mor e mid-range grunt a nd e nhanced high-rpm acceleration. Translation: An even broader puwerband with ontap, usable power across the rev range. And to go with that newfound might are the same chassis upgrades that made their way onto the Yl25D: a 1U!VI, lighter-weight swingarm, revamped lark and shock intemals, all-new rear huh, Excel rims and Dunlop 739s. A stronger engine in a lighter, more responsive chassis Told you we were serious about making that fIIUl" in a row. I KENTUCKY New Roy's Cycle Company 160 1 Scot! 8lvd. Covington, KY 4 1014 606/29 1·3226 LOUISIANA Midwoy Cycle 19 189 lake Chcrles Hwy Deridder , LA 70634 318/ 463 ·8110 Ander sen Cycle w or ks O ne W a tso n Pla ce Frominghom, MA 0170 1 50 8/877·1 144 Vo lley Motorsparts, Inc. 216 N. King Street Northhomplon, MA 0 1060 4 13/584·7303 Cycle Design Roote 2A Phillipston, MA 013 31 978 /249·2244 Boer's Cycle Soles Inc. 11 Horvey Street Spring~eld, MA 011 19 413 / 783 ' 2528 MICHIGAN e were ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath won the '9 8 SupauGSS championship aboard his Yl25D, sa we got to thinking: We need to make a staIemenl And here it is: the newest, mast-advancBd, sharpest-edged Yl25D™ to ever brandish the Yamaha name. We've retooled the engine from crankshaft to cylinder head, increasing the stroke to· boost Iawand mid-range power far instant, comer-exiting rip. We've also adopted a solenoid-activated Power Jet carburetor for quicker acceleration and a new three-valve Yamaha Power Valve Syslelil (YPV5) that puts the snap back into crackling-quick throttle response. And we've made sure that power gets to the ground effortlessly through a smoother, stronger dutch and new, more precise three-bar shifting assembly. Add to that a lighter, stronger swingarm, revamped fork and shock internals, a new rear huh, Excel rims, new Dunlop 739s and a slew of other refinements, and you'll begin to see how serious our intentions are for the new year. And to think that 5upermac won the SX title on our, well, "oIdgeneration" bike. Scary 10 imagine . whal jou could do on the ....... all-new 1999 Yl25D. W All new. All business. MINNESOTA Trcck srcr Motor sports, Inc : 4141 S. Cedor Ave. . Mpls, MN 55407 612 /729·9391 MISSISSIPPI North Jockson Hondo/ Ya ma ha 113 Briorwood Drive Jockson, MS 39206 60 1/362·6 492 MISSOURI Surdyke Yamaha Supe r Store 1305 Hwy 6 1 Festus, MO 63028 800/748·845 4 314 /9 31-9166 Surdyke Motorspom Rt. 2 Box 201 A Morionville, MO 65705 800/773· 2544 Power s Moto r Spo rts Fremont, MI 49412 6 16/924· 1924 Cycle And Morine lond 348 2 la peer Rood Port Huron, MI 48 060 8 10/ 987·3963 33