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Victory insuranGe f there's a horse in IJUI" yz stahle that cuntinues to be annaying1y (for the competition) bulletpraal and flat-aut head and bar clamps above its rivals, it's the YZI25™. Hands dawn. No contest. And if the YZ125's witming status weren't high enough praise, we've now a pair of hat tricks under IJUI" saddle to the hole of three ~cutive 125 West Regional Supen:rass 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 flJUl" in a raw. So we put a can into IJUI" factory think tank, and let's just say we've raised the bar-again. Intake and exhaust parting have been reshaped and resized, as have the YPVS pawervalve seal and carburetor, all with the goal of delivering mare mid-range gnmt and enhanced high-rpm acceleration. Translation: An even broader pawerhand with on-tap, usable power across the rev range. And to go with that newfound might are the same chassis upgrades that made their way onto the YZ25D: a new, Jighter-weight swingann, revamped fark and shock intemals, aIInew rear huh, Excel rims and Dunlap 7395. A stranger engine in a lighter, mare responsive chassis. TDId you we were serious about making that flJUl" in a raw. I e were ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath wan the '9 8 Supa'UuSs champianship aboard his Yl25D, so we gat to thinking: We need to make a statement And here it is: the newest, mast-advan.cecl sharpest-edged Yl25D™ to ever brandish the Yamaha name. We 've retooled the engine from crankshaft to cylinder head, increasing the stroke to hoost Iawand mid-range power for instant, COI'IleMlXiting rip. We've also adapted a solenaid-activated Power Jet carburetor for quicker acceleration and a new three-Valve Yamaha Power Valve SySIeIil (YPVS) that puts the snap back into crackling-quiCk throttle response. And we've made sure that power gets to the ground eHortiessly through a smoother, stronger dutch and nevi, mare precise three-bar shifting assemhIy. Add to that a lighter, stranger swingann, revamPed fork and shock internaIs, a ~ rear huh, Excel rims, new Dunlap 7395 and a slew of other refinements, and you'D hegin to see haw serious IJUI" inlentians are far the new year. And to think that Supennac wan the SX title on IJUI" well. "aId, generation" hike. Scary to imagine what you cauId do on the ..... all-new 1999 YZ25D. W !Jot Paul's Motorcycle Service 33 41 West Broodwoy . Council Bluffs, IA 5150 1 712/ 322 ·980 8 KENTUCKY New Roy' s Cycle Company 1601 Scan Blvd. Covington, KY 4 10 14 606 /291 ·3226 LOUISIANA Midway Cycle 191 89 lake Cha rles Hwy Deridder, LA 70634 31 8/ 463·8110 Andersen Cycle Works On e Watson Place Framingham , MA 01701 50 8/8n · 114A Volley Motorspo rts, Inc . 2 16 N. King Street Northhc mpton, MA 0 1060 41 3/584 ·7303 Cycle Desiqn Rout e 2A Phillipston, MA 01331 978/249·2244 All new. All business. Cycle And Morine land 3482 lapeer Rood Port Huron, MI 48060 810/987·3963 MINNESOTA Troc ksta r Motorsports, Inc. 4 14 1 S. Cedar Ave. Mpls, MN 55 407 6 12/729 ·9391 MISSISSIPPI North Jac kson Honda/Yoma ha· 113 Bricrwecd Drive Ja ckson, MS 39206 601 /362 ·6 492 MISSOUR I Surdyke Yamaha Super Store 1305 Hwy 61 Festus, MO 63028 800/748·845 4 3 14/93 1·9166 Boer' s Cycle Soles Inc. 11 Harvey Street Springf;e1d, MA 0 1119 • 413 /783 ·2528 MICHIGAN Powers Motor Sports Fremont, MI494 12 616/924· 1924 47