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Victory insurance I f there's' a . horse in our yz sIabIe that continues to be annuying1y (for the competition) bulletprool and fiat-aut head and bar damps above its . rivals, it's the YZI25™. Hands dawn. No contest. And if the YZ125's winning status weren't high enough praise, we've now gat a pair of hat IriI:ks under II1II' sadrDe to the bme of three l:DIl5ecutive 125 West Regional Supen:rus:s titles and three straight "125 Bike of the Year" awards lMXA Magazine). CaD us greedy, mit we'd kind of like to make that four in a raw. 50 we put a caD into II1II' faI:tary tbink tank, and let's just say we've raised the bar-again. Intake and exhaust parting have been reshaped and resized, as have the YPV5 pawervalve seal and carburetor, aD with the goal of delivering mare mid-range gnmt and enhanced high-rpm aa:eIeratian. Translation: An even broader pawerband 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 YZ250: a new, Iighte1'-weight swingarm, revamped fork and shack internals, aDnew rear hub, ExI:el rims and Dunlap 7395. A stranger engine in a lighter, mare responsive chassis. Told you we were serious about making that four in a raw. Paul' s Motorcycle Se rvice 3341 West Broad way Council Bluffs, IA 5 1501 712/322-9BOB KENTUCKY New Ray's Cycle Compony 1601 ScoH Blvd. Covington, KY 410) 4 606/29 1-3226 LOUISIANA M;dway Cycle 191B9 Lcke Chorles Hwy Deridder, LA 70634 31B/ 463-Bl 10 Ande rsen Cycle Works O ne Watson Place Fruminqhcm, MA 01701 50B/B 77-1144 Va lley Motorsports, Inc . 216 N. K;ng Street Northhompton, MA 01060 413/ 5B4-7303 Cycle Design Route 2A Philli pston, MA 0 1331 97B/249-2244 , Boer's Cycle Soles Inc. 11 Ha rvey Street Sp,;ng!;eld, MA 0 1119 413/ 7B3-252B MICHIGAN Powe rs Mo to r Spo rts Fremont, MI 49412 616/924 -1924 e were ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath wan the -'9 8 Supercrass championship aboard his YZ250, so we gat to thinking: We need to make a statement. And here it is: the newest, mast-advanr:ed, sharpest-edged lZ250™ to ever brandish the Yamaha name. We've retooled the engine from crankshaft to cylinder head, increasing the stroke to boast Iaw.and mid-range power for instant, I:III'IIe1'-I!X rip. We've also adapted a solenoid-activated Power Jet carburetor far quicker al:"'leration and a new three-valve '6nnaha Power Valve System (YPVS) that puts the snap back into cradding-quick throttle response. And we've made sure that power gets to the ground eHartlessly through a smoother, stnn1ger clutch and new, mare precise three-bar shifting assembly. Add to that a lighter, ~ swingarm, revamped fark and shack ·internals, a new rear hub, ExI:el rims, new o.n,Jap 739s and a slew of ather refinements, and you'D begin to see haw serious our intentions are for the new year. And to think that SuplD'lllal: won the 5X title on II1II', well ' "aIdgeneration" bike. Scary to imagine what you I:OU1d do on the ~ aD-new1999 YZ250. W All new, All busrneas. Cycle And Marine le nd 34B2 lopeer Road Port Huron, MI 4B060 Bl0/9B7-3963 MINNESOTA Trcc kstc r Motorsports, Inc . 4141 S. Ceda r Ave. Mpls, MN 55407 612/729-9391 MISSISSIPPI No rth Jackson Hond o / Yam a ha 113 Briorwood Drive Jockson, MS 39206 601/362-6492 MISSOURI Surdyke Yamaha Supe r Sto re 1305 Hwy 61 Festus, MO 6302B BOO/ 74B-B454 314/931-9166