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Victory insurance I f there's a horse in DID' yz stahle that amtinues to be annuying1y (for the competition) bulletproof and Rat-out head and bar clamps above its rivals, it's the YZ125™. Hands down. No contest. And if the YZ125's winning status weren't high enough praise, we've now got a pair of hat tricks under DID' saddle to the tune of three .consecutive 125 West Regional Supen:rass titles and three straight "125 Bike of the Year" awards (MXA Magazine). Call us greedy, but we'd kind of like to make that fDlD' in a row So we put a can into DID' 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 YPVS powervalve seal and carburetor, aD with the goal of delivering more mid-range 'grunt and enhanced high-rpm a........eratian. Translation: An even broader powerband 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, lighter-weight swingarm, revamped fork and shock inbimals, allnew rear hub, Excel rims and Dunlop 739s. A stronger engine in a lighter, more responsive chassis Told you we were serious about making that fDlD' in a roW. Paul's Moto rcycle Service 33 4 1 Wes t Broad wa y Council Bluffs, IA 5 1501 7 12 /3 22 -9808 • KENTUCKY New Ray 's Cycle Company 160 1 Scott Bl d . v Covington, KY 4 1014 606 /291 -3226 LOUISIANA Midway Cycle 19189 lake Charles Hwy Deridder, LA 70634 3 18 / 463-8110 • Andersen Cycle Works One Watson Pla ce Fram ing ham , MA 0 170 1 508/877· 1144 Volley Motorsports, Inc. 216 N . King Stree t Nart hham pton , MA 0 106 0 413 /584-7303 Cycle Des ign Route 2A Phillipsto n, MA 0 1331 978/249·2244 Boer's Cycle So les Inc. 11 Ha rvey Street Springfield , MA 01119 41 3 / 78 3· 2528 MICHIGAN Power s Moto r Sports Fremont, MI 49412 6 16 /924 - 192 4 W e were ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath won the '98 Supeli:tuss championship aboard his YZ25D, so we got to thinking: . We need to make a statement And here it is: the newest most-advanced. sharpest-edged YZ25D™ to ever brandish the Yamaha ·name. We've retooled the engine from crankshaft to cylinder head. increasing the stroke to boost lawand mid-range power for instant, CIII'I1I!I'--t! rip. We've also adopted a solenoid-activated Power Jet carburetor for quicker acceleration and a new three-valve Yamaha Power Valve System (YPVS) that puts the snap back into crackling-quick throtne response. And we've made sure that power gets to the gtuUnd eHortlessly through a smoother, stronger clutch 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'D begin to see how serious our intentions are for the new year. And to ~ that Supermac won the SX tide on DID', well, "old- generation" bike. Scary to imagine what you could do on the ~ aD-new 1999 YZ25D. All new. All business. Cycle And Marin e la nd 348 2 lapeer Road Part Huron , MI 48'060 8 10 /987·396 3 MINNESOTA Trcc kstc r Motor sport s, Inc. 4141 S. Cedar Ave . Mpls, MN 55407 612 /729-9391 MISSISSIPPI North Ja ckson Honda / Ya ma ha 113 Briorwood Drive Jackson, MS 39206 601 /362-6492 MISSOURI Surdyke Yamah a Supe r Store 130 5 Hwy 61 Festus, MO 63028 800/748-8454 31 4 /931 -9166 ,..... ~ N I-. Q) .c o ..... u o 21