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tin Victory insurance e w er e ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath won the ' 9 8 Supercross championship aboard his YZ25D, SD we got tu thinking: We need to make a statement. And here it is: the newest, most-advanced, sharpest-edged Yl25D™ to ever brandish the Yamaha name. We 've retDDled the enilin e frDm crankshaft tu cylinder head, increasing the stroke to bD lawost and mid-range power fur instant, cumer-exiting rip. We've alsD adopted a sDlenoid-activated JIuweJ: J et carburetDr fDr quicker acceleration and a new three-valve Yamaha Power Valve System (YPVs) that puts the snap baCk intu crackling-quick thrDttle resp.onse. And we've made sure that power gets tu the ground effurtlessly through a smoother, stronger clutch and new, more precise three-bar.shifting assembly. Add to that a lighter, stronger swingarm, revamped furk and shock internals, a new rear hub, Excel rims, new Dunlop 739s and a slew uf other refinements, and you'll begin tu see how serious our intenlionS fur the new year. . And tu think that supermac won the SX title on Dur, well, "uldgeneratiun" bike. Scary tu imagine what you could do on the ~ all-new 1999 YZ25D. W are f there's a horse in our yz stable that continues to be annoyingly (fD the cDmpetitiDn) bulletprDDI r and Oat-Dut head and bar clamps abDve its rivals, it's the YZ125™. Hands dDwn. ND cDntest. And if the YZ125's winning status weren't high enough praise, we've noW got a pair Df hat tricks under our saddle tD the tune Df three consecutive 12 5 West Regional Supercross titles and three straight ':12 5 Bike D the Year" awards (MXA Magazine). CaD us greedy, but we'd kind f Df like tD make that four in a row. sD we put a caD intD our factory think tank, and let's just say we've raised the bar-agai1L Intake and exhaust porting have been reshaped and resized, as have the YPVS powervalve seal and carburetor, aD with the goal Df delivering more mid-range gnmt and enhanced high-rpm acceleratiolL Translation: An eVen broader powerband with on-tap, "sahle power across the rev range. And tD gu with that newfDund might are the same chassis upgrades that made their way Dntu the YZ25D: a new, lighter-weight swingarm, revamped fork and shock internals, aDrear hub, Excel rims and Dunlop 739s. A stronger engine in a lighter, more responsive chassis Tald you we were serious about making that four iii a row. I new Paul' s Motorcycle Service 3341 West Broad way Council Bluffs, IA 51 50 1 71 2/3 22·9808 KENTUCKY New Ray' s Cycle Company 160 1 Scott Blvd. Covington, KY 410 14 606/29 1·32 26 LOUISIANA Midwa y Cycle 19 189 lake Charles Hwy Deridder, LA 70634 318/46 3·8 110 Anderse n Cycle Works O ne Watson Place Framingham, MA 0 170 1 50B/877 -1144 Va lley Motorsports, Inc. 2 16 N. King Street Narthhamptan, MA 0 1060 4 13/ 584·7303 Cycle Design Route 2A Philli pston, MA 0 1331 978 /249· 2244 Boer' s Cycle Soles Inc. 1 1 Ha rvey Street Springfield, MA 0 1119 4 13/ 783·2528 MICHIGAN Powers Motor Sports Fremont, MI 494 12 6 16/ 924· 1924 TEas 0 All new. All business. Cycle And Marine l and 3482 lapeer Rood Port Huron, MI 48060 8 10/987·396 3 MINNESOTA Trac kstor Motorsports, Inc. 41 4 1 S. Ceda r Ave . Mpls, MN 55407 61 2/729-939 1 MISSISSIPPI North Jackson Hondo/ Ya ma ha 113 Briarwood Drive Jackson, MS 39206 601 /362-6492 MISSOURI Surdyke Ya ma ha Super Store 1305 Hwy 6 1 Festus, MO 63028 BOO/ 74B·B454 314/93 1-9 166 00 0\ 0\ ,...... 0::1" l-< (j) ..0 E (j) > o z 31