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t1 Victor y • Insurance f there's a horse in our Yl stahle thai cuntinues to be annoyingly (for the competition) bulletproof and fiat-out head and bar clamps above its rivals, it's the YZI25™. Hands down. No contest. And if the YlI 25'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 12 5 West Regional Supa u DSS tilles and three straight "12 5 Bike of the Year" awards (MXA Magazine). CaD us greedy, but we'd kind of like to,make that four in a row. So 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 ~een reshaped and resized, as have the YPVS powervalve seal and carburetor, all with the goal of delivering more mid-range gnant and enhanced high-rpm acceleration. 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 Yl25D: a new, lighter-weight swingarrn, revamped fork and shock intema1s, allnew rear hub, ExI:eI rims and Dunlop 7395. A stronger engine in a lighter, more responsive chassis. Told you we were serious about making thai four in a row. I Pcul ' s Motorcycle Serv ice 3341 West Broodway Counc il Bluffs, IA 51501 7 12/32 2· 9 BOB KENTUCKY New Ray' s Cycle Co mpa ny 1601 Scott Blvd. Covington, KY 41014 606/291 ·3226 LOUISIANA Midwa y Cycle 191 B9 lake Cho rles Hwy Deridder, LA 70634 3 18/463-81 10 Andersen Cycle Works One Walson Piece Framingham, MA 0 1701 508 /877· 1144 Valley Moto rspa rls, Inc . 21 6 N . King Street No rthhamptan , MA 0 1060 4 13 /584 -73 03 Cycle De, ign R oute 2A Phillipston , MA 01 33 1 9 78 /249· 2244 Boer' s Cycle So les Inc. 1 1 Harvey Street Spri ng fie ld, MA 011 19 41 3/ 78 3 ·2 528 MICHIGAN Powe rs Motor Spo rn Fremont , MI 494 12 61 6/924 · 1924 e were ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath won the '9 8 Supa uuss championship aboard his Yl25D, so we got to 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 retooled the engine from crankshaft to cylinder head, increasing the stroke to boost Iawand mid-range power for instant, comer-exiting rip. We've also adopted a s olenoid-activated Power Jet carburetor for quicker acceleration and a new three-va1ve Yamaha Power Valve System (YPVS) that puts th e snap back into crackling-quick throttle response. ADd we've made sure that power gets to the ground eHortlessly through a smoother, stronger clutch and new, more precise three-bar shifting assemhly. Add to that a lighter, strmiger swingarrn, revamped fork and shock internals, a new rear huh, ExI:eI 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 Supermac won the SX title on our, well, "oIdgeneration" bike. Scary to imagine what you could do on the -e all-new 1999 Yl25D. W All new. All business. Cycle And Morine land 3482 LOpeer Rood Port Huron , MI 48 06 0 8 10 /987·3963 MINNESOTA Trockstor Motor sport s, Inc . 4 14 1 S. Ced a r Ave . Mp ls, MN 55407 6 12 /729-9391 MISSISSIPPI North Ja ckson Honda/Yamaha 1 13 Briorwood Drive Jackson, MS 39206 601/ 36 2-64 9 2 .- MISSOURI Surdyke Yomaha Super Store 130 5 Hwy 61 Festus, MO 63028 800/748·8454 3 14 /931 -9166 00 0\ 0\ ,...... 00 .... ;... CJ ..0 E IlJ >o z 45