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s ·Vict or y insurance f there's a horse in our yz stahle that continues to he annoyingly (for the competition) hulletprool and flat-out head an d har clamps above its rivals, it's the YZI25™. Hands down. No contest. And if the 'tZ125'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 . 125 West Regional Supen:ross titles and three straight "125 Bike of the.Year" (MXA Magazine). CaD us greedy, hut 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 har-again. Intake and exhaust porting have heen 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 acceleration. Translation: An even broader powerha~ with on-tap, usahle 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 swingann, revamped fork and shock intemals, aDnew rear huh, Excel rims and Dunlop 7395. A stronger engine in a lighter, more responsive chassis. Told you we were serious about making that four in a row. I e were ecstatic when Jeremy McGrath .won the '9 8 Supauass 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 hrandish the Yamaha name. We've retooled the engine from crankshaft to cyIi~ head, increasilqf the stroke to hoost Iow'and mid-range power for instant, comer-exiting 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 hack into crackling-quick throttle response. And we've made sure that power gets to the ground eUortIessly through a smoother, stronger clutch and nevi, more precise three-har shifting assembly. Add to that a lighter, stronger swingann, revamped fork and shock intemals, a new rear huh, Excel rims, new Dunlop 739s and a slew.of other re~ts, and you'D hegin to see how serious our intentions are for the new year. And to think that Supermac won the SX title on our, well, "oIdgeneration" hike. Scary to imagine what you could do on the ...... aD-new 1999 YZ25D. W awa.ms Midway Cycle 191 89 L ke Charles Hwy a Der idd er, LA 70634 318/463-8110 Andersen Cycle Work s One Watson Place Framing~m , MA 0 1701 508/877-1144 Volley Motorsports, Inc. 2 16 N. King Street Northhampton , MA 01060 41 3/584-7303 Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA 0 1331 978/249-2244 Boer' s Cycle Sa les Inc. 11 Harvey Street Spring field, MA 0 1119 413/783-2528 Powers Motor Sports Fremont, MI 49412 61 6/ 924-1924 Cycle And Morine Land 34 82 L peer Rood a Port Huron, MI 48060 81 0/ 987-3963 'A II new. North Jackson Hondo/ Ya ma ha 113 Briarwoo d Drive Jackso n, MS 39206 601/362-6492 All business. Surdyke Yamaha Super Store 130 5 Hwy 61 Festus, MO 63028 800/748-8454 314/931 -9166 Surdyke Motorsports Rt. 2 Box 20 1 A Marionville, MO 65 705 800/773 ·2544 Surdyke Yamaha 5840 Hwy 54 Osage Beach, MO 65065 573/348-6575 Desert Only Yamaha 470 N Boulder Hwy Henderson, NV 89015 70 2/565-5254 00 0\ 0\ ,...., N' l-o OJ .0 Trackstar Matarsparts, Inc. 4141 S. Cedar Ave. Mpls, MN 55407 612/729-9391 S OJ U OJ c 31