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lers rt101 tin Victory Insurance • f there's a horse in DlU' yZ stahle that continues to be annoyingly (for the competition) bulletproof and Rat-aut head an d bar clamps above it s rivals, it's the YZ I 25™. Hands dawn. No cantesl. And if the YZ125's winning status weren't high enough praise, we've now got a pair of hatlril:ks under IJ1D" saddle to the tune of three consecutive 12 5 West Regional Supen:rass lilies and three straight "125 Bike of the Year" awards [MXA Magazine). CaD us greedy, but we'd kind of like to make that flJ1D" in a raw. So we put a can into IJ1D" factory think tank and let's just say we've raised the bar-again. Intake and exhaust 'parting have been reshaped and resized as have the YPVS pawervalve seal and carburetor, all with the goal of delivering mare mid-range gnmt and enhanced high-rpm aa:eIeraIion. Translation: An even broader puwerband with on-lap, llSa1J1e 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, lighter-weight swingann, revamped fark and shack inlema1s, allnew rear hub, Excel rims and Dunlap 739s. A stronger engine in a lighter, mare responsive chassis. Told yOu we ·were serious about making that flJ1D" in a raw. I Boer's Cycle Sa les Inc. 11 Harvey Street Springfield, MA 01 119 413 / 783 -2528 Andersen Cycle Works O ne Wat son Place Fra mingha m, MA 01 701 508/877-1144 Va lley Motorsports, Inc. 216 N. Ki ng Street Northha mpton, MA 01060 413 /584-7303 Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston, MA 01331 978/ 249-2244 Powers Motor Sports Fremont, MI 4941 2 616 /924-1924 Cycle And Morine Land 3482 Lapeer Road Port Huron, MI 48060 8 10/987-3963 Trackstar Matorsports, Inc. 4141 S. Ceda r Ave. Mpls, MN 55407 61 2/729-9391 e were ecstatic when J eremy McGrath wan the '9 8 Supen:rass championship aboard his YZ250, so we got to thinking: We need to make a statement And here it is: the newest, mast-advanced sharpest-edged YZ250™ to ever brandish the Yamal1a name. We've retooled the engine from crankshaft to cylinder head, increasing the stroke to boast Iawand mid-range power far instant, l:DI"IUl1'-exiting rip. We've also adapted 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 thralile response. And we've made sure that power gets to the ground effartlessly through a smoother, stronger dutch and new, mare precise three-bar shifting assembly. Add to that a lighter, stronger swingarm, revamped fark and shack internals, a new rear hub, Excel rims, new Dunlap 739s and a slew of ather refinements, and you'll begin to see haw serious IJ1D" intentions are far the new year. And to think that Supennac won the SX title on our, weD, "aIdgeneration" bik e. Scary to imagine what you cauId do on the ...... all-new 1999 YZ2 50. W All new. All business. North Jackson Hondo/Ya ma ha 113 Briarwaad Drive Jac kson, MS 39206 60 1/362-6492 Surdyke Yamaha Super Store 1305 Hwy 61 Festus, MO 63028 800/ 748 -8454 314/931 -91 66 Surdyke Motorsports · Rt. 2 Box 20 1 A Marionville, MO 65 705 800/ 773-2544 Surdyke Yamaha 5840 Hwy 54 O sag e Bea ch, MO 65065 573/348-65 75 Desert Only Ya ma ha 470 N Boulder Hwy Henderson , NV 890 15 702/565-5254