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Ya aha Partie· a he new cylinde r const ruction, Twe r 2000 YZ125wogetstogethandtoa bring you YPVS with larger exhaust porting reshaped er ev en po va lve tha t rk Meet the new boss: the all-new VZ426F powerplant. From as rebored cylin der and retooled internals to the Iarger-<:apacityradiator and brand- new flat-slide Fe R mixer with TPS . the VZ426Fmill ushers in the new millenn ium as the most revolutionary and hardest-hitling engine in all of motocross . greater low-and mid-range muscle , while remapped ignition timing keeps this more potent powerplant firing w it h opt ima l pre c is ion. A nd speaking of power , what goes bes t with a lilli e boos t i n musc le ? Hint : We igh t loss, co urtesy of a new alum inum sub fra me a nd su sp ens ion internals. The 125 also gets a bunch of trick chassis mod s, like independent comp ression adjustab ility on the rear shoc k, new lo w- f r ic ti o n o uter fo r k tubes , a resha p ed st eerin g crown , eve n an all-new fron t fen der a nd number pla te. Bigge r p ow e r , beller suspension, smoother shifting. Th is is how muc h more dominant a bike can gel. he YZ400F has sent industry experts T searchingscene by storm just twosince it for superlatives ever took the MX years ago. Doug Henry merely drove home the point by winning the '98 National Outdoor tille . Well , get ready to have your world rocked -again. Introduci ng the new, morepowerful-than-ever YZ426F . First off, we've rebored that revolutionary ultrashort-stroke, liquid-cooled , 5-valve thumper and retooled the piston and crankshaft. Dropped in a brand-new 39mm Keihin flat-slide FeR carb with throttle position sensor (TPS) and a newly integrated hot-start button. Fitted a works-s tyle clutch lever with an allnew race-spec barrel adjuster. Reshaped the silencer. And tweaked first-and second-gear ratios while beefing up clutch capacity with larger, stronger plates. The result? Try a sharp boost in power and throttle response and a broad, flat torque-band that spells instant hook-up for you - and instant headaches for anyone in your wake. A new subframe and aluminum suspension internals shave weight , and we've repositioned the steering head pipe to create a more compact wheelbase for lighter fee l. Greater power. Lighter chassis . Smoother suspension. Quicker steerinq. A new revolution has begun . Enfield Motor Sports 27 Palomba Drive En field , CT 06082 (860)741-2173 www.enfieldmotorspor ts.com Motofixx Yamaha 18 Pearl Street Norwalk, CT 06851 (203)845-8888 DELAWARE GEORGIA Yamaha Of Dalton SYD Race Team 205 M.L. King Jr. Blvd. Dalton, GA 30721 (706)278-1620 O utdoor Powersports 8001 Cov ington Hwy . Lithonia, GA 30058 (770)482-7070 I LLI N OI S Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy Bear, DE 19701 (800)322-4120 DGY Motorsports 216 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (630)971-2602 YI125 Coupled wah the lowered rear subtrame, the 125's redesigned steering cro wn and more-f orward bar position offers greater weight transfer flexibility over whoops and while railing through comers. Ron & Brian's Motorsports . 1550 Gra nd Waukegan, IL 60085 (847)623-2004 INDIANA Excel Motorsports 2348 North 200.West Co lumbus, IN 47201 (812)378-51 55 (800)394-9574 I KENTUCKY Hardin Co unty Motorsports 2500 S. Dixie Hw y. Eliza bethtown, KY 42701 (270)769-7726 Sills Cycle Center Inc. 1212 Brown Street Paducah, KY 42003 (502)443-5636 Daytona Fu n Machines 450 Ridgewood Ave, (US 1) J:lolly Hill (Daytona), FL 32117 (800)338-4386 Cycle Sports Center 4001 John Young Pkwy Orlando, FL 32804 (407)299-9191 Greater Yamaha 4190 Okeech obee Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33409 . (561)686-6155 Highlands Yama ha Inc. 5320 East Avenue Countrysid e, IL 60525 (708)246-4003 Woodfield Motorsports 85 E. Goli Road Hoffman Estates, IL 60173 (847)885-7525 Yamaha of River Oaks 19528 Burnham Ave . Lans ing, IL 60438 (708)895-5500 Holzhauer Pro Motor Sports 1070 N. Mill Rl. 127 Nashvi lle, IL 62263 (618)327-4005 (888)276-2628 www.ho lzha uers.com Aquatic Center Inc. 634 Deep Creek Drive McHe nry , MD 21541 (301)387-8233 www.aquatic-center.com Atlantic Cy cle & Pow er 4420 Crain Highway White Plains, MD 20695 (301)870-7173 MASSACHUSEns LOUISIANA Buck's Powersports 393 E. us, Hwy #30 Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219)477-4700 Yamaha Power Sp orts of New Orleans 3700 Lapalco Blvd . Harv ey, LA 70124 IOW A FLORIDA ealer (504)340-4991 Paul's Mot orcy cle Service 3341 W. Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51501 (712)322-9808 MARYLAND Free State Cycle . 8601 Cen tral Avenue Capitol Heights, MD 20743 (301)808-9500 Andersen Cycle Works 1 Watson Place Framing ham, MA 01701 (508)877-1144 Yamaha Of Middleboro 201 W. Grove Stree t Middleboro, MA 02346 (508)947-1217 Cycle Des ign Route 2A Phillipston , MA 01331 (978)249-2244 0> 0> 0> ~ 53