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Partici aliog Ya m aha Dealer he 2000 YZ 125 gets new cylind er con structiori, .with larger exhaust porting and a reshaped YPVS pow er valve that wor k togeth er to brin g you even greater low-and mid-range muscle, whil e rema pped ignition timing keeps this more potent powerplant firing with op tima l pre c is ion . And speaking of power, what goes best w ith a l ittle boost in musc le ? H in t : We ight lo ss, courtesy of a new alum inum subframe an d suspension internals. The 125 also gets a bunch of trick chass is mods, like independent compression adjustability on the rear shock, new low- f ri cti o n ou ter fo rk tubes , a res haped steering crown , eve n an all- new fron t fender a nd nu m ber plate . Bigger power , better suspens ion, smoother shifting. Th is is how muc h more dominant a bike can get. T Meet the new boss: the all-new YZ426F powerplant. From its rebored cylinder and retooled internalsto the larger-capacity radiatorand brand-newflat-slide FCR mixerwith TPS, the YZ426Fmill ushers in the new millennium as the most revolutionary and hardest-hilling engine in all of motocross. he YZ400F has sent industry experts T search ingscene 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 title. Well, get ready to have your world rocked-again. Introducing the new, morepowerful-than-ever YZ426F. First off, we've rebored that revolutionary ultrashort-stroke, liquid-cooled , 5-valve thumpe r and retooled the piston and crankshaft . Dropped in a brand-new 39mm Keihin flat-s lide FeR carb with throttle position sensor (TPS) and a newly integrated hot-start button. Fitted a works-style clutch lever with an allnew race-spec barrel adjuster. Reshaped the silencer. And tweaked first-and second-gea r 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 intemals shave weight, and we've repositioned the steering head pipe to create a more compact wheelbase for lighter feel. Greater power. Lighter chassis. Smoother ' suspens ion. Quicker steering. A new revolution has begun. Enfie ld Motor Sports 27 Palomba Drive Enfield, CT 06082 (860)741-2173 www.enfield motorsports.com Motofixx Yamaha 18 Pearl Street Norwalk, CT 06851 (203)845-8888 DELAWARE GEORGIA Yamaha OfDalton SYD Race Team 205 M.L. King Jr. Blvd. Dalto n, GA 30721 (706)278-1620 Outdoor Powersports 8001 Covington Hwy Lithonia, GA 30058 (770)482-7070 ILLINOIS Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy Bear, DE 19701 (800)322-4120 DGY Mo torsports 216 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (630)971-2602 YI125 Coupled with the lowered rear subframe, the 125's redesigned steering crown and more-forward bar position offers greater weight transfer flexibility over whoops and while"railing throughcorners. Ron & Brian's Mot ors ports 1550 Grand Waukegan, IL 60085 (847)623-2004 Excel Motorsp orts 2348 North 200 West Columbus, IN 47201 (812)378-5155 (800)394-9574 Daytona Fun Machines 450 Ridgewood Ave, (US 1) Holly Hill (Day tona), FL 32117 (800)338-4386 Cycle Sports Center 4001 John Young Pkwy O rlando, FL 32804 (407)299-9191 Greater Yamaha 4190 Okeecho bee Blvd. Wes t Palm Beach, FL 33409 (561)686-6 155 Highlands Yama ha Inc. 5320 East Avenue Countryside, IL 60525 (708)246-4003 Woodfield Motorsports 85 E. Go lf Road Hoffman Estates, IL 60173 (847)885-7525 Hardin County Motorsports 2500 S. Dixie Hwy. Elizabethtown, KY 42701 (270)769-7726 Sills Cycle Center In c. 1212 Brown Street Paducah, KY 42003 (502)443-5636 Pa ul 's Motorcycle Servi ce 3341 W. Broadway Council Bluffs, lA 51501 (712)322-9808 Atlan tic Cycl e & Po we r 4420 Crain Highway White Plains, MD 20695 (301)870-7173 MASSACHUSETTS I , Buck's Powersports 393 E. U.S. Hwy #30 Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219)477-4700 Aquatic Cen ter Inc. Drive McHenry, MD 21541 (301)387-8233 www.aquatic-center.com 634 Deep Creek INDIANA IOWA FLORIDA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA . Yamaha Power Sports of New Orleans 3700 Lapalco Blvd. Harvey, LA 70124 (504)340-4991 MARYLAND Free State Cycle 8601 Central Avenue Ca pitol Heights, MD 20743 (301)808-9500 Ande rse n Cycle Wor~ 1 Watson Place Framingham, MA 01701 (508)877-1144 Yamaha Of Mi d dl eboro 201 W. Grove Street Middleboro, MA 02346 (508)947-1217 Cycle De sign Rou te2A Phillipston, MA 01331 (978)249-2244 Yamaha of River Oaks 19528 Bu rn ha m Ave . Lansin g, IL 60438 (708)895-5500 Holzhauer Pro Motor Sports 1070 N. Mill Rt. 127 Nashville, IL 62263 (618)327-4005 (888)276-2628 www.holzhaue rs .com cD .8 o u o 31