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articipating Yamaha Dealer he gets new cyl larger exhaust a reshaped YPVS T with2000 YZ125workporting andinder construction , power va lve that together to bring you even Meet the new boss: the all-new YZ426F powerplant. From its rebored cylinder and retooled internals to the larqer-capacity radiator and brand-new flat-slide FCR mixer with TPS, the YZ426Fmill ushers in the new millennium as the most revolutionary and hardest-hitting engine in allof motocross. greater low-and mid-range musc le, while remapped ignition timing keeps this more potent powerplant firing wit h optima l precis ion . And speaking of power, what goes b est with a little boos t in m usc le? Hint : We ig ht lo ss, courtesy of a new aluminum subframe and s uspe nsi o n internals. The 125 also gets a bunch of trick chassis mods , like independent compres sion adjustability on the rear shock, new low-friction outer fork tub es, a resha ped stee ring crown, even an all-new front fen de r an d number plate . Bi g ge r powe r, better suspension, smoother shifting. T h is is how much more dominant a bike can get. has sent industry experts T he YZ400Ffor superlativesjust twosince it searching ever took the MX scene by storm 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 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-style 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 feel. Greater power. Lighter chassis. Smoother suspension. Quicker steering. A new revolution has begun. N ew Engl an d Cycle Center 73 Leibert Rd. Hartford , CT 06120 (860)527-0822 Motofixx Yamaha 18 Pearl Street Norwalk, CT 06851 (203)845-8888 DELAWARE Yamaha East 620 Pulaski Hwy Bear, DE 19701 (800)3224120 GEORGIA Yama ha Of Dalton SYD Race Team 205 M.L. King Jr. Blvd . Dalton, GA 30721 (706)278-1620 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 through comers. Ron & Bria n's Mo tors p orts 1550 Gra nd Waukegan, IL 60085 KENTUCKY (847)623-2004 Hardi n County Motorsport s 2500 S. Dixie Hwy . Elizabethtown, KY 42701 INDIANA O utdoor Pow ersports 8001 Covin gton Hwy Lithonia, GA 30058 Excel Motorsports 2348 North 200 West Colu mb us , IN 47201 (770)482-7070 (81 2)378-51 55 (800)394-9574 ILLINOIS DGY Motors po rts 216 Ogden Ave . Downers Grove, IL 60515 Cycle Sports Center 4001 John Young Pkwy Orlando, FL 32804 (407)299-9191 Hi gh lands Yamaha Inc. 5320 East Ave nue Countryside, IL 60525 (708)246-4003 Woodfi eld Motorsports 85 E. Golf Road Hoffman Estates, IL 601 73 (847)885-7525 Atlantic Cycl e & Power 4420 Crain Highway Wh ite Plains, MD 20695 (301)870-7173 (502)443-5636 MASSACHUSETTS (219)477-4700 Yamaha Power Sports of New O rleans 3700 Lapalco Blvd. Harvey, LA 70124 IOWA FLORIDA (800)338-4386 Sills Cycle Center In c. 1212 Brow n Stree t Paducah , KY 42003 www.aqu atic-center.com LOUISIANA Buck's Powersports 393 E. us. Hwy #30 Valparaiso, IN 46383 (504)340-4991 Paul's Moto rcycle Service 3341 W. Broad way Council Bluffs, IA 51501 MARYLAND (712)322-9808 Free State Cycle 8601 Cen tral Aven ue Capitol Heights, MD 20743 (630)971-2602 Da ytona Fu n M achi nes 450 Ridgewood Ave, (US 1) Holly Hill (Daytona), FL 32117 (270)769-7726 Aq uatic Cen ter Inc. 634 Deep Creek Drive McHen ry, MD 21541 (301)387-8233 Andersen Cycle Works 1 Watson Place Fra mingham, MA 01701 (508)877-1144 Yamaha Of Mi d dleb oro 201 W. Grove Street Middl ebo ro, MA 02346 (508)947-1217 Cycle Design Rout e2A Phillipston , MA 01331 (978)249-2244 (301)808-9500 Yamaha of Riv er Oaks 19528 Burn ha m Av e. Lansing, IL 60438 (708)895-5500 Gr eater Yama ha 4190 Okeechobee Blvd . West Palm Beach, FL 33409 • (561)686-6155 Holzh auer Pro Motor Sports 1070 N. Mill Rt. 127 Nashv ille, IL 62263 ~ ~ CI> .c E CI> u (618)327-4005 (888)276-2628 o www.ho lzha uers.com ·33 CI>