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The YZF-RI:- RiKllcBI. Revolutionary. B~lIl1ant. Sexy. The bike that all sport bikes a~ measured against. now. the magazine experts have been sauruses 5ea~lng fo~ captu~ the Fo~ th~e scou~lng thel~ years the- new superlatives with which to es5ence of this awe-Inspiring machine. Us. well. we like to think of the RI as absolutely perfect becau5e. fTankly. the~'s simply no othe~ sport bike like It_ State-of-the-art engine and chassis tech 99Bcc and 150 IIghte~ than sculpted horsepowe~ In a package ~ smalle~ and most 600s. while sleek. wlnd-tunnel- bodywo~ c ~ a prnflle as stunning as It Is slippery. The YZF-RI. Open-class supersport machine with-out peer. And -proof. ~ accomlng to I:ycle World Magazine. -That as too much the~'s no such thing pe~~ance. ~ They used to call them standams. Stili do. In certain circles. We. on the othe~ hand. prefe~ naked bike. Naked and nasty. Besides. all It takes Is one look at the all-new FZI to know the~'s noth- Ing standam about this machine. Starting with Its full-blooded. RI-sans-the-bodywo~kpedlg~e that's taken the best of Yamaha's flagship the engine. suspension. fo~d b~kes open-classe~ and styling - and a completely new animal that's equal parts classic superbIke and sport-tou~~. Maybe we should call It a Supersport-Tou~r? Nah. we stili like naked. And this one. the Is Mission Yamaha 25891 Crown Valley Prky. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (949) 582-0351 Marina Yamaha 4082 LincoIn Blvd. Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 306-7906 A.V. Yamaha 400 W. Avenue I Lancaster, CA 93536 (661) 948-1019 Merced Powersports 265 W. 15th St. Merced, CA 95340 (209) 722-8055 Lemon Grove Motorcycles 7345 Broadway Lemon Grove, CA 91945 (619) 465-5023 Yamaha Of Modesto 1302 9th 51. Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 527-5603 Long Beach Motor Sports 3291 Cherry Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807 (562) 427-2779 Temecula Motorsports 26860 Jefferson Ave. #A Murrietla, CA 92562 (909) 698-4123 For a lilTlited tilTle 6et gour ne"" ValTlaha VZF or FZI 'fi:Ir onlg !iiI JULY 4.2001 • cue • e n • _ • JMG Motorsports 24601 Arch St. Newhall, CA 91321 (661) 259-8460 Malcolm Smith Motorsports 7563 Indiana Ave. Riverside, CA 92504 (909) 687-1300 Grand Prix 2360 EI Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 (BOO) 4-NEW-BIKES Yamaha Of No. Hollywood 5626 Tujunga Ave. N. Hollywood, CA 91601 (818) 766-6134 Capitol Yamaha 4622 Auburn Blvd. SacriUnento, CA 95841 (916) 485-9200 Jim & Jim's of Santa Rosa Inc. 910 Santa Rosa Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (707) 545-1672 Motopro 1425 S. Coast Hwy. Oceanside, CA 92054 (760) 433-4333 PCP Yamaha 6500 Freeport Blvd. SacriUnento, CA 95822 (800) 575-9933 Ya.maha Sports Center 1717 Fremont Blvd. Seaside, CA 93955 (831) 899-2401 Chaparral Motorsports 555 S. "M" Street San Bernardino, CA 92410 (909) 889-2761 Redding Yamaha 3119 Twin View Blvd. Shasta Lake, CA 96019 (530) 275-7300 Pasadena Yamaha 2270 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 577-3000 Fun Bike Center 4689 Convoy 51. San Diego, CA 92111 . (858) 27~35 _ _ _ _ Simi Valley Cycles 2902 L.A. Av . ifni Va lley, CA 93065 (805) 522-3434 Yamaha Powerhouse 1401 Park St. Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 237-8913 Motoworld Of EI Cajon 660 EI Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92020 (619) 442-0941 www.motoworldracing.com Good Times Yamaha 1385 E. Monte Vista Ave. Vacaville, CA 95688 (707) 469-7195 San Diego's House Of Motorcycles 4904 EI Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 229-7705 Mach 1 Motorsports 510 Couch 51. Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 643-2548 mach1msp@aol.com Golden Gate Cycles 1540 Pine St. San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 771-4535 Cal Coast Motorsporls 3059 E. Main 51. Ventura, CA 93003 (805) 653-5884 West Coast Motorsports 3845 N. Perris Blvd. Perris, CA 92571 (909) 943-2061 Al.BA Action Sports 12255 Poway Rd. Poway, CA 92064 (858) 486-4380 Del Amo Yamaha 1512 Aviation Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (310) 372-8891 Dayl 42 all-new-fo~-~OOI FZl. ever. Montclair Yamaha 11195-1 Central Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 (909) 628-4740 Hollywood Motorcycles Inc. 1339 . Highland Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028 (323) 962-5522 (818) 845-1910 hmotor@msn.com LeBard & Underwood, Inc. 321 E. lmperial Hwy. La Habra, CA 90631-7396 (714) 879-8252 nastle~ than os Redwood City Yamaha 2424 EI Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 298-9700 ---- G.P. Sports 2020 Camden Ave. San Jose, CA 95124 (408) 377-8780 San Luis Motorsports 6 Higuera 51. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 541-2200 D&EYamaha 2211 E. Main 51. Visalia, CA 93292 (559) 732-5912 Yamaha Of Santa Cruz County 1895 Main St. Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 722-9262 j I 1 • 1 i 1 I 1 I