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When the 30'second board turns sideways, your heort pounds and your breoth is short. You top the KX125 shift lever, leon forward, and get the revs sky-high. Fan the clutch as the gate drops. Then you and the KX125 ;moke 'em with a holeshot, blasting berms, launching triples, and getting huge air at the Rag. Fantasy? Hardly. Because for 2002, Kawasaki's R&D teom attacked the KX125 to make it accelerate harder and stronger on the top end, with sharper handling and greater durability - to help o you dominate the 125 closs. They started by lightening the crankshaft, modifying the combustion chamber, adding new porting and a big new Mikuni TMX38 carb for extreme topend power. plus a new KIPS power valve and expansion chamber to boast low-and mid-range torque. To sharpen handling they added a massive new 48mm inverted cartridge fork, a revised seat and tonk, plus new footpegs and handlebars for better ergonomics. The competition calls the new Kawasaki KX125 trouble. We call it a reol winner. -In addition to a boast in compression ratio, revisions to the squish band around the edges of the cylinder heod help reduce detonation for a complete burn and a harder hitting mid'range punch. -The Kawasaki integrated Power-valve System (KIPS) is now a simpler 2-piece slide·type exhaust valve and Features a smaller frontol areo focing the piston to help reduce resistance for the exhaust. -The Aat-slide Mikuni carburetor jumps to a huge TMX38. Advantoges include crisper acceleration and a strong boast to power everywhere - low, middle and especially top. -New, shorter stroke governor anm with a lighter spring controls the new KIPS valve while a new breather hose vents the KIPS cover. -New front inverted fork features massive 48mm tubes with thinner walls. Internally, a rubber bladder acts as on extra damping chamber to soften the impact of sudden hard jolts. A straight-rote spring complements the progressive action of the cartridge fork. CONNECTICUT Central Sports Rt. 12 06379 Plainfield, (860) 564-4223 a Midtown Kawasaki 1864 Silos Deane Hwy. Rocky Hill, 06067 (860) 721-0193 a Central Sports 555 Norwich Ave. 06380 Taftville, (860) 886-2407 a Extreme Powersports 2990 Northlake Parkway Columbus, GA 31909 (706) 324-0132 Adian Kawasaki 2705 lsi St. Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 745-9521 ILLINOIS Osceola Cycle & ski 2632 N. Orange Blossom Trail Kissimmee, FL 34741 (407) 847-6686 Seminole Powersports 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 Long Wood, FL 32750 (407) 322-3253 Pensacola Motorsports 620 New Warrington Rd. Pensacola, FL 32506 (805) 456-6655 Kawasaki Of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. Conlon, GA 30114 (770) 479-3340 28 SEPTEMBER 26, 2001 • Northstar Sports 1455 County Rood 5 NE Isanti, MN 55040 (763) 444-7899 Performance Cycles 939 Boston Tpke. (Rt. 9) Shrewsbury, MA 01545 (508) 842-1 O6B MISSISSIPPI KENTUCKY Town & Country Kawasaki 1915 SI. Rt. 94 East Murr'!'l' KY 42071 (270) 753-8078 RL Kawasaki • 2 1/2 miles NW 32/33 Effingham, IL 62401 (217) 868-2550 LOUISIANA Motion Cycle Sports 19189 Lake Charles Hwy. DeRidder, LA 70634 (337) 463-8110 Woodfield Molorsports 85 E. Golf Rd. Hoffman Eslo1es, IL 60173 (847) 885-7525 O&L Powersports 1440 Westbonk Expswy. Harver, LA 70058 (504) 227-2272 Watson Molorsport GEORGIA Wareham Cycle Center 3095 CronOerry Hwy. Easl Wareham, MA 02538 (508) 295-5392 Lake City Kawasaki 3426 US 30 E. Warsaw, IN 46580 (219) 269-4199 DGY Motorsports Kawasaki 216 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 (630) 971-2602 Granny's Motorsports 2001 University Pkwy. Sarasota, FL 34243 (941)351-4330 Cities Edge Sports Inc. Indy Cycle & Ski 5025 N. Post Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46226 (317) 899-1600 Millennium Cycle Worlts Inc. 725 Beaver Run Rood Lilburn, GA 30047 (770) 638-8373 Higgins Powersports Kawasaki Jet. RI. 122 and 32 Borre, MA 01 005 (800) 424-6343 Xtreme Motorsports 6647 Kennedy Ave. Hammond, IN 46323 (219) 844-4400 Perlormance Cycle Kawasaki 1008 N. Glenwood Ave. Dolton, GA 30721 (706) 226-5269 Motions Kawasaki 1-75 Exit 265 •Across From While Waler" Morietta, GA 30062 (770) 425-4000 FLORIDA 147th & Pulaski Midlothian, IL 60445 (708) 385-0700 MARYLAND Ron & Brian's MoIorsports 1550 Grand Waukegan, IL 60085 (847)623-2004 www.ron-briansmotorsports.com Free State Cycle 8601 Cenlral Ave. Capitol Height>, MD 20743 (301) 808-9500 Atlantic Cycle & Power 4580 Crain Hwy. While Plains, MD 20695 (301) 753-1171 cue • e n e MINNESOTA INDIANA Bloomington Power Sports 1006 S. Walnut St. Bloomin9ton, IN 47401 (812) 339-0199 _ s MICHIGAN Swick Kawasaki 71 W. Pearl SI. Coldwater, MI49036 (BOO) 887-9425 Gaylord Kawasaki 1B29 S. Otsego Gaylord, MI 49735 (866) 74-GREEN Team Highland, LiC 19917 M-115 Marion (Cadillac), MI 49665 (231) 743-2768 Recker Motor Sports Inc. 1604 W. High St. MI. Pleasant, MI 48B58 (989) 772-9286 Pilgrim Motors 2100W.Ann~d. Plymouth, MI 48170 (BOO) 25B-5473 www.pilgrimmotorsports.com Cycle And Morina Land 3482 Lapeer Rd. Port Huron, MI 48060 (810) 987-3963 Michigan Powersports 1196 Ecorse Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48198 (877) 678-7666 972 Hwy. 212 E. Chaska, MN 55318 (952) 368-3323 Tay\or & Sons Kawasaki 2622 N. Frontage Rd. Meridian, M5 39301 (601) 483-0714 MISSOURI Jones Power Sports 5825 E. Hwy. 163, Jet. 63 S. and 163 Columbia, MO 65201 (877) 722-4645 Midwest Kawasaki 235 S. Florissant Rd. Ferguson, MO 63135 (314) 524-3141 McBrann Cycle Shed 303 N.E. 72nd SI. Gladstone, MO 64118 (816) 436-6446