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When the 30-second board turns sideways, yaur heart pounds and your breath is short. You tap the KX125 shift lever, lean forward, and set the revs sky-hiSh. Fan the clutch as the sate drops. Then you and the KX125 smoke 'em with a holeshot, blastins berms, launch ins triples, and settins huse air at the flas. Fantasy? Hardly. Because for 2002, Kawasaki's R&D team attacked the KX 125 to make it accelerate harder and stronser on the top end, with sharper handlins and sreater durability - to help you dominate the 125 class. They started by lishtenins the crankshaft, modifyins the combustion chamber, addins new o portins and a biS new Mikuni TMX38 carb for extreme topend power. Plus a new KIPS power valve and expansion chamber to boost low-and mid-ranse torque. To sharpen handlinS they added a massive new 48mm inverted cartridse fork, a revised seat and tank, plus new footpess and handlebars for better ersonomics. The competition calls the new Kawasaki KX125 trouble. We call it a real winner. -In addition to a boost in compression ratio, revisions to the squish band around the edses of the cylinder head help reduce detonation for a complete burn and a harder hittins mid-ranse punch. -The Kawasaki intesrated Power-valve System (KIPS) is now a simpler 2-piece slide-type exhaust valve and features a smaller frontal area facins the piston to help reduce resistance for the exhaust. -The Aa!'-slide Mikuni carburetor jumps to a huge TMX38. Advantases include crisper acceleration and a strons boost to power everywhere - low, middle and especially top. -New, shorter stroke sovernor arm with a lishter sprins 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 an extra dampins chamber to soften the impoct of sudden hard iolts. A straisht-rate sprins complements the progressive action of the cartridse fork. Extreme Powersports 2990 Northlake Parkway Columbus, GA 31909 (706) 324-0132 CONNECTICUT Centrol Sports Rt. 12 Plainfield, CT 06379 (860) 564-4223 Midtown Kowosaki 1864 Silas Deane Hwy. Racky Hill, CT 06067 (860) 721-0193 INDIANA Action Kowosaki Motions Kowosaki 1·75 Exit 265 •Across From White Water" Marietta, GA 30062 1770) 425-4000 2705 lst St. Bradenton, Fl 34208 (941) 745-9521 ILLINOIS FLORIDA LOUISIANA Motion Cycle Sports 19189 lake Chanes Hwy. DeRidder, LA 70634 (337) 463-8110 85 E. Golf Rd. Hoffman Estates, Il60173 (847) 885-7525 GEORGIA Kowosaki Of Canton 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. Canton, GA 30114 (7701 479-3340 30 OCTOBER 3, 2001-~ D&l Powersports 1440 Westbonk Expswy. Harvey, LA 70058 (5041227-2272 Watson MoIorsport 147th & Pulaski Midlothian, Il 60445 (708) 385-0700 Granny's Matarsports 2001 University Pkwy. Sorasota, Fl 34243 (941) 351-4330 Performance Cycles 939 Boston Tpke. (Rt. 9) Shrewsbury, MA 01545 (508) 842·1068 Town & Country Kawasaki 1915 St. RI. 94 East Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-8078 woodfield Matarsports Pensacola Matorsports 620 New Warrington Rd. Pensocola, Fl 32506 (805) 456-6655 Nor!hstor Sports 1455 County Road 5 NE Isanti, MN 55040 (763) 444-7899 KENTUCKY Rl Kowosaki 2 1/2 miles NW 32/33 Effingham, Il62401 (217) 868-2550 Seminole Powersports 3401 N. Hwy. 17-92 lang Wood, Fl 32750 (407) 322-3253 Wareham Cycle Center 3095 Craneerry Hwy. East Wareham, MA 02538 1508) 295-5392 lake City Kawasaki 3426 US 30 E. Warsaw, IN 46580 (219) 269-4199 DGY Motorsports Kowosaki 216 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, Il60515 (630) 971·2602 Osceola Cycle & Ski 2632 N. Orange Blossom Trail Kissimmee, Fl 34741 (407) 847-6686 Cities Edge Sports Inc. 972 Hwy. 212 E_ Chaska, MN 55318 (952) 368-3323 Indy Cycle & S!