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Cycle News 2002 10 23

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4-S'I180KE EXI RE E F.aturing an .U-new powerplant from . . cuee up • cyllndor _ . pIob> one!"""""'. tho VZ45QF dol . meolydoHoIb'-. _ _ ""1_ _..... with higher over.,.., ~ and crteper. mOfti linq, throttt. TITANIUM VALVES VZ45QF bullda .... wilh Iigft1nIng ~. _ 1ba _ REVISED SUSPENSION 10 ... ~.~--,...... - . No - . " _cyIlndwand _ ~wo9rt __ ....._ ... _ andp/lanom_I~. rellPORM. NEW TRANSMISSION & CLUTCH with an .11-_. Iighter-walght........., dacom· preakwt ayetem and srnoother-ectlon Idckatarter. gettlng the VZ45QF thumping hu nevw bHn ...... hot or cokl ~ All .II-new "apHd nn.."luion NY.' weight and allows ride,. to spend Ie.. time ah1ftlng and more tim. getting hOI'Mpower to the ground. In addition to ,...,iHd firllt, Meand.• nd fourth gN' ratioa. the big alM tutu,,", • _fed up clutch with larger, Wonger plate•. AlUUSTABLE COMPRESSION DAMPING Uka all ... VZ _ . tho 125 - . . fully lldI- ~ n " - and back. hllIhflthtad by • . . r..-voIr-equlpped ..... 1Ihock bNring ....... ~ far tNgh.-.clIow COhapc ... ion elMspt"" for opthneI _ M t y a n d _• ...,.. _ _, 36 OCTOBER 23. 2002' D U D I D n D . _ An aN..-w, Ilghter-welght . .I."", coupted with to,.Ia. _ _ _ _ Include UglQ••walght 1",".... and _ _ _ and._ _ botIomln1l parlo<. manctl. mNnI the 25OF'a fluid, trKk·tIImlng MndUnu ia now .Uk_ lind more prKl.. than ....... 5-VALVE CYLINDER HEAD _mlng./ut ..... IIghtnlng·quld< Ihn>ttlo _ _ and Pf*nt tow.rw torque . . th,.. of the high-pel foi, ........ perb up by the VZ25OF'a aclu.iYe S-.,.Ive cylinder helld t.ehnoIogy _turing. quintet of fNthefweight Ii_ium ..rved va""'. utb-8-ahort 53.l!lmm atroka•..•nd 13.500 rpm redllne. POSlnONED TO AnACK RACE-READY ERGONOMICS The VZ25OF. like Its"!OF sibling, getI: thoroughty reYIImped ervonomicl, court. .)' of an an-new. IIghttJ,· weight frame with 'I....., rigidity and • flabr, lo~r ••at, fuel tenk and r.lI.tor shroudli. which optimlua .....dam of movament .nd weight trIInafer during the hallt of batd•. 1ba VZ25OF'o .....lally dHlgnad _ n g ....... _ tho handle...... oUgh1ly 1m"""'" _ _Ie comfort and • more agg iw riding ~. providing gtMter baienc:e lind IIexlbll;ty ~ and ....11a mlllng lh""'Oh ....-. MOTO-WINNING 250cc 2-STROKE E GINE .... . . - -..._ I y .. .-.dy "" bollia. And now with '""'-

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