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KX125. THE CURRENT 125 SX CHAMP JUST GOT BETTER. ne thing is certain in 125 motocross. You've got to light lor every second in la p times. because the other guy's going to. Just a sk the lastest guy in the cla ss. James Stewart. the current AMA 12 5cc West SX Champion. So alter receiving rave reviews lor last yea r's all-new KX 125 . we weren't happ y to rest on our laurels. With input Irom James a nd his lactory works race team. we boosted O mid -range and t op -end engine performan ce t hanks to a new 2 -st age reed valve. a higher comp r ession r a t io, improved cyl inder a nd p isto n, a nd a rem apped i g ni t ion t iming curve. For better traction a nd handling. we redesigned the UNI-TRAK' rea r suspension with a new linkag e system that directs energy into the swinga rm and litted a workstype semi-sea led cartridge inverted Iront lork. We als o re-engineered the lightweight stee l perimeter Ira me lor improved still ness balance. an d ra ised the lootrest and brake -p edal posit ions to incre a se gro und cle a rance. Plus. w e added new routi ng for the Iront brake hose to improve brak ing power and leel. In his sea rch lor excellence. James Stewart has ra ised the bar in the cut-throa t competitive 125cc class. And in the quest lor quicker lap times. the tool 01choice is the new KX 125. KX125 • The updated engi n e delivers awesome power ch ara ct erist ics, from an im prov e d bottom-end, t o a stronger mid-range, to a higher peak output. • New-link UNI ·TRAK " r ear suspension rocker arm now mounts t o the sw ing a rm instead of the fram e . Suspension forces are transferred to the ne w . 17m m longer hydro fo rmed alum inum t a p e re d swingarm. • New 2-stage carbon-fiber reed valves are more responsive at low e r engine rpm while secondary fibe rgl ass reeds prevent powe r robbing valve flutter at high engine rpm. Kolbe Cycle Soles Palmetto Kawasaki Mid America Pow ersports Hudson Cycle Cen ter 221 23 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818) 348 -7865 6400 W. 20 Ave. Hialeah, Fl 33016 (888) 565-2555 www.pa lmettomotorsparts.com 333 N. West St. Wichito, KS 67205 (316) 945 -8221 2 Flagstone Drive Hudson, NH 03051 (603) 882-1573 MARYLAND Naults Windham Kawasaki COLORADO Kissimmee Motorsports 2632 N. Orange Blossom Trail Kissimmee, Fl 34744 (4071847-6686 Xtreme Performa nce Ka wa saki 88 8th Street Costle Rock, CO 80109 (303 ) 660-5302 Atlantic Cycle & Powe r 4580 Crain Hwy. 60 Range Rood Windham, NH 03087 (800) 867-7220 White Plains, MD 206 95 (301)753-1171 NEW JERSEY Motion Ente~rises Kawasaki Palm Beach Cycles 2353 N. MilitaryTrail W . Palm Beach, Fl33409 (561) 683-1642 8877 N. Washingto n St. Denver, CO 80229 (303128 7-7566 Higgins Powersports 7 Worcester RCJ. GEORGIA Sun Kawa sa ki Barre, MA 01005 (978) 355-6343 2907 Fire Rood Egg Harbar Twp, NJ 0823 4 (609) 645-8 181 Kawasaki Spo rt Cente r 566 Rt. 23 North Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 (973) 831 -1930 Fun Cente r Motosports Kawasaki 50 Animas View Drive Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-1070 (800) 720-MOTO 2285 Iris Drive SE Conyers, GA 3001 3 (770 ) 76 1-9040 www.motosportsconyers.com Route 2A-305 Stote Rd. Phillipston, MA 01331 (978) 249-2244 Sun Enterprises Performance Cycle Kawasaki MISSISSIPPI 2044 Rt. 206 Vincentown, NJ 08 088 (609) 859-0333 8877 No. Washington Thornton, CO 80229 (303 ) 287-7566 1008 N. Glenwood Ave. Dolton, GA 30721 (70 6) 226-5269 Southern Sports Center NEW MEXICO CONNECTICUT Kawasaki of Rome 2853 Alabama Hwy SW . Rome, GA 30165 (706) 235-3454 www.kowasakiofrome.com Chaplin Kawasaki Cycle Design 1903 US Hwy49 South Florence, MS 39073 (601) 936-5700 MISSOURI Santa Fe Motorsports 2594 Camino Entrada Santo Fe, NM 87507 (505) 438-1888 New England Cycle Works Inc. 661 Gold Star Hwy. RT184 NEW YORK 235 So. Florissant Rd. Ferguson, MO 63135 (314)524-3141 Ithaca Recreation Sports WillY World Kawasaki a Midwest Kawasaki ILLINOIS Rt6 Choplin, 06235 (860) 455-1233 McBrann Cycle Shed Groton, a 06340 (860) 445-8158 101 No. ReedSI. Joliet,ll60435 (815) 725-4666 FLORIDA KANSAS Action Kawasaki Dan's Cycle 2705 lst SI. Bradenton, Fl 34208 (941) 745-9521 7218 W. Dutch Ave. Hesston, KS 67062 (620) 327-5001 68 OCTOBER 15.2003' c u e I Mt. Holly Kawasaki e novy=: 303 NE 72 St. Gladstone , MO 64118 (800) 999-7929 Hooksett Kawasaki 1354 Hooksett Rd. Hooksett, NH 03 106 (603) 669-4343 1906 Elmira Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 (607) 564-7913 Thomas Motorsports 1201 Route 112 PortJefferson Station, NY 11776 (631) 588-3399 New York Motarcycle 222-02 Jamaica Ave. Queens Village, NY 11428 (718) 479-7777 www.newyorkmotorcycle.com