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KX125. THE CURRENT 125 SX CHAMP JUST GOT BETTER. ne thing is certa in in 125 motocross. You've got to fight for every second in lap times. because the other guy's going to. Just ask the fastest guy in the class. James Stewa rt. the current AMA 125cc West SX Cha mpion. So after receiving ra ve reviews for la st year's a ll·new KX125. we weren't happy to rest on our la urels. With input from James a nd his factory works race tea m. we boosted mid-range and top -end engine performance tha nks to a new 2-stage reed valve. a higher compression rati o. improved cylinder and piston. and a remapp ed ignition timing curve. For better tra ction and handling. we redes igned the UNI ·TRAK' rear suspension with a new link$lge system that d irects energy into the swinga rm a nd fitted a workstype semi-sea led ca rtridge inverted front fork. We a lso re-enqineered the lightweight ste el per imeter fra me for improved stiffness balance. a nd rai sed the footre st a nd brake -ped a l positions to increase ground clearance. Plus. we ad ded new routing for the front brake hose to improve bra king power a nd feel. In his search for excellence. Ja mes Stewart ha s raised the bar in the cut-throat competitive 125cc class. And in the quest for quicker la p times. the tool of choice is the new KX 125. O KXI2S • The upd ated engine delive rs a w esom e power ch aracteris tics, · fr om a n im p ro ve d bo"om -e nd, to a stron ger mid-ran ge, to a higher peak output. , New-link UN'- TRAK ' rear suspension rock er arm now mounts to the swing o nn ins tea d of the fr a me.. Sus pe nsio n f or ces ar e tra nsfe rred to the ne w . 17m m lo ng er hydro f orm ed a l um in u m t a pere d swinga rm. , New 2'stage carbon-fiber reed valves are more responsive at lower engine rpm while secondary fibergl ass reeds pre vent po w e r robbing valve at high engine rpm. nutter Kolbe Cycle Sales Palmetto Kawasaki Mid America Powersports Hudson Cycle Center 22123 Ventura Blvd. Woodla nd Hills, CA 91364 (BI8) 348·7865 6400 W. 20 Ave. Hialeah, Fl33016 (888) 565·255 5 www.polmettomotorsports.com 333 N. West 51. Wichito, KS 67205 (316) 945·8 221 2 Flags tone Drive Hudson, NH 0305 1 (603) 882- 1573 MARYLAND Naults Windham Kawasaki COLORADO Kissimmee Motorsports 2632 N. O range Blossom Trail Kissimmee, Fl 34744 (407] 847·6686 Xtreme Performance Kawa saki 88 8th Street Ccsrle Rock, CO 80 109 (303) 660-5302 Atlantic Cycle & Power 4580 Crain Hwy. White Plains, MD 20695 (301 ) 753·117 1 Palm Beach Cycles 2353 N. Militory Tra il W. Pa lm Beach, Fl 3340 9 (561) 68 3-1642 Sun Kawasaki 8877 N. Washington St. Denver, CO 80 229 (303) 287-7566 Higgins Powerspo rts 7 Worcester Ra . Borre, MA 01 005 (978) 355·6343 Fun Center GEORGIA Motosports Kawasaki 50 Animas View Drive Durango, CO 8 130 1 (970) 259-10 70 (800) 720·MOTO 2285 Iris Drive SE Conyers, GA 30013 (770 ) 76 1·9040 www.matosportsconyers.com Route 2A-305 State Rd . Phillipston, MA 0 1331 (978) 249 ·2244 Sun Enterprises Performance Cycle Kawasaki MISSISSIPPI 8877 No. Washington Thornton, CO 80229 (303) 287-7566 1008 N. Glenwood Ave. Dolton, GA 30721 (706 ) 226·5269 Southern Sports Center 1903 US Hwy 49 South CONNECTICUT Kawasaki of Rome 2853 Alaba ma Hwy SW. Rome, GA 30 165 (706)235·3 454 www.kowosa kiofrome.com Chaplin Kawasaki Rt6 Choplin, a 06235 (860 ) 455- 1233 New Engla nd Cycle Works Inc. ILLINOIS Willy World Kawasaki 66 1 Gold Stor Hwy. RT184 Groton, a 06340 (860 ) 445-8 158 10 1 No. Reed St. Joliet, Il 60435 (815) 725·4666 FLORIDA Dan's Cycle 2705 1st St. Bradenton, Fl 34208 (94 1) 745 ·952 1 72 18 W . Dutch Ave. Hesston, KS 67062 (620 ) 327-5001 Florence, MS 39073 (60 1) 936-5700 MISSOURI Midwest Kawasaki 235 So. Florissant Rd. Ferguson, MO 63 135 (314) 524-3 14 1 KANSAS Action Kawasaki Cycle Design 62 OCTOBER 22 , 2003' cue I e neVlls McBrann Cycle Shed 303 NE 72 St. Gladstone, MO 64 118 (800 ) 999-7929 Hooksett Kawasaki 1354 Hooksett Rd. Hooksett, NH 03 106 (603) 669-4343 60 Range Rood W indham, NH 03087 (800)867·7220 NEW JERSEY Motion Enterprises Kawa saki 290TFire Rood Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08 234 (609) 645 -8 18 1 Kawasaki Sport Center 566 Rt. 13 North Pompton Plains, NJ 074A4 (9731831 · 1930 Mt. Holly Kawasaki 2044 Rt. 206 Vincentown, NJ 08088 (60 9) 859·0333 NEW MEXICO Santo Fe Motorsports 2594 Camino Entrada Santo Fe, NM 87507 (505) 438· 1888 NEW YORK Itha ca Recreation Sports 1906 Elmira Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 (607) 564·79 13 Thomas Motorsports 1201 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (631 ) 588·3399 New York Motorcycle 222·02 Jama ica Ave. Queen s Village, NY 11428 (7 18) 479·7777 www.newyorkmatorcyde.com