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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 la p times, beca use the other guy's going to. Just as k the fast est guy in the class , Ja mes Stewart, the current AMA 12 5cc West SX Champion. So a lter receiving rave reviews for last year's a ll-new KX 125, we weren't ha ppy to rest on our laurels. With input from James a nd his fact ory works race tea m, w e boosted O mid -range a nd top -en d engi ne perform an ce th a nks to a new 2 -st a ge reed va lv e , a higher compression rati o, improved cy lind er and piston, an d a rem a pped ignition timing curve, For better tract ion and handling, we redesigned the UNI·TRAKOrear suspension with a new link age system tha t directs energy into the swingar m and fitted a workstype semi , sealed cartri dge inverted front fork. We a lso re-engineered the lightweight steel per imeter fra me for improved stiffness ba lance, and raised the footrest a nd brake-pedal positions to increase ground clea rance. Plus, w e added new routing for the front brake hose to improve bra king power and feel. In his sea rch for excellence, James Stewart has ra ised the bar in the cut-throa t competitive 125cc class. And in the quest for quicker lap times, the tool of choice is the new KX 125. KX12S • The updated engine de live n a w e som e power chara ct eristics , from a n im proved bo"om-end, t o a stronger mid -range, to a higher peak output. • New-link UNI- TRAK- rear suspension rocker ann now mounts to the swingarm inste a d of the f rame. Susp e nsion forces are transferred to the new. 17mm longer hydro forme d a l um in um tapered swingarm. _ New 2-stage carbon-fiber reed valves are more responsiv e at lower engine rpm wha1e secondary fiberg la ss reeds prevent power robbing valve flutter at high engine rpm. Kolbe Cycle Sa les Pa lmetto Kawasaki Mid America Powersports Hudson Cycle Center 22 123 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (81 8) 348-7865 6400 W. 20 Ave. Hialeah, FL 33016 (888 ) 565-2555 www.polmettomotorsports.com 333 N. West St. Wichito, KS 67205 (316) 945-8221 2 Flagstone Drive Hudson, NH 03 051 (603) 882 -1573 MARYLAND Atlanti c Cycle & Power Naults Windham Kawasaki COLORADO Kissimmee Motorsports Xtre me Performance Kawasaki 88 8th Street Castle Rock, CO 80 109 (303 ) 660-5302 2632 N. Orange Blossom Tra il Kissimmee, FL 34744 (407 ) 847-6686 4580 Crain Hwy. White Plains, MD 20695 (30 1) 75 3-117 1 Pa lm Beach Cycles 2353 N. Militory Trail W. Palm Beach, FL 33409 (56 1) 683 -1642 Sun Kawasaki 8877 N. Washington St. Denver, CO 80229 (303) 287-7566 GEORGIA 60 Range Rood Windham, NH 03087 (800 ) 86 7·7220 NEW JERSEY Motion Enterj:lrises Kawa saki Higgins Pewersperts 7 Worcester Ra. Borre, MA 0 1005 (978) 355-6343 2907 Fire Road Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234 (609) 645-81 8 1 Kawasaki Sport Cente r 566 Rt. 13 North Pompton Pla ins, NJ 07444 (973) 831-1930 Fun Cente r Motosports Kawasaki 50 Anima s View Drive Durango, CO 8 130 1 (970) 259 -1070 (800) 720·MOTO 2285 Iris Drive SE Conyers, GA 30013 (770)761-9040 www.motosportsconyers.com Sun Enterprises Performance Cycle Kawasaki MISSISSIPPI 2044 R 206 t. Vincentown, NJ 08088 (609) 859-0333. 1008 N. Glenwood Ave. Dolton, GA 30721 (706 ) 226- 5269 Southern Spo rts Ce nter NEW MEXICO 8877 No. Washington Thornton, CO 80 229 (303) 287-7566 Kawasaki of Rome Cycle Design Route 2A-305 State R d. Phillipston, MA 0 133 1 (978) 249 -2244 1903 US Hwy49 South Florence, MS 39073 (601) 936-5700 2853 Alabama Hwy SW. Rome, GA 301 65 (706) 235-3454 www.kawasakioFrome.com a Chaplin, 06 235 (860) 455- 1233 New England Cycle Works Inc. 66 1 Gold Stor Hwy. RTl 84 Midwest Kawasaki 235 So. Florissant Rd. ILLINOIS Chaplin Kawasaki Rt 6 Ferguson, MO 63135 (314 ) 524-3 141 W illy World Kawasaki McBrann Cycle Shed Groton, a 06340 (860 ) 445-8 158 101 No. Reed St. Joliet, IL60435 (815) 725-466 6 Action Kawasaki Dan 's Cycle MISSOURI 303 NE 72 St. Gladstone, MO 64118 (800) 99 9-7929 KANSAS 7218 W. Dutch Ave. Hesston, KS 67062 (6 20) 327-500 1 2705 1st St. Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 745-9521 48 O CTOBER 29. 2003' cue • e n e _ s Hooksett Kawasaki 1354 Hooksett Rd. Hooksett, NH 03106 (603) 669·4343 Mt. Holly Kawasaki Sa nta Fe Motorsports 2594 Camino Entrada Santo Fe, NM 87507 (505) 438-1888 NEW YORK Ithaca Recreation Sports 1906 Elmira Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 (607) 564-7913 Thom as Motorsports 1201 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (63 1) 588-3399 New York Motorcycle 222 -02 Jama ica Ave. Queens Village, NY 11428 (718) 479-7777 www.newyorkmotorcyde.com