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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 light lor eve ry second in la p times. because the other guy's going to. Just a sk the las test guy in the cla;s. James Stewa rt, the current AMA 12 5cc West SX Champ ion. So after receiving ro ve reviews lor lost yea rs a ll-new KX 125 , we wer en't happy to rest on our la urels. With input Irom James a nd his la ctory works race team , we boosted O mid -r ange and top-end eng ine performance thank s t o a new 2 - stoge reed valve. a higher compressio n ra t io, improved cylinde r an d p ist on. and a re mapped ig niti on ti ming curve. For better traction a nd handling, we redesigned the UNI -TRAK " rea r suspension w ith a new linka g e system that directs energy into the swingarm and fitted a works · type semi-sea led car tridge inverted Iront lark. We also re-engineered the lightweight steel per imeter fra me lor improved stillness balance, and ra ised the loot rest and broke -pede] positions to increase ground clea ra nce. Plus, we added new routing lor the Iront broke hose to improve bra king powe r and lee I. In his searc h lor excellence, Ja mes Stewart has raise d the bar in the cut-throa t compet itive 125cc closs. And in the quest lor quicker lop times. the tool 01 choice is the new KX125. KXI25 • The updated engine delivers awesome powe r characteristics, from a n improved bonom-end. to a stronger mid-rang., to a higher peak output, • New- link UN I-TRAK'" rear suspension rocker a rm now m ounts to the swingarm instead of t he frame . Suspension forces a re transferred to the new. 17mm longer hydroformed a lum inum tapered swingarm. • New 2 ·stage carbofl.fiber reed val ves a re responsive at lower engine rpm while mont secondary fiberglass reeds p re ve nt power robbing valve flutter at high engine rpm. Kolbe Cycle Sa les Palmetto Kawasaki Mid America Powers ports Hudson Cycle Center 22123 Ventura Blvd . Wood land Hills, CA 91364 (818) 3.48-7865 6400 W . 20 Ave. Hialeah, FL 33016 (888) 565·2555 www.pa lmettomatorsparts.com 333 N. West St. Wichita, KS 67205 (316) 945- 8221 2 Flagstone Drive Hudson, NH 0 3051 (603) 882-1573 COLORADO Kissimmee Motorsports 2632 N. Orange Blossom Trail Kissimmee, FL 34744 (407)847-6686 Xtreme Performance Kawasaki 88 8th Street Castle Rock, CO 80109 (3031660·5302 MARYLAND Atlantic Cycle & Power 4580 Crain Hwy. Wh ite Plains, MD 20695 (301) 753·1 17 1 Naults Windh am Kawa saki Palm Beach Cycles 2353 N. Milita ry Trail W . Palm Beach, FL 33.409 (56 1) 683 ·1642 Sun Kawa saki 8877 N. Washing ton St. Denver, CO 80229 (303) 287·7566 GEORGIA Higgins Powerspcrts 7 Wo rcester Ro. Barre, MA 01005 (9781355-6343 Fun Center Motosports Kawasaki 50 Animas View Drive Durango, CO 8 130 1 (970) 259· 1070 (800) 720-MOTO 2285 Iris Drive SE Conyers, GA 30013 (770) 761- 9040 www.motospartsconyers.com Route 2A-305 State Rd. Phillipston, MA 01 331 (978) 24 9-2244 Sun Enterprises Performance Cycle Kawasaki MISSISSIPPI 88 77 No. Washington Thornton, CO 80229 (303) 287·7566 1008 N. Glenwood Ave. Dalton, GA 30721 (706) 226·5269 Southern Sports Center CONNECTICUT Kawasaki of Rome 2853 Alabama Hwy SW. Rome, GA 30165 (706 ) 235·3454 www.kawasakiofrome .com Chaplin Kawasaki Keene Motorsports 36 2 Flat Roof Mill Rood Swan zey, NH 0 3446 (603) 357-9999 www.keenemotorsports .com Cycle Design 1903 US Hwy 49 South Florence, MS 39073 (601) 936·5700 MISSOURI 60 Range Rood Windham , NH 03087 (8001867-7220 NEW JERSEY Motion Enter prises Kawasaki 2907 Fire Road Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234 (609) 645-8 18 1 Kawasaki Sport Center 566 RI. 23 North Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 (973 1831· 1930 Mt. Holly Kawasaki 2044 Rt. 206 Vincentown, NJ 08088 (609) 859·0333 Midwest Kawasaki NEW MEXICO Santa Fe Motorsports ILLINOIS 235 So. Florissa nt Rd . Ferguson, MO 63135 (314) 524-31 4 1 New Engla nd Cycle Works Inc. 66 1 Gold Stor Hwy. RT184 Willy World Kawasaki McBrann Cycle Shed Groton, a 06340 (860 ) 445-8158 101 No. Reed St. Joliet, IL60435 (815) 725·4666 FLORIDA KANSAS Rt 6 Chaplin, a 06235 (8601 455 -1233 Action Kawasaki 44 Dan's Cycle 2705 1st St. Bradenton, FL3.4208 (94 1) 745·952 1 7218 W . Dutch Ave. Hesston, KS 67062 (620) 327-5001 JANUARY 7 . 2004' c ue I .. n .. vv s 303 NE 72 St. Gladstone, MO 64 118 (800) 999-792 9 25 94 Ca mino Entrada Sonta Fe, NM 87507 (505 ) 43 8·1 888 NEW YORK Ithaca Recreation Sports 1906 Elmira Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 (607) 56.4·7913 Hooksett Kawas aki 1354 Hooksett Rd. Hooksett, NH 03 106 (603) 669 ·.43.43 Thomas Motorsports 1201 Rout 112 e Port Jefferson Stotion/, NY 11776 (63 1) 588-3.l99