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.. Ride Hard Ride t o Win ~ ~~ Roll t he RM250 up to the starting gate and listen.That so und you just heard is t he competition taking a big gu lp.And for good reason.The 2004 RM250 comes from a racing program t hat has produced more World Championsh ips than any other brand in t he modern motocross e ra. Th e RM250 is engineered to turn horsepower into fast lap tim es. When it comes to mid-range performance, t he RM2 50 goes by a simple propositio n: more is better. And th is yea r, you can take t ha t t o t he bank .T he engine is modified for stronger low -end and mid-range pe rformance and smoother power deli very, putting power to th e ground with a tw ist o f the thrott le . And that's not all.T he 2004 RM250 is loaded with re finements front to back with one t hing in m ind getting you to th e top of the podiu m l • A mod ified crankshaft with incre ased crank inert ia helps produce smoother and mo re contro llable traction under hard acce leratio n • N ew rear suspension linkage is anchored o n and dire cts loads to the swingarm inst ead o f the frame , allowi ng use of a lighte r frame . • Chromium-molybdenum steel. single-backbone. double-cradle frame engineere d for optimum perfo rmance o n a variety o f tracks. Fo r 2004, frame is st ronger and stiffer, and st raight-line stability is e nhanced • N ew Showa tw in-chamber cartridge-type front for ks pro vide smoo th re spon sive ness , linear damping and exceptio nal res istanc e to bottom ing ~~ ALABAMA Action Molorsports 114 Chilton Place Clon ton, Al 35045 (20 51755 ·0097 Ada ms Molorsporls 528 North Eastern Blvd. Monlgome ry, Al 361 17 (334) 27 1-5 500 CALIFORINA Hohm Molorsporls 125 E. Boll Rd. Anoh eim, CA 92 80 5 (714) 56 3-1700 Bellflower Molorsporls 10 401 E. Alond ra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 (562) 925-5097 ChicoMotorsporls 1528 pork Ave. Chico, CA 95928 (800) 356-4735 Puenle Hills Molorsporl s 17435 E. Go le Ave. #A City of Industry, CA 91 748 (626) 854·5770 Corona Molorsports 363 America n Circle Coro na , CA 92880 (909 ) 735- 2030 Oro nge County Suzuki 160 1 Newporl Blvd. Costa Meso , CA 92627 (949) 646-2428 The Winninfl Balance Clawson Molorspor ls 6334 N . Blackstone Ave. Fresno , CA 937 10 (559 ) 43 5-5020 Southla nd Cycle Cenler, Inc. 81 4 1 Gorden G rove Blvd . Go rden Grove, CA 92844 (714) 893 -5091 SonIa Barbora Molor Sporls 5718 Ho llister Ave. Goleta, CA 93 117 (805) 967-9898 Easl Boy Molorsporls 2 1756 Foothill Blvd. Hayword , CA 94541 (51 0) 889-7900 Performa nce Molorsporls 32 881 Ca mino Capistrono Son Juon Cop istrono, CA 92675 (949) 493-5004 Woodland Cycle 32 Kentucky Ave. Woodland, CA 95695 (53 0 ) 666-5349 Cycle Riders Suzuki of Orlando 3450 W. Colonial Dr. O rlando, Fl 32808 (40 7) 295-0045 COLORADO Son luis Molorsports 6 Higuero St. Son lu is Obispo , CA 93401 (805) 541- 2200 Fun Cenler 50 Animas View Drive Durongo , CO 81 301 (970) 259-1070 (800) 720-MOTO Powerspor ls of Tampo 13521 N . Florido Ave. Tompa, Fl 33 61 3 (8 13) 968-78 88 TAG Molorsporl s 1850 E. Edinger Ave. Sa nto Ana , CA 92705 (714) 25 8-33 11 Jim & Jim's of SonIa Rosa, Inc. 910 Santo Rosa Ave. San to Rosa , CA 9540 4 (70 7) 545-1672 CONNECTICUT Slamford Molorsports 170 Selleck St. Stamford, CT 06902 (203 ) 323-3 14 1 DELAWARE Powersporls Easl 2A King Ave. Newca stle, DE 19720 (302) 323-9044 Saddlebock Suzuki 23034 lak e Forest Dr. laguna Hills, CA 9265 3 (9491 770 -670 1 Saugus Suzuki 26081 Bouquet Cyn. Rd. Sougus, CA 9 1350 (66 1) 254-2929 long Beach Molorsports 32 9 1 Cherr y Ave. long Beach, CA 90 807 (562) 4 27 -2779 Sports Cenler 17 17 -B Fremont Blvd. Seaside , CA 93 955 (800) 80 1-2401 Broward Motorsports 4101 Davie Rd. Exl. Davie, Fl 330 24 (954) 4 36 -9905 Pacific Molorsporls 1639 S. Coo st Hwy. Oceanside, CA 92054 (760) 433-5464 Simi Volley Cycles 2902 l.A. Ave. Simi Volley, CA 93065 (805) 522-34 34 Palmelto Suzuki 6400 W. 20 Ave. Hoilea h/ Miomi, Fl 3 30 16 (888) 565-25 55 Wesl Coosl Motorsporls 38 45 N . Perris Blvd. Perris, CA 92571 (909) 943-20 6 1 Col Coosl Motorsporls 5455 Walker 51. Ventura , CA 93003 (805) 642-0900 Cycle Riders Suzuki of lo ngwood 855 N. Hwy 17 -92 longwood, Fl 32750 (407) 6 95- 4900 S4 JANUARY 14, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS 40th Anniversary FLORIDA GEORGIA Camden Molorsporls of Glynn 5581 Habersham St. Brunswick, GA 3 1520 (91 2) 279-0 100 Suzuki of Conlon 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. Can ton, GA 30 114 (770) 479-3340 Suzuki of Barlow County.com 96 Ea sl Iron Belt Rd. Cortersville, GA 30120 (770) 386-89 65 Suzuki of Dalton 205 M.l. Ki ng Jr. Blvd. Dolton, GA 30 72 1 teamsyd@aol. com (706) 278-5625 Goinesville Motorsports 2750 Browns Bridge Rd. Go inesville, GA 30504 (770 ) 532-7083 Camden Molorsporls 1999 Comme rce Dr. Kingsland, GA 31 548 (9 12) 673-6410