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- - Red line: '05 model - - Blue line: '06 model The back end got some serious upgrades as well. The spring is now made aut of lightweight (30 percent lighter) titanium· a production first· ond the rod diameter has been increased from 16mm to 18mm. In addition, the shock reservoir's capacity has been increosed 30 percent. Again, the new shock is similar to what the factory team hos been usin • 1tIIlIN_D The VZI25 II , . - W9 lOt to t.t. whIdt mew It ,.... 1Ot h it WIlle'" "*.... dld . . ~ thauah q. yz I'\IIlS "'"' CMIt of tha tumI • lot IIrit the '05 Y% did. IICClIIIndIon seems to lot ~ thin .,... You GIll IIreteh out e.ch of die silt bit more Ilefort UlkIrW .. stab II: the shift '-r. , -..;. tOrqUe hlInatna around that you can _1hOrHhIft the bike • bit If you Ib. Either way. the Yamalw.1nlMIS . . quiCe well .... hooks up ptelly aood out of the ....,., d1ou&h not IlllII'Iy II well II the four.stroklls, whidl II why the thumpe/'lI ' - such .. bla IldvIntlwe CMII" the two-Itr'oklII. On sheer honepOWlll' alone, thou&h. the ~ IIrlaht .... with the F, 1IIIt.... all of the paww to the pmd II .. d«4Il .... t IIOr)t $1111, the Yamaha II fait and do a et-lt job of IwcinI with the 2SOFs on the IacaI traCks. OW' bike IlMded no Jetd.. c:hqes. It 1'811 p4IIWcdy ri&ht out of the crate .... 1tII1 does. But prob&bIy the bIaest difference bet\_ the '05 yz and the '06 yz Is the IUIfl8IIIIon, wi. mainly the fork. The _ . ~ K!Iyaba fork Is just plain outItandI... far better than last ~•• unit. It -'cs up the little stuff much better .... can stili handle the bla stuff IIld the IIamdOWlll lust Dke It used to. It truly offers the beat of both worlds. And the back end II quite too. Ewn thouah _ really had nothlnc to c:omplaIn lIbout here last ~ the '06 yz aaoct. feels just • aaoct. If not a little better. than the ·os yz, which "* 1lllck to bIck with the '06. The b8dt end en the to _lInlUI1d II muchCMll"tha_~IItcI"",""'.tha 0-.11. '05. the YImIha ~ eaallllllly d9wlI tile 1'OUIIt"""1I: any speed. 0theI wile. It a haw ...... SO happy with the Yr. I11III*liioi1 that _ haw )C lD mab a . . . dcker chqe II: either end. Just did IaIt Y*II', the yz feels ~ IW1t - much I....,. than the ttunpers -Illd It ~ to .,. thrown around and fkked _ Ilks no other. It's sa nimble that you fMI II thou&h you have complllte dominance CMII" the madllne, especIIIIy wilen It c:omes to tlII1\In,. The Yamaha requt.... wry IItde effort to.-It In and out of the comers ~ Inother ~ advaI-.1t hat over the four-stnlbs. SImply put, the yz Is _ throuah the IUI1lI. The yz Is more comforUlllle than before, much thanks to the taler and softer . . . We also like the fldter hancIebU' '-'s muth bettIlr CMII" the old. sIdnny ones. As usual. the Yr, bnIkes .... 1IIp8t -.lIIld have ___ lent feel II: both ends. '06 ,.... IS pIuih...... but doeI/l't *'" vz. .,. "It eM. RS We have to commend YImIha for stIclIcq with the 125 IIICI pI'ClCIucII1I an _ better YZI15. Ewn thouah the 125 twostroke mt;tt not be the bike of choice for the ProlI8Il)'Il'lOI'e. it sdl has Its niche, _ I f that niche Is . . . . smaller by the cfl¥. But there Is no other bike that betIier . . thIt niche than the 't1maha, lIIld that ml&ht not c:f1IIw! for,.-s 1D - . CII eye... N W' • AUGUST31,200S 51