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G~~ ,1M ~. ~ an other reason might be the altered rid ing position com pared to th e st andard R 1. Th is come s thanks t o the German re ar sets that pu t y ou r fe et hi gher and furt he r ba ck , and a raised rear ride height, and i t fe els m u ch more like GP racer th an a spo rtb ik e, wit h m ore of you r bod y weight resting on the handlebar to help load up the front wheel for added grip. Okay - but this also makes it m ore of an effort to li f t the Yamaha o v er fr om side t o s id e, a n d ma y e xplain wh y , in a series of tighter turns along a winding country roa d, you do n eed to wo rk qu ite hard at m ak ing the VfJM RF 1SP steer. On faster , m or e ope n c urves it's great - espe ci ally with th e mu ch li gh te r. Dymag whee ls speed ing up the stee ri n g through reduc ed gyro scopic effec t ; sin ce th ese p redo m inate o n t h e fa st roa d co urses th e ra cer it's derived from (and wh ose cha ssis geometry it sha res) was bu ilt for, th at's the main thing . The lighter wh eels al so reduce unsprung we ight and help th e susp ension com p li ance, and though th e VfJM bik e has a stiffer ri de than a production RI , its multi adjustable suspension means you can dia l in settings suitable for every kind of use - like tra ck days - very easily. One thing you 'r e glad o f with such an incredibly potent motor is that the RF I -SP sto ps j ust as well as it goes , thanks to the PFM b rakes with their braided ho ses, whi ch are eve n bett er i n street use than the stock R I 's alr eady excellent Sumitomo package. The six -pot calipers aren 't as grabby as you might ex pect such a powerful setup to be, providing more progressivity than Nissin 's snatchier six -pack stoppers, but with a grea t deal more bite and outrigh t stopping power than an y st r e et B r emb o s , o nce yo u sq ueeze hard. And riding in the rain. as I had c a u se t o d o i n ty pically British co nditions (we don 't h ave a c lima te, w e j u st ha v e we at he r) showed th at the PFMs are predic t able and easy to m odulat e - yo u won 't wish that you had ABS fitted t o th e bike. The stiffer sp ring s fitted to the sto ck f ork also me an the RF I-SP doesn 't stand on its nose wh en you brake re ally, really h ard, lik e the st and ard b ik e d oe s - add ing t o th e c o n fi d en c e you get from using the brakes. Nice package . Sa m e th in g go es fo r t he w h ol e bike - for wh ile it 's undeniab ly potent and pretty peaky, th e RF I -SP can be r idden in traffic or off the powerban d around town perfectly easi ly . You j ust k now you have all that perform ance corked up in the bottle, waiting to be released . And wh en you get the go faster genie up and runn ing once the traffic cl ears and th e road opens out, there' s no more effective d ev ice fo r street-sweepi ng sportbikin g th an the VfJM Yama ha race rep li ca . Well except for David J efferies' actual TTwinner, th at is .... eN FMF MEM O R I AL D AY MOTOCROSS MondaY!1 May 29th!1 2000 at Perris R aceway! FMF SSQ • Event Plaques End ot the D a y Annual TealfJ Race T-Shirts to First Place Winners'" Motocross Races open to All Classes! • main Trad< 5partsm",anle FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL GFI RACING (909) 3 4 1 - 8 0 0 2 Championship Titles will be determined by accum ula ted p oints both days in each class Age is based on age as of January 1, 2000. Original birth certificate required. Entries open May 22nd • Pre-entries must be postmarked by 6"6/00 PRE-ENTRY P O ST-EN TRY $60 FOR FIRST CLASS, EACH DA Y $55 FOR ADDITIONA L CLASSES $80 FOR FIRST CLASS, EACH DA Y $75 FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSES NO CHECKS W I L L BE ACCEPTED ON RACE DAY G ateFee: 615.00 For the week-end or 610.00 per day. Children &·12 are 65.00 • G ateg open both dayg at &:00 a.m . FI ivergide. C aliForniag2507 O accents magtercard/Viga. make checkg/money orderg payable to GFI Racing. 3280 Vine. R ------- --------- - - - - - -- - --- -------------------- ~~ o YES! Start m y subscription im m ediately to Cycle N ews . 1 year/50 is~ Ut. s for $45 .00. (can be b illed 2 e mon t h ly payments) o o Name Add res s (25 City _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ph on e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sta te _ _ Zip o _ O rder Date Send to: ,~ !Jltl De". , Inc. e o o o P.O . Box 5084 , Cos ta Mesa, CA 92628-5084 To ~l Free S u bscrip tio n Hotline (800) 831-2 220 24-h our FAX Ord er Line (714) 751-668 5 • E-m ail: Su bscribe@cyclenews.co m Signature • Every w eek fo r two years (lOa issues for $80.(0) Six m onths second class isSUL "'S for $23.(0) Th is is a o N ew Subscri p tio n o Ren e w al Plea se bill m e 1 p ayme n t o f $45 .00 Bill 2 payments of $22.50 = Enclosed is m y check or m on ey order C ha rge my o _ I V1SII 0 Visa Mast erca rd C'Jorw. y_ r (SO iM\H"ll). 2nd class C a nada o r M.....ico MC /Visa# :;;~:~~':'" ::;'~ a;,,:~1~:~\~ ~5). lsi ~ '_ ~u~ Expiration Date cue I e n e _ s • ~_m MAV31 , 2 0 0 0 23