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The Ninja®IX-7R. The superbike champion stays ahead of the pack. The A MA Super bike class is a demanding place to nice. On tracks fro m Daytona to La gu na Seca. ev ery rider and every Superbik e has to earn its kee p. An d more often th a n not. Ka was aki h as ended up o n top. with more Superbike titl es th an a ny other man ufacturer in history . T he Ni nja ' Z X-7R is o ne reason why. It its la te st i ncarnat ion . th e 7 R ha s th e balance of power. han dling an d braking it needs to stay ahead of the pack. The heart of the Z X-7 R is a sho rt-s troke engi ne fue led by Twin Ra m A ir a nd fo ur 38 mm K eihi n curbs flowing mix ture acro ss an ultra -narro w va lve ang le. Harne ss in g a ll t h i s Supe rb ik e p ore n tia l i s a n e xce p tio na lly rig id alu mi num pe rim ete r frame . fu lly a djus tabl e inv e rt e d f o rk a nd UN I-T R A K' re a r suspe ns ion fo r im peccab le sportbike han dlin g . A nd when it's ti m e to enter tum on e , the 6- p isto n du al semifl oating front discs are lik e w ise capable. Performance and control. define 'the perfect machine. and the perfect Ninja ZX -7R. They Fu n CenterlFas guy Racing 50 A ni mas View Drive Duran go. CO 8130 I (800) 72O-MOTO Freepo rt Kawasaki 3086 Rt. 26 N. Freepo rt Il, 6 1032 (8 t 5) 235-7549 Cycle Design Route 2A Phillipston. MA 01331 (978) 249-2244 King C ycle Inc. 657 Utica Avenue Brooklyn. NY 11203 (7 18) 773-2279 Horizon M o to rsports 800 W. Main Sterling, CO 8075 1 (970) 52 1-7660 Wood fi e ld M o to rs ports Kawa sa k i 85 E. Golf Road Hoffman Estates . IL 60 173 (847) 885-7525 Ba e rs Cy cl e Sales In c. I I Harvey Street Sp ringfield. MA 01119 (4 13) 783-2520 M a tt's Kawa saki 257 Mansion S!. Coxsa ckie, NY 12051 (5 18) 73 1-8 118 Mahowal d Spo rts Hwy 13 & 19 E. P.O. Box 65 New Pragu e. MN 56071 (6 12) 758-1-188 Lo ng Is land K a w asa k i 67 N. Broadway Rte. 107 Hicksville. NY 1180 1 (5 16) 935-6969 INDIANA Sun Kawasaki 8877 N. Wash ington Thornton. CO 80229 (303) 287-7566 ..... Indy C y cl e & S k i 5025 N. Post Road Indianapolis. IN 4622 6 (317 ) 899- 1600 ~,....,~ La ke City Kaw a sak i 3426 E. US Hwy. 30 Warsaw. IN 46580 (2 19) 269-4 199 Mid town Kawasak i 1864 Sila s Deane Hwy Rocky Hill. CT 06067 (860) 72 1-0193 KANSAS FLORIDA Ci ty Cylc e Sale s Gab le s M otorspo rt s 7300 SW 40th Sl. Miami. FL 33 155 (305) 266-8300 1309 N. Washington Junction City. KS 6644 1 (285) 238-34 11 LOUSIANA Su perbi kes Of M iami 15660 we« Dixie Hwy. NMB. FL 33 t6 2 (305) 949-8 153 D& L Pow ersp o rts 1440 Westbank Expressway Harvey. LA 7005 8 (504) 227-2272 GEORGIA MARYLAND K a w a s a k i Of Canto n 9450 Knox Bridge Hwy. Canton. GA 30 114 (770 ) 479-3340 NEVADA K a w a saki O f R eno 2697 Mill Street Reno. NV 89502 (775) 786-8 696 NEW JERSEY Big Red Kawa saki 105 Route 36 Eatontown. NJ 07724 (732) 542-7800 Motion En te rprises Kawa saki 2907 Fire Road Egg Harbo r Twp. NJ 08234 (609) 645-8 181 M o ti on Enterprises K a w asa k i 629 White Horse Pike Hammonton. NJ 08037 (609) 56 1-8181 C ycles USA 14021 Georgia Ave. Silver Spri ng. MD 20906 (30 1)460- 1600 Woodbury Po wersports 685 South Evergreen Avenue Woodbury Heights. NJ 08097 (856) 848-54 14 A tl an tic Cy cle & Power 44 20 Crain High way White Plains. MD 20695 (30 1) 870-7 173 ILLINOIS R .L. Kawasaki P.O. Box 118 Effingham. 1L 6240 I (2 17) 868-2550 5 . 2 000' Farmers T ra ctor C o . I n c. 3000 Hwy. 82 E. Greenville. MS 38704 (662 ) 332-810 8 Ca pitol Heights. MD 20743 (30 I ) 808-9 500 Motion s Kawasaki 333 Cobb Pkwy. N. Marietta. GA 3006 2 (770) 425-4000 J ULY ~~ Itha ca Recreation Sports 1906 Elmira Road Newfie ld. NY 14867 (607) 564-7913 Thom as M o torsp o rts 1201 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station. NY 11776 (63 1) 588- 3399 Britt M o torsports 6789 Market Stree t Wilmington. NC 28405 (9 10) 79 1-8321 Forsy th Motosp ort s 5599 Univers ity Parkway Winston-Salem . NC 27 105 (336) 767-2020 OHIO Fre e Sta te Cycle 860 I Central A venue M ille n niu m C ycle W o rks 725 Bea ver Run Road Lilburn. GA 30047 (770) 638-8373 34 ............ Higgin s Powersports 7 Worcester Rd. Barre. MA 0 I005 (978) 355· 6343 cue • e neVIl's NEW YORK A ll Star Pow e rs p o rts 1370 Blondell Avenue Bronx. NY 10461 (7 18) 828-8599 K a w a saki C y cl e s & Powe r Eq u ip m e n t O f N ewburgh 28 Windsor Hwy, Rt 32 South Newb urgh. NY 12550 (9 14) 562-3400 McCun e Cycle W o rl d 327 Ash land Road Mansfield . OH 44905 (4 19) 524-2 222 Jerry Fe rre ll Kawa sa k i 3 147 Eastpo inte Drive Medina. OH 44 256 (330) 723- 3105 Mi d Ohio K a w asaki 494 Harcourt Road Mt. Vernon. OH 43050 (740) 397-5272 Boul e v ard C ycle 938 Coo kson Ave. S.E. New Philadelp hia. Oli 44663 (330) 308-8900