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Cycle News 1973 05 15

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It) > ::;; '" - U A Special Noguchi Mod ified Version of the New Yamaha 125 Motocrosser The 125 NOguchi Yamaha . by Jim Gianatsis photos by Gary Van Voorhis and Gianatsis Motocross becomes a more and m ore co mpetitive form of motorcycle racing each y ear. As the sport progresses and the riders get better, the battles over first place seem to get tougher. This seems to be especially true in the 125 class where the riders are usually young, tough and fearless. With organizations like the FIM and AMA now beginning to promote 125 class Professional racing, the competition has really gotten fierce . Rider ability still counts for a lot when it comes to winning, but having a good co mpetitive bike is probably even more important here than in any other class . Most 250 riders are satisified with th e p o wer thei r bikes produce. while every Ope n class ri der will admit tha t he has mo re p oni es at h is dis posal t han he co u ld ever u s e effectively on a mo tocro ss course. The 12 5 class rider is the one who is really looking for a way to ma ke his bike go faster. One of the most popular motocross bikes in the 125 class is Yamaha's AT3 MX. It has been on the market now for five years without any major changes and has proven itself to be a competitive and reliable bike. With the advent of The bike is a su per ha ndler. F ron t fo rks are sp ecial' Noguch i Ite ms and the bra ke Is m agne sium. new b ikes on the mar ket such as the Husky and Penton 125's the 125 Y amah a has progressively been left be hind by the newer machines . In st ock configuration the prese nt AT3 MX is in need of m o re power an d im provement in handlin g. Just about the ti me Yamaha 125 MX owners were beginning to dispair of finding a way to make their bikes co mpetitive again, along came the Noguchi kits to transform their Yamahas into firebreathing dragons. The kits, imported and distributed by Dirty Distributing of Atlanta, are the prod uct of Taneharu Noguchi, a mastermind of two cycle wizardry who is worki ng under a developernent contract with the Yamaha home factory. The kits are buil t by Noguchi at his own fac tory an d are available fro m no othe r source in the sta tes but Dirty who . is their sole dist ribu ter, alo ng with Dir ty's dealers. The latest sq ua re barrel kits come complete with a chrome line d al umin um cylinder, special head, piston ki t , bearings, carburetor, expansion chamber. and other goodies . The kit retails for 5285. The Noguchi kitted Yamahas still may not handle as well as some of the more current racers on the market but there aren't any that are as fast .

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