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Cycle News 1982 11 03

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eWhat Y-0u ~11 see • In ~83: ~ The new off-road C\l 00 0') ~ ... C(") $-.4 (1,) Yamahas ..0 S (1,) ;> 0 z .,...... .... ~ (Clockwise from above) The big bore IT stays blue. but gets a boost to 490cc and shares the new YZ suspension package. The YZ490. as with all the YZs. has a special valve in the forks that allows them to be dialed in for small and large bumps. The YZ260 ge~s a lower frame-mounted radiator. The YZ80 also gets the latest in suspension and watercooling. The new PW80 uses suspension and a centrifugal clutch to fill the gap between the V-Zinger and the YZ80. The IT260 gets a safety seat and also benefits from the updated YZ suspension. Not only is the YZ126 the lightest of the light YZ lineup. but the new shock location lowers the center of gravity. 14

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