05/16/2024
Competition had clearly heated up to a fever pitch in 1985, as we continue to see updates and full redesigns for the 1986 model year. Today the full dealer brochure of Yamaha's final foray in the 250cc ATV race class. Lower profile tires and a 6th gear certainly didn't hurt anything for looks or performance for the new Tri-Z, but foreshadowing of it's chapter closing in clear "how to ride" illustrations on the back of this factory advertising, makes it hard to not now see what was coming for this platform.