Excellent condition or better.

NEW 2001 HI-PERFORMANCE YAMAHA

SPY PHOTOS ON PAGE 52!

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MAGAZI

JUNE

2000

MAXXI

FIRST

TEST

pra

YAMAHA

YZ426

SPECIAL REPORT

NEW DS650

STAGE 3RACE KIT

FX400:

CANNONDALE

REVEALS ITS

SPEED.

SECRETS!

MAX

GUIDE TO ATV

VACATIONS

& TOURS!

FIRST

LOOK

KAWASAKI MOJAVE VS.

HONDA 300EX

SHOOTOUT!

NEW RIDING

GEAR FOR THE

TRACK & TRAIL

500 4x4

WOLVERINE

ALL

NEW

MODELS

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VOLUME 20,

NUMBER 6

JUNE 2000

QUADS

40 RON WOOD DS650 BOMBARDIER

Expert-level motor mods

52 SPY PHOTOS OF NEW YAMAHA

2001 high-performance model is for reall

54 INSIDE THE NEW CANNONDALE FX400

A closer look and a talk with the engineers

FOURTRAX 300EX vs. MOJAVE 250

Battle of the classic sport machines

72

84 YAMAHA YZ426F & WOLVERINE 500

Trick cross-country racers

FEATURES

50 JACKAL TIRES

56

64 PRO CORNERING TIPS

Carve 'em up fast!

118

126 FOX HELMET

Checking out new headgear

136 ATV VACATIONS AND TOURS

Your guide to festivals and rides

147 DIRT WHEELS READER SURVEY

Win a set of Shredder tires

dirtwheels

Testing a new general-purpose tire

NEW QUAD GALLERY

The latest new machines from the factories

LATEST ATV RIDING GEAR

Outfits for trail riders and racers

150 MINI THOR BOOTS

Protection for the little gang

EVENTS

CROSS-COUNTRY OPENER

Tough track in Florida

102

€ 130 ADELANTO GRAN PRIX

A classic, weird event!

DEPARTMENTS

10 OVER THE BARS

New Traxter

22 WIDE OPEN

A harrowing tale

28 DIALED-IN

Tricky tech

37 LETTERS

Were those stunts for real?

160 HOT SETUPS

Cool tips

162 HOT STUFF

MAGAZINE

Stylin' new products

164 DW SUBSCRIPTION INFO

Saves you money

166 PARTING SHOT

Snow, mud and dirt

ON THE COVER:

A lot of new

machinery and

action graces this

month's cover. Test

riders are Wes (H-

Bombardier)

Miller and Brand

Johnson and Gary

Jones on the sport

quads. Action

photos by Ketchup

T. Cox, Esq.

JUNE 2000/DIRT WHEELS 9