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    Aug 01, 2018 3 minutes
    STORY MATT BERNARD
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    YAMAHA AUSTRALIA

    For so many years, riders were forced to leave their dreams of racing a Yamaha in favour of the European manufacturers almost as a rite of passage when moving from the PW50 into the 65cc class. Aside from a sprinkling of green, for so long the 65cc class has been KTM, KTM, KTM… Cobra and Husqvarna’s entry into Australia has broken the mould, but with one fell swoop Yamaha announced a serious assault on the 65cc market.

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