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Anybody plan on buying a 250cc 2 stroke MX bike (or two) before they completely stop making them?
IMO, 2 strokes are moto, and the most fun. No need to rip me for stating my opinion, I'm an old guy who grew up on 2 strokes
IMO, 2 strokes are moto, and the most fun. No need to rip me for stating my opinion, I'm an old guy who grew up on 2 strokes
i've got two of them right now that are both in great shape (one has less than 4 hours) so i should be good for the next while with these girls.
who knows what the future will bring (for any of us), i am not opposed to riding 4strokes ever again, two strokes are just where where my heart lies at this time.
i grew up on two strokes, 4 strokes elevated my riding due to several things that have been beaten to death on boards. after several years it became important to me to be able to ride a two stroke as well as the 4 stroke, so i bought a two stroke and after a few rides accomplished that goal and am very happy on the two stroke.
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however that wasn't the point of my post, the point is being able to ride two and four strokes equally.
another way to look at is:
if you and your competition are pretty equal on a 4stroke,(trading wins). can you or anyone switch to the "slower" bike and still win? in the end if you can, what does that make you?
it's a challenge and one that i took up on my own for my own reasons.
look, it really isn't about money and bikes, it is about skill and challenging yourself, in my mind.
it is important to me to be able to rip off the same lap times whether i am on a 4 stroke or a 2 stroke. 4 stokes are great and have enabled us to do great things with ease, can you (not a challenge to any one person but to everyone)switch back to a two stroke and do those same things???
in my case the answer is yes and that means something to me. that's it, bottom line.
But not a 250.......Gonna get me a new 300 KTM....
I just bought another KX250 last night.
I just love the smoker's!!!
BUT, I'm also thinking of a new KLX450, Another bad ass wood's bike!!!!
Best of both world's!!!!!
How many times have we PROVED - that 2-strokes are just as fast as 4-strokes in the hands of anyone but the most elite riders in the world?
the LARGE majority (except professional riders) won't ever be using a bike to it's full potential, so they will NEVER (in reality) notice any huge difference between the two (sans the power delivery). They will just be able to be slightly lazier on a 4-stroke. That's it folks, that's the difference for most amateur riders IMO.
Hell, even in the professional class, JS hung with RC on a 2-stroke. He hung with the GOAT (greatest rider of all time) on a 2-stroke...
Now with that said - do you REALLY think that in the hands of some idiot who's out being a weekend warrior - the difference will be so great they can't overcome it?
No.
Get a clue people - at the amateur level you can ride either and win. To think differently is the most retarded shit I've ever heard. If you truly feel you can't ride a 2-stroke and win at amateur levels - take your lazy ass to ron-ron. They're looking for a few good people with low IQ's.
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Roncada is doing just fine over there, but thanks for the plug anyway.
in my shop sits 2 a/f 500's.
one newer one older.
they like 450's in the moring for breakfeast
LOL as long as service honda and my friend aj is welding up machines, bike choice is not an issue. now as I get older i may have to install a long pull throttle or something LOL but until I hit 60, it's all good.
I bought a 250t last year and plan on getting another in a year or two.
I'd like to see someone develop on though.
KTM and Yami are my only options and I'm a honda rider.
A KTM 300 sx would be the berries. Any oem that made one for that matter.
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