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New n fresh ingenuity seems to attract folks into buying.
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thats how it is everywhere but the 2 biggest racing organizations
Second... Compare the number of entries at your local track on an average weekend to the last year only two smokes were available.
4 strokes have done a great job of killing off motocross racing AND bike sales.
The only reason some people still buy them is because it is easier to cut a fast lap on a 450 compared to a 250 smoker. Lets quit with the bullsbit here, the "open" class needs to be killed off (again) and 2 vs 4 stroke displacement needs to be equalized. Then you would start seeing the sport grow again and you would have to get on a list to get your hands on a new smoker.
Took my forks, clamps and HSPD off my blown up CRF450.
Got a nice SSS shock with the ti spring from a blown up YZ450.
It works better than a 2015. I don't think those new plastics are worth the extra $6K.
I know a ,lot of A-grade MX'ers that refuse to ride at one of our local public "Ride Parks".
I do understand the need for it if our young blokes are going to be able to keep on competing at the USA AMA SX and MX level. But a public ride park isn't the place for it. Last season I raced 06, there were 2 riders killed there. The jumps are 3 times the size, length and difficulty now
Combine that with bikes that equal the playing field even more and you get what we have today. top 15 riders all within 1 second of each other. Yes you can argue that the riders are faster and that there are more top guys than ever but I guarantee you, you put everybody on 250 2 strokes and you have maybe 5 that are even close to each other in times. Because only the best can ride a bike that has bog and takes razor sharp precision to pull moves out like the old battles of ricky, chad, james.
Next you have outdoors, which at least in my area, are outdoor supercross tracks. That are tilled so deep that by the end of the practice day there are peg scraping ruts
I really don't care what others ride. I like my YZ. It is easy to work on and rebuild, and I'm just in this for fun and exercise If smokers go away, I will lament their demise, but I'll be too old to worry about it.
Pit Row
Maybe a better question is why are 4 strokes selling? 3 reasons:
1) there is still development. Generally, this years bike is better than last years. Better legs, improved geometry, more power, easier starting, yada yada. If you have the money it tough to give up an advantage to your buddy on the line next to you that just picked up this years bike.
2) If you run a 250F for a couple of HARD seasons it gradually becomes a ticking time bomb. So you can either do a full rebuild or wait for the grenade. When riders get to this point AND see their buddies on the line next to them on the new bikes, well -- you get the idea.
3) A new-to-MX rider showing up in the dealership shows up with *some* information about what they want. At least a portion of that comes from watching Pros in person or on TV. "I want a bike like theirs!"
ZERO of these 3 factors apply to two stroke bikes.
125AF
250AF
500AF
Now to me , as a dealership,and enthusiast, the real question might be ARE 4 strokes selling?
Market numbers suggest down 80% from just 3 or 4 years ago..
So then we are going to try and figure out the 2 stroke sales, in an already extremely constricted market?
The reality is KTM seems to be gaining big market share , considering the total units sold circumstances.
and yes most of that is off road, (which is where most all dirt bikes of any brand are actually sold)
MX is a small part of an overall dirt bike market .
That overall market shrunk to the point of almost non existent, so we need t keep in mind the very little impact the mx portion of that actually has?
Now zero kids have dirt bikes (in comparison)
An EFI 2 stroke would be more tolerable as well.
However, every other industry has 2 strokes that burn cleaner than 4s and pass CARB requirement with flying colors.
4 strokes are huge disadvantage with weight and size in other industries.
We always got 2 in a crate.
Lots rode their 60s and 80s 100s and 125s to school.
There were multiple full gates for each class.
I gotta get some.
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