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It seems Malcolm Stewart manage this, and obviously appealed all our good emotions, and maybe not because of the bike choice? but he managed to rule.
Nevertheless, this could be the year of the mechanics, and I'm sure they see the point.
To get my YZ250 to be a bit more tractable, I'm considering a big bore kit and heavier flywheel although it would be good to ride a similarly hopped up YZ just to make sure that I'd like it.
May sound a bit odd, but I honestly think the 250 smoker have way to much power for average Joe. I bought tires to my previous smoker like nothing else, and I'm sure I where equal slow despite leaving tons of rubber marks on the hard-pack tracks.
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-YAMI & KTM are basically the only one's you can get
-KTM's are a tough sell in MX
-Yami hasn't touched them since 05/06 ish
-Its harder to switch back (unless you're on a budget) after riding 4 strokes.
-And for the general population there is always the "trendy" factor of whats hot.
I'm a two stroke guy for numerous reasons but the bottom line is that I'm faster on a 250f than any other mx bike made. I'd be willing to bet the majority of legit riders in the world are too.
I've also got an 09' kx450
its a no brainer
I had the 4 banger and it was fun.
But, went back to the 250 2-stroke though in 08. I felt faster on the 4 stroke, but when I did lap times, the times were pretty much the same. The 2-stroke is more fun, easy on the pocketbook, and the smell of pre-mix is pure.
The question 'what is better?' for what? Lap times or for fun, enjoyment, release, the sports future?
Double displacement Four-stroke bikes were an asset when "You were the only one on the starting line with one' - now that the line is full of them they are just a liability to everyone.
Hey All,,, Lets just make the pocket bigger in Pool, lets make the Williams sisters rackets longer,,, lets lower the basket in Basketball too. In golf, open a course with foot wide holes!
Pit bikes became the rage because they introduced fun back into motocross.. that never happened when 125s were prevalent nor did fuel injection become Brochure fodder.. nor did electric start become 'nice'.... to use the parlance of the early nineties 'what gives?'
It's 'all good'... not... cost of running a two-fifty-ef team @ sixty grand..... yeah nice.
While all of the magazine tests compliment a four-stroke by saying it "feels almost as agile as a two-stoke". Nice progress.
Premix?
Braaaap.
My bigger guess is you will see Japanese OEMs dust off their 250 two stroke tooling and reintroduce them to slow the exodus of people leaving the sport due to costs.
Re energizing the two stroke market will also bring more people back into racing since the cost of entry will be so much lower.
Bottom line the two strokes being basically chased out of the sport has been bad for the sport, bad for families without deep pockets, bad for riders making the jump from minis to big bikes. Crazy to have 14 to 15 year old kids on 450 four strokes.....
As a fan, my interest in going to the races has waned considerably since the 4-stroke took over. Not sure how to explain it but, the excitment factor just doesn't seem to be as high when spectating at these 4-stroke events. It's like lethargy in motion. They're just boring to watch. To me, nothing warms the heart like watching/listening to a skilled 2-stroke rider carve up an MX or SX track. I know it's silly, but true.
I hope the silver lining in this crappy economy will be the return of the 2-stroke. Maybe the manufacturers will be forced to take a very hard look at their current business plan and make some changes to re-stimulate sales. ie--bringing back the 2-stroke!
would love to see it.
Honda on the other hand, would whine about it for years.
Pit Row
bunch of freakin asshats!
SOmeone on here once said that a 300exc top end would go on the ktm 250sx. I asked and searched for a while and never found any more info on that. With a few 300 threads going around right now maybe someone would know.
The amateur ranks lately are proving that.
Horsepower/dyno experience tells me so as well.
They don't belong together.
It's not really fair.
Hard to believe for some, but the F's are at a
disadvantage, clearly.........
450's go better with them, yet I'm not for that either.
As this modern era came to be, by example look back at
RC & KW battling. 250 2stk. vs 450F. It seemed like it worked
at first, but as time went on RC had to step up to the 450.
Had to.
Sure at times, certain tracks in or out can have an "even Steven"
situation, but for the norm I think not.
To too many differences.....power to weight, etc.
Each belongs with their peers.
250 2stks race the same.....
250F's race the same..............
450F's race the same..................
"safety & points are a terrible thing to waste"......
Dave O.
I can rebuild a 2 stroke blindfolded, all by feel. I will never buy a 4 stroke unless its a road ridden machine, and that is under protest.
I have zero interest in anything 4 stroke for off road, except Honda Generators.
The "T" is short for Takt time. Comes from a German word taktzeit which translates to clock cycle
Guess who looks like an asshat now ?
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