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The International Federation has rewritten the motocross categories. From 2010 the two-strokes are back in the MX2 with the same displacement.
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3/16/2008 8:49am
If this is exactly as it reads, excellent. I'm getting ready to sell my street bike, er, thumper, and put my money into my existing smoker and another one to be added soon.
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3/16/2008 10:09am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote:gd4wvmbr][quote="Todder":gd4wvmbr]The International Federation has rewritten the motocross categories. From 2010 the two-strokes are back in the MX2 with the same displacement.[/quote:gd4wvmbr][/quote:gd4wvmbr]




While I love to hear this being a die hard two stroke guy, my question is who other than KTM still makes them? Are guys going to race 3-5 year old bikes against new pigs?
3/16/2008 10:37am
I THINK Honda is the only one not producing 2 strokes. I thought the other brands still make them they just don't import into the US for now. That will change. Also the CRF150 has been a sales disaster for Honda.
3/16/2008 10:39am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="oldfart":36uvaqvy]Some of us don't have to switch back, cuz we never made the leap to begin with. Braaapppp!!!! :D[/quote:36uvaqvy]


Braaaapppp X2

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3/16/2008 10:52am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="wpcjs":24zqvfv3][quote:24zqvfv3][quote="Todder":24zqvfv3]The International Federation has rewritten the motocross categories. From 2010 the two-strokes are back in the MX2 with the same displacement.[/quote:24zqvfv3][/quote:24zqvfv3]




While I love to hear this being a die hard two stroke guy, my question is who other than KTM still makes them? Are guys going to race 3-5 year old bikes against new pigs?[/quote:24zqvfv3]

Goin' be like the KTM 50 SX challenge they do in SX.
3/16/2008 11:02am
When 2-strokes get DFI, thumpers will be obsolete. It's coming soon.
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3/16/2008 11:13am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="wpcjs":24uwa4hh][quote:24uwa4hh][quote="Todder":24uwa4hh]The International Federation has rewritten the motocross categories. From 2010 the two-strokes are back in the MX2 with the same displacement.[/quote:24uwa4hh][/quote:24uwa4hh]




While I love to hear this being a die hard two stroke guy, my question is who other than KTM still makes them? Are guys going to race 3-5 year old bikes against new pigs?[/quote:24uwa4hh]


Ummm .... you can walk into any Yamaha dealer and get an 08 YZ 250. Ready to race out of the box and no $ 1,200.00 Ti exhaust required.
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3/16/2008 11:32am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="Todder":258yzld4]When 2-strokes get DFI, thumpers will be obsolete. It's coming soon.[/quote:258yzld4]

You must be hitting the crack pipe again. What are they going to do.......put electronic computer traction control on 2t's to give it the hook up that 4 strokes have? Two strokes are dead. They look and sound like vintage bikes for a reason. They are.
3/16/2008 12:02pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="mxdad":z22d7cvr]You must be hitting the crack pipe again. What are they going to do.......put electronic computer traction control on 2t's to give it the hook up that 4 strokes have? Two strokes are dead. They look and sound like vintage bikes for a reason. They are.[/quote:z22d7cvr]

:shock:

[img:z22d7cvr]http://www.hickoksports.com/images/nillson_bill.jpg[/img:z22d7cvr]
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3/16/2008 12:16pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="queen of spodes":1ng7alh5][quote="mxdad":1ng7alh5]You must be hitting the crack pipe again. What are they going to do.......put electronic computer traction control on 2t's to give it the hook up that 4 strokes have? Two strokes are dead. They look and sound like vintage bikes for a reason. They are.[/quote:1ng7alh5]

:shock:

[img:1ng7alh5]http://www.hickoksports.com/images/nillson_bill.jpg[/img:1ng7alh5][/quo…]

A 250 2 stk will smoke a 250 four stroke at most tracks. 2 strokes are not dead yet.
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3/16/2008 12:17pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="mxdad":3ix10bxq]You must be hitting the crack pipe again. What are they going to do.......put electronic computer traction control on 2t's to give it the hook up that 4 strokes have? Two strokes are dead. They look and sound like vintage bikes for a reason. They are.[/quote:3ix10bxq]
And you think a 4-stroke is new? Ive said it I cant remember how many times now; the whole notion of using the Otto Cycle to move a motorcycle around is antiquated as hell. Cams & valves, valve springs and locks, gears & chains, buckets & shims with lash that opens & closes. All this moving apparatus just to create energy to move a dirt bike forward. The two-stroke IS more advanced by default because it uses less parts to do the same job. Any engineer with a clue will tell you LESS moving parts is better, period. You wanna see advanced technology, go look at the Evinrude E-tec and get back to me on how 'advanced' a valve munching pig is.

So keep on poo-poo'ing the simple, reliable two-stroke for the 'new' 4-stroke. I have a 1938 Allis Chalmers 'B' that has the exact same design to get it around too, but I wouldnt call it cutting edge stuff.
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3/16/2008 1:49pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="oldfart":2vcild3i]Some of us don't have to switch back, cuz we never made the leap to begin with. Braaapppp!!!! :D[/quote:2vcild3i]
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3/16/2008 2:32pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
MX2 . I guess the 125 is dead at the top levels except for schoolboy racing. Is that a good thing? Explain the reasons this is a logical step for racing. Is this another short term fix or a long term plan? :D
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3/16/2008 3:07pm
Up with chainsaws, down with pigs. At LEAST remove the displacement advantage, as Jendro has recommended.
3/16/2008 3:30pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="mxdad":21euazr2][quote="Todder":21euazr2]When 2-strokes get DFI, thumpers will be obsolete. It's coming soon.[/quote:21euazr2]

You must be hitting the crack pipe again. What are they going to do.......put electronic computer traction control on 2t's to give it the hook up that 4 strokes have? Two strokes are dead. They look and sound like vintage bikes for a reason. They are.[/quote:21euazr2]


35 posts and every one more idiotic than than the last

congratulations
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3/16/2008 4:02pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="Racer92":6g0q23gu][quote="mxdad":6g0q23gu] [u:6g0q23gu][b:6g0q23gu]Any engineer with a clue will tell you LESS moving parts is better, period. You wanna see advanced technology, go look at the Evinrude E-tec and get back to me on how 'advanced' a valve munching pig is.[/b:6g0q23gu][/u:6g0q23gu]
So keep on poo-poo'ing the simple, reliable two-stroke for the 'new' 4-stroke. exact same design to get it around too, but I wouldnt call it cutting edge stuff.[/quote:6g0q23gu][/quote:6g0q23gu]






True, true and true.

That E-Tec is one bad ass 2 stroke

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3/16/2008 5:28pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="Racer92":2mrj7d0k]...The two-stroke IS more advanced by default because it uses less parts to do the same job. [i:2mrj7d0k]Any engineer with a clue will tell you LESS moving parts is better, period[/i:2mrj7d0k]...[/quote:2mrj7d0k]

truth
3/16/2008 6:13pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="Todder":3jb7ct30]The International Federation has rewritten the motocross categories. From 2010 the two-strokes are back in the MX2 with the same displacement.[/quote:3jb7ct30]


so in displacements classes the engine cc's are the same no matter 2strk or 4strk?

isn't this the case now in ama amatuer level?
3/16/2008 6:54pm
I'm wondering if these new rules will apply to the MXDN? If the AMA doesn't adopt these more intelligent rules, and the MXDN is run cc for cc, that could be a distinct advantage for GP riders.

As for the 2 stroke being more [i:36wi5ef9]advanced[/i:36wi5ef9] than what's available for 4 strokes, I'd have to disagree. The 2 stroke is a better engine for dirtbikes because of it's inherent simplicity. When you look at the truly advanced 4 stroke designs available today, even the trickest 2 stroke pales in comparison. However, that comes with a price, and besides the cost, it's the complexity. From variable intake and exhaust volumes/lengths, to pnuematic valve return, continuously variable valve timing and height, there's no end in sight. Given the astonishing amount of time and money that's been spent on the 4 stroke over the last 100 years, it's no surprise it's much further along than the 2 stroke.

We'll be on electric dirtbikes within 20 years anyway, assuming it's not completely outlawed by an out of control gvt. by then.
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3/16/2008 9:59pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:23pm
[quote="Dean":2bhxz3se][quote="mxdad":2bhxz3se][quote="Todder":2bhxz3se]When 2-strokes get DFI, thumpers will be obsolete. It's coming soon.[/quote:2bhxz3se]

You must be hitting the crack pipe again. What are they going to do.......put electronic computer traction control on 2t's to give it the hook up that 4 strokes have? Two strokes are dead. They look and sound like vintage bikes for a reason. They are.[/quote:2bhxz3se]


35 posts and every one more idiotic than than the last

congratulations[/quote:2bhxz3se]

And the '08 KTM two strokes sound and look vintage....You're right Dean, congrats in order....lmao!
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3/17/2008 9:42am
Make both but the consumers will ultimately choose and most have chosen 4 strokes. This conversation of 2 stroke vs 4 stroke is so old. Just ride-who cares if it's 2 stroke, 4 stroke, fucking 8 stroke. It's still a god damn dirt bike. I for one love the 4 strokes and I think most people prefer them. If you don't then fine-keep your fucking 2 stroke-who cares. To each his own. Why bash one over the other? Makes no sense. It's a fucking redneck argument like Ford vs Chevy.
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3/17/2008 10:10am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:24pm
[quote:2fkfuaw4][quote="level":2fkfuaw4]Make both but the consumers will ultimately choose and most have chosen 4 strokes. This conversation of 2 stroke vs 4 stroke is so old. Just ride-who cares if it's 2 stroke, 4 stroke, fucking 8 stroke. It's still a god damn dirt bike. I for one love the 4 strokes and I think most people prefer them. If you don't then fine-keep your fucking 2 stroke-who cares. To each his own. Why bash one over the other? Makes no sense. It's a fucking redneck argument like Ford vs Chevy.[/quote:2fkfuaw4][/quote:2fkfuaw4]



The problem is that the 4 stroke is hurting the sport I love, when the noise bothers me, a rider, what do you think a non-rider thinks. There were two guys riding the pigs this weekend a half mile from my house and it sounded like they were in my back yard. Make the 4 stroke quiet and I could care less what you ride.
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3/17/2008 10:26am
[size=200:otn1yz64][b:otn1yz64]NEWS FLASH[/b:otn1yz64][/size:otn1yz64]




[size=150:otn1yz64]2 STROKES ARE DEAD. GIVE IT UP ALREADY[/size:otn1yz64]
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3/17/2008 10:28am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:24pm
[quote="brent26wood":7f7sfw8m][size=200:7f7sfw8m][b:7f7sfw8m]NEWS FLASH[/b:7f7sfw8m][/size:7f7sfw8m]




[size=150:7f7sfw8m]2 STROKES ARE DEAD. GIVE IT UP ALREADY[/size:7f7sfw8m][/quote:7f7sfw8m]


No shit!
3/17/2008 10:34am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:24pm
[quote="level":3u9hivhb]Make both but the consumers will ultimately choose...[/quote:3u9hivhb]

Hmmm, do I want to race a two stroke against bikes with twice the displacement?

Tough "choice."
3/17/2008 10:39am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:24pm
[quote="motogeezer":rhvbhrhw][quote="level":rhvbhrhw]Make both but the consumers will ultimately choose...[/quote:rhvbhrhw]

Hmmm, do I want to race a two stroke against bikes with twice the displacement?

Tough "choice."[/quote:rhvbhrhw]
What would you decide if they had the same displacement? cc VS cc

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