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For me, I've been losing interest in watching pro racing everyday that passes by. The racing is just not alluring to me anymore. I used to be glued to the TV everyday watching re-runs of mx/sx. But I don't even watch the races anymore and have zero interest in watching. I have VHS and CD's of pro racing going back to 89'. But starting last year I started not recording. And this year not one recording. The bikes today make the racing boring. I can watch a race from 96' and love it. For me it's because of the action/re-action of the bike, the 2-stroke just behaved in a fashion that made it interesting to watch. The four-stroke, not so much.
That being said, I still enjoy riding mx. I'm fortunate enough to own a 250 - two stroke and a 450. 250 is much more fun to ride, hands down for me. And fun is what it's always been about for me.
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How many strokes your bike has, and its price tag is only a % of the problem.
That said, i'm 2 stroke till I croak.
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I'm gonna go get a beer, start my YZ just so I can hear it run and let my dog chew on my AMA card.
From now on, when my friends rag on me for riding a 2-smoker, I'm coming back with this argument!
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HA. Funny Chit right there.
Thru many years of racing all capacities and types
I loved 125s the most, you can actually bang bars and not crash.
It is definitely more fun, no doubt about that. I think it has made me a better rider as well. Much easier to maintain, and less to worry about.
But it hasn't helped me get to anymore races than before. Gas is still high, tracks are still far away, and entry fees are still kind of a bitch.
That being said, I do think more smokers are a trend (one I'd like to think I jumped on sooner than the rest of some of these "followers") and it will only lead to better racing and more stacked gates.
Everyone keeps saying "they" should change this and that, stop right there, go buy a two stroke and start from the grass roots, go to your local promoters and ask that they start having two stroke only classes and continually people will see how awesome the 2 stroke is and it will catch on. Don't expect corporate Japan to do it for you.
Buying late model barely used 2 strokes right now is about the same as buying them new in 1990 or less. I picked up a 2004 RM125 last fall with the nubs still on the bottom of the tires for $1,500. I've seen a few 250 two strokes in the $2,500 to $3,000 range for just about brand new bikes.
Well said my friend.
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