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Not Kawasaki related, but 2-stroke related. French publication Motoverte asked some people about the return of the two stroke and here's what the KTM boss in France had to say. I highlighted an interesting part. "We're one of the few manufacturers on the market to have always kept 2-stroke motocross bikes in our catalog. 4-strokes have gained market share because they're easier to ride, but technology has allowed us to smooth out the behavior of 2-stroke engines and broaden their power band, just like with 4-strokes. 2-strokes can be very powerful, but until now, you needed a certain skill level...

Is it that bikes are expensive or the dollar is worthless?

You nailed it Sir. Fucking nailed it. Feels good knowing some solid common sense still floats around in here......

Question for you MX FO Julio Realist.....Do ever post anything that isn't Deegan hate....anything?

I get what you’re saying & I agree with everything you say but what I will say is, you don’t want Levi coming through the pack at the Nations, racing against 450’s is a different game. You want him near the front not on the ground. I’m not saying his 1st lap incidents are his fault but he always seems to have an issue for whatever reason.

I saw what the op is talking about in that corner. He hit the markers but didn't go blatantly inside of them by 1-3 feet like Deegan did in that left hander in Colorado. I rule no penalty.

Is it cutting the track if you take the long way around?

I think at times Haiden can run their pace. We've seen it in quali's and at various points in motos, and I'd imagine it will happen more often. Every rider out there is constantly seeking incremental growth but since he's newer to the 450 I'd imagine probably has more places to grow before his returns diminish. One strength I've noticed from Deegs is that he's very good at hitting a benchmark and then treating that as a new launching off point. Set goal > barely achieve it > learn to normalize it > stabilize > set new goal > repeat...

Yep I just saw the fox video of him yelling “I’m so sick of losing!” Lawrence. Brothers about to break that boy. The 250 class made him look way more dominant than he should have looked. Imagine if any rider got top 3 start every moto in 250s an rarely crashed. it would be same thing, exact same thing.

People talk shit about his perfect season but never bring up James' perfect season.

I am not sure Hymas is up to speed and therefore a good choice. He seems a bit off pace. Time will tell. spain is definitely the dark horse. Should be an interesting event. Might get the tv pass. Edit: and for the US sake I do hope that deegan goes. Makes the event a bit extra spicy. Especially with the very mixed crowd.

JCoop was top American at round 1.

USA. Put Deegan on a 250 or don't even invite him. Three months ago everyone was calling him the best 250 rider in the world. Turn down the invitation four years in a row, that's all you get.

George ?

Engine is all new stock. I did end up picking up a spare motor and have plans to dump a bunch of money into that I’ll never get back BUT oh well who cares! I did add a Moose 10mm intake block, vforce3, jetted to spec (but still searching for a NBKF needle), MSV high output coil, boyesen x wing, scalvini true cone pipe with pc shorty(if anyone at bills pipes wants to sponsor I’d love a works pipe/carbon silencer for this unit). This is his first year on 85s so I thought it would be cool to have something...