Almost time, goodbye big-bore(450)

Squirrelings 9/13/2018 9:12am
9/13/2018 9:12am
peltier626 wrote:
I did lap time averages on the top twenty riders in some nationals and the 250's and 450' were very close. Southwick the top twenty 250's...
I did lap time averages on the top twenty riders in some nationals and the 250's and 450' were very close. Southwick the top twenty 250's were faster than the top twenty 450's. Unless weight or laziness is a factor the 250F is quite sufficient.
250 class is stacked. 450 class is weak. It’s not the bike that led you to those findings.
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peltier626 9/13/2018 10:27am
9/13/2018 10:27am
peltier626 wrote:
I did lap time averages on the top twenty riders in some nationals and the 250's and 450' were very close. Southwick the top twenty 250's...
I did lap time averages on the top twenty riders in some nationals and the 250's and 450' were very close. Southwick the top twenty 250's were faster than the top twenty 450's. Unless weight or laziness is a factor the 250F is quite sufficient.
Squirrelings wrote:
250 class is stacked. 450 class is weak. It’s not the bike that led you to those findings.
You are probably right but I think it shows the 250 is capable at similar if not same speeds as the 450.
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Falcon 9/13/2018 10:42am
9/13/2018 10:42am
#434 wrote:
Does anyone have the actual numbers of how many mx bikes are sold and what the ratio of 250s to 450s is? Btw I switched back...
Does anyone have the actual numbers of how many mx bikes are sold and what the ratio of 250s to 450s is?

Btw I switched back to 250s. My yz250f has enough power for the tracks around here and I like the lighter feel.
Powersports News may be able to help, as would the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC).

On the last project I was involved in recently, focusing on one brand, there were nearly twice as many 450s retailed than 250s. Cool
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kiwifan 9/13/2018 4:46pm
9/13/2018 4:46pm
#434 wrote:
I always thought that this guy was a genius: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/09/13/287001/s1200_csteel_29_2.jpg[/img] Yoshiharu Nakayama. Pic from pulpmx ([url=http://pulpmx.com/2012/10/11/gps-classic-steel-29-1998-yamaha-yz400f/]http://pulpmx.com/2012/10/11/gps-classic-steel-29-1998-yamaha-yz400f/[/url]) He thought 400cc would be the right displacement to compete...
I always thought that this guy was a genius:

Yoshiharu Nakayama. Pic from pulpmx (http://pulpmx.com/2012/10/11/gps-classic-steel-29-1998-yamaha-yz400f/)

He thought 400cc would be the right displacement to compete against 250 two strokes. Why in the hell did they (Honda?) go to 450cc? 400 is maybe the perfect number..
Yamaha actually went to 426 before others went to 450, so clearly they didn't think 400 was right
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