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Just like Lance Armstrong said, "It's not all about the bike".
Race Organizations, Tracks, practice access to the tracks, and costs all come into play.
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Then there is everything that we all need.
That leads to more people to attendance races and more racers and sponsors.
Everybody can see that motocross is fading these days and we need more casual racers.
That means more selling to local bike shops and more selling to oem parts etc.
Ok so that means more sponsors to pro racers. Cant be that hard?
If exemple Honda says no. They arent leaving anywhere or if they. They are gonna die in offroad market, thats it.
DC make it happen! We all are waiting something good and big changes happening.
Over and out. Hope you all understand what i just write up.
or,
bitch on a forum, whatever gets ya off,
tall cold glass fer me.
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When it comes down to it the rider is 95% of the equation for success. This is well established over decades of results and lap times. We just had the 30th anniversary of Johnny O'mara beating the World's best on a 125cc at the Motocross Des Nations.
http://www.mxgp.com/news/maggiora-welcomes-johnny-omara
When we all go to our local tracks, we race against all types and sizes and ages of bikes and riders and it doesn't make one damn difference.
And yeah, the cost of 4-stroke performance and maintenance is very high comparatively, but...
manufacturers would rather not sell parts. its a money maker in the automotive industry (and required legally), but I do know that power-sports manufacturer's, especially companies in this country, would rather not have to deal with replacement parts. It's expensive and logistically complicated. Accessories is another subject.
it's quite simple. 4 strokes we're new...and that made them desirable...so they started making them...they we're successful in competition...and that made them more desirable...the demand outweighed smokers...the manufacturers stopped making 2 strokes in an effort to cut costs...
it isn't a conspiracy. its called supply and demand, the basics of any trade system.
if anyone is to blame, it absolutely has to be the AMA for allowing them to compete. and even that is a stretch....because I think it was a pretty innocent decision to allow them. technological advancement is always a consideration for motorsports organizing bodies. hindsight is always 20/20.
...and speculating (because thats all it is) that the factories have actively tried to keep 2-strokes out is not because the parts are cheaper...thats just nonsense, it's because they DONT SELL THEM!!!!!!!!! At the time that 4-strokes came too, the manufacturers had much, much large budgets, and retooling and investing in the tech was feasible. In today's economy, going back to two strokes is just too much of a burden. Now, they could be forced into it I suppose, but that will not happen until smokers are the premium class again. Thats up to the AMA, consumers, track owners, organizers, and promoters. The factories will (mostly) sell us anything we want to buy...especially if they have to.
...and one more point, emissions might have been a future consideration at the beginning of the 4-stroke revolution, but it certainly wasn't a motivating factor. if it had been, off-road bikes would have been the focus.
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