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I was simply watching some YouTube videos and that came up so I did the old copy/paste.
BTW that's a pretty big "If" you posted.
The AMA folded and changed the rules and Yamaha took advantage of it while the others were sitting on the can with their pants around their ankles.
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https://youtu.be/CqgLb9BKq6Y?t=5185
mike
A fellow worker at the time bought a brand new 99 YZF400 when they 1st came out & then a new 01 YZF426. I got to ride them both & didn’t like the heavy feel they had with the engine breaking as well. They felt like the Honda XR 4t’s I had ridden in the late 80’s..
Also got to ride 02 & 03 CRF450’s when they 1st came out from fellow riders & they still didn’t feel as good as a 250 2t to me.
It wasn’t till early 2005 when I got to ride an 05 CRF450r that changed my perception of the new 4ts.. That bike was much better & improved over the prior models. I liked it enough to go buy my 1st 450 in Nov. of that year. I never made the switch 100% & always kept a 250 2t in the stable.
If I had to choose between my 20 WE & 3rd gen AF CR250r it would be my 2t.
Even though I finally believe the 17+ 450 is a better all around bike.
I will always be a 2t die hard at heart since that is what I grew up on & raced..
Pit Row
It now looks like 15 Year old 2-Stroke Technology has now "KILLED the 450's" at least for 80% of us who are not Pros! It just shows that it was wasted MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN!
Check the Video Out......
In 2019 at the Monster Energy Cup LCQ, with a whole field of 450's a "YZ ESR 325" (2-Stroke) HOLESHOTS the First Turn and then - nobody touches Mike Alessi.
We have been SOLD a Bag of S,,,,,.when 15 year old technology seems to be good enough! Even Chad Reed got beat!
https://zh-cn.facebook.com/YZingerz/videos/full-lqc-from-the-2019-monst…
Even in the Second Race the YZ ESR 325 beats a Factory Yamaha to the First Turn, it's called "KEEP IT SIMPLE STUIPD"!
News if you don't read, F1 (Formula Cars are planning to use a 2-Stroke Hybrid Engine in the year 2025!
What a JOKE OF A POST!
Will we now say in 2025, Oh 4-Strokes are Dead, duh, LOL!
However, Symonds believes that these issues are no longer present, and is currently working on what 'the future of our power units will look like.'
He is quoted by Motorsport Magazine: "At F1 this is what we are engaged in at the moment. I’m very keen on it being a two-stroke [engine].
"Much more efficient, great sound from the exhaust and a lot of the problems with the old two strokes are just not relevant any more.
"The opposed-piston engine is very much coming back and already in road car form at around 50 per cent efficiency.
"Direct injection, pressure charging, and new ignition systems have all allowed new forms of two-stroke engines to be very efficient and very emission-friendly. I think there’s a good future for them."
Eco-fuels are also being considered as a viable fuel option, as the sport continues to find ways of reducing their carbon footprint.
2014 Season: Rode the 250 4t and 250 2t.
2015 Season: Rode the 250 2t all season.
There's some good racing!
Honda can F off and die for all the good they do......
Artice Cat 400cc 65 HP, sounds like a way to ONCE AGAIN INCREASE Off -Road Motorcycle Sales! OEM's are you listening??
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