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When OEM's offered 2 and 4 strokes, the consumers chose the thumpers.
BZZZZT - WRONG
When the OEM's offered 2 and 4 strokes, the consumers chose the 2 stroke. When the AMA offered a 100% displacement advantage, the manufacturers focused on a machine that would give them more profit, and cost more for parts. It just took a few years for the displacement handicap to become an advantage. So now, it's time to slightly modify the rules, to allow for competition (they did it twice before, why not again?). If the thumpers are BETTER, then the big four will continue to build thumpers. In the mean time, small companies like TM, GasGas, KTM, Maico can run their 2 strokes to compete as well (GIVEN A FAIR DISPLACEMENT RULE CHANGE). I would love to see a huge mix of bikes out there, big and little companies, factory riders and privateers....and I'm not talking about the privateers that get their bikes for free. I'm talking about TRUE privateers that work m-f and are their own mechanic and buy their own parts. The Big 4 simply don't want more competition that the rule changes would bring. It's plain and simple! It's basically a fixed sport anymore.
You're fired!
The Shop
But getting back to the main point, that bike in the original post was a pretty good read. Why should people be not allowed to do something like that and be excluded from an AMA Pro race (amusing they had the pace to be there in the first place)?
Want it done right then start a 2 stroke National series like we had the 4 stroke Nationals before 4 strokes took off. Once they realized that tons of people were racing that series it was proof positive that a market existed. We just need to get a share of the market back. That's the "hard work" part.
You are very good for business. There is one fan of yours out there though that has stated he will never read another one of your posts. His loss. POST AWAY !!!!
As I have said before, come up with a displacement that brings both engines to an equal horsepower.
Again
This only needs to be enacted in the small bore class. It doesn't matter if some of you want run 760cc two stokes. It's not going to make a difference. Make the large bore class unlimited.
It's funny that people state that 250/250 heads up racing wouldn't be fair but I don't remember this much opposition to the 125/250 matchup. Who can honestly say that is a fair race? The sad part about it all is that the 125 was made obsolete by the simple stroke of a pen. Such major component of all that is motocross in the US was sent to the scrap heap. It's a damn shame and I know I'm not the only one that feels that way.
But as Jim suggests there would have to be some serious considerations given to arrive at a comparable cc/cc ratio beween a 2 and 4 stroke to be "fair". My guess would be somewhere in the 175-200cc range to try and match horsepower and torque spec of the 250 4. But that still leaves somebody to build this particular bike(KTM most likely) while the 125 continues to fade into oblivion.
Pit Row
250 four strokes have one 4 championships from 4 attempts in that time. I dont agree that its an open and shut case as far as that's concerned.
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