Whats the difference between 2 stroke and 4 stroke grips?

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kawiX522 11/2/2017 7:31am
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Whats he difference? I recently ordered a pair of odi v2 lock ons and when thy came the box says fits most 2 strokes? I couldnt see how grips would be different but will they really not work on my 250f?
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Anaxdlere 11/2/2017 7:36am
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I believe the throttle cam that comes with the 4 stroke ones has the place for the two throttle cables, where the two stroke one just has one.
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Cygrace74 11/2/2017 7:54am
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yeah you ordered the wrong ones. You need a 4 stroke cam for both cables, the grips are the same.
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dirtmike86 11/2/2017 9:27am
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Most 4 stroke carbs or throttle bodys are operated by two cables attached to a wheel on the side. While 2 strokes you a single cable to pull a slide from above the carb. If you know someone with another old set of v2s you can pop the cam off the new grips and replace it with the 4 stroke cam.
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mx317 11/2/2017 11:44am
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If you own a newer KTM that comes with ODI you can use the stock cam. If you can't return them, you can order just the cam from ODI and it's very inexpensive.

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gt80rider 11/2/2017 3:10pm
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Grips for 2 stroke motocross bikes allow you to actually turn the throttle further. Therefore you get more rpm and power. I tried 2 stroke grips on a 450 and it was way too much, had to go back to the stockers.
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gerg 11/2/2017 3:17pm
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I've always been under the impression that the push cable is for safety...happy to be corrected.

If so then why not have it on a 2 stroke?
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Jrewing 11/2/2017 3:41pm
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gt80rider wrote:
Grips for 2 stroke motocross bikes allow you to actually turn the throttle further. Therefore you get more rpm and power. I tried 2 stroke grips...
Grips for 2 stroke motocross bikes allow you to actually turn the throttle further. Therefore you get more rpm and power. I tried 2 stroke grips on a 450 and it was way too much, had to go back to the stockers.
Yep been my experience too
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mx317 11/2/2017 6:22pm
11/2/2017 6:22pm Edited Date/Time 11/2/2017 6:25pm
gerg wrote:
I've always been under the impression that the push cable is for safety...happy to be corrected. If so then why not have it on a 2...
I've always been under the impression that the push cable is for safety...happy to be corrected.

If so then why not have it on a 2 stroke?
With the new FI bikes it may not be as necessary, but with the carbed 4-strokes the vacuum was so great it would pull the slide so hard it would not shut off properly. So then the lawyers got involved and you have push/pull cables. 2-strokes don't have that problem. Some have removed the push cables with no issues, but other than a few ozs weight it doesn't hurt anything.
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gerg 11/2/2017 6:40pm
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Interesting cheers thanks.

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