I think I am over the hill

If you get a ride on a 250 f it helps a little. Have not rode a 450 yet. Nothing will ever replace a 500 2 stroke jetted to within an inch of its life.

[color=green:46a85]as long as you keep collecting those Works bikes the soul will never be gone[/color:46a85]

Maxpower is right on. I ride my KX 250 two-smoke. I just like to hear it go.

yep .. the sounds and smells just ain't right anymore ...

The 4- strokes sound like crap on the tv coverage. 4- strokes have a purpose, but 2-strokes just BRRRRRRRRAAPP!

Four-strokes have ruined motocross on so many different levels.

-Steve

"I love the smell of 2-strokes in the morning...smells like racing!"

The last 4 stroke I rode was my 1966 Honda step-thru Trail 90.

T-BOND - got just the place for ya! " title="Smile">

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I rode the crap out of my buddies 250f YZ the other week. I will not be able to anymore. I don't want that thing blowing up on my azz.

[quote="T-BOND":eb996]I was at my first race in years last weekend at Byron Illinois. It was at the Racer X Vet series (old guys on modern bikes). Nearly everybody was on 4 strokes. To me it sounded like a tractor pull out there. The soul was just gone. Is there something missing or is it just me?[/quote:eb996]

Not dead yet. There was a Maico at the top of the hill. THe guy didn't race it but ran it in the morning. Man it sounded awesome. there was also 1 guy that had a CR500, whatever year was the last year they made it. I can't rememebr what class he raced.

T-Bond:

You need to come to Houston & join in hte Evo-Vintage races, you'll be able to ride your 2 stroke race bike in a number of diffrent calsses.

I'm still racing my Maico's & having a blast.

http://www.evovintage.com/

BTW:

I remember you from my old days at the CMC races @ Saddleback

[quote="T-BOND":de26b]Kent Howerton has told me they do a real nice job down there. I think he races there every year.

Do I know you from Saddleback? What years are you talking about? Did you know the Aplings from Santa Ana?[/quote:de26b]

BTW I never asked. Why didn't you race with the rest of us over the hill guys?

[color=green:628f1]what about the sound of YZvets 78RM125? Im sure that sounded fine[/color:628f1]

I wish I brought it. Actually I still can't find a silencer for the damn thing.

[quote="T-BOND":4d463]Kent Howerton has told me they do a real nice job down there. I think he races there every year.

Do I know you from Saddleback? What years are you talking about? Did you know the Aplings from Santa Ana?[/quote:4d463]


Terry:

I raced from 74' until late 82' & worked for Bel-Ray from 79' till mid 80' when I left for the Fire Dept.


I don't remember the apling's, but I'm getting old. I do know Mike Bell, the Gillman's. Bob Ellott & Clark Jones & a few of the other pro's as I grew up with some of them.

I was gonna say how I liked the 450 4 stroke, but screw that...

[quote="Big Lenny":e8ce6]I was gonna say how I liked the 450 4 stroke, but screw that...[/quote:e8ce6]Howard, we need to get Lenny to come down to GMB-5 and let him ride one of your Maicos.

Ya we can send him an invite & he can meet up with teh So.Calif caravan to Texas.

Why don't you send him the invite, you know him better than I do!

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My Zuma gives me my 2 stroke fix.

Scent and all.

[quote="T-BOND":63412]I was at my first race in years last weekend at Byron Illinois. It was at the Racer X Vet series (old guys on modern bikes). Nearly everybody was on 4 strokes. To me it sounded like a tractor pull out there. The soul was just gone. Is there something missing or is it just me?[/quote:63412]

Well this is my first poat here, but I too ride a 250 2-smoker, and would not be caught dead on a 4 stoke. I don't race, just ride for fun now that I am 38 Y.O. $-strokes are definately the wave of the future, just don't see one in my future " title="Smile"> .

[quote="T-BOND":36302]I was at my first race in years last weekend at Byron Illinois. It was at the Racer X Vet series (old guys on modern bikes). Nearly everybody was on 4 strokes. To me it sounded like a tractor pull out there. The soul was just gone. Is there something missing or is it just me?[/quote:36302]
Every time I go out to a race I have to go home and start up my old beater TM 400 just to get the sound of the four strokes out of my head. With all the fun bigmaico and the boys seem to be having in the pics on their site, I may have to do a restoration project and get back out on that beast.

I rode my buddy's YZ250 out at Glen Helen a few weeks ago during an open practice and ripped off a few practice starts off the gate there. I got a bunch of looks amidst the low frequency sludge going by on the Nat track. I guess people had forgotten what sweet music a 250 plays!

It's really scary how fast things have changed. There were only 2-3 of us smokers in a sea of coughing, popping lawn mowers.

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Every time I go out to a race I have to go home and start up my old beater TM 400 just to get the sound of the four strokes out of my head. With all the fun bigmaico and the boys seem to be having in the pics on their site, I may have to do a restoration project and get back out on that beast.[/quote:1dd30]

Engine32:

Are you Nutz! Riding a TM 400 is a death wish! unless it has an TS ignishion & a diffrent frame!

Might be time to look for some thing else, I know where there's a 83 Honda 480 that's race ready & it's in Houston!