2022 Vital MX Ultimate Two-Stroke Off-Road Shootout 6

With both our 2022 250cc and 450cc Shootouts completed, we thought it was time for an off-road shootout. This year we decided to change it up and include each two-stroke engine displacement and put them head to head over multiple days of testing. In our 2022 ultimate two-stroke off-road shootout, we included these machines: 2022 Yamaha YZ125X | 2022 Husqvarna TE 150I | 2022 Beta 200 RR | 2022 GasGas EC 250 | 2022 KTM 300 XC. Click play and enjoy!
Credit: Brad Resnick
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pop pop
2 years ago
Great job guys. I am really interested in the Beta 200RR especially after riding it at a Beta Demo Day. Hope ya put out an in depth test soon.
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garagedog
2 years ago
Do this shootout again after tuning these bike and fixing each ones major issues.
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ML512
2 years ago
The point of this shootout wasn't about which exact motorcycle was best, it was about how each engine size is to ride off-road and what each are good at or not.
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Jeff_Brines
2 years ago
Fair point ML, but that isn't how you guys framed this one. In reality nobody is shopping for an off road bike and comparing a YZ125X to a 300XC...like...nobody. While I'm sure each test stands for its own merit, the framework here doesn't make a lot of sense (in the "shootout" format...that alone suggests its a comparison of product).

Put another way, if you guys did something like this on the track side of things (compared a 125 two stroke all the way to a 450 four stroke) the community here would (rightfully) lose their minds.

Keep displacement the same and do a real deal shootout. Lots of ways to group em. Or if you want to do a comparison of multiple displacements, at least keep the brand the same throughout...

Just my $0.02
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Broseph
2 years ago
I shopped between a 125X and a 300. Ended up buying a 450! Haha

When the goal is to cover a bunch of ground offroad and have fun doing it, there are pros and cons to each displacement. So why not compare them?
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garagedog
2 years ago
I thought the shootout was great as it. I think it would be awesome to have a part 2 shootout after you have spent like $1500 in upgrading each one's weaknesses.