250 two-strokes now legal to race 250 four-strokes

[laserracer]

ITS still really about rider ability at the pointee end of a mx pack not so much what you ride

[scott411]

Point taken but, do the spectators wanna watch the easier bikes to ride or, the faster bikes ie the 250 T's...and where does that leave the 450's now vs the 250 t's ? And, are you allowed to race a 500 with the 450's here? I've been out of the loop as well for a while .......

yes you can ride a 500 2t with the 450's, but no one can ride one anywhere near what they can ride a 450 like, no one has won anything on a 500 2t in NZ MX in about 10 years

[Shane06]

maybe someone like burkhart could ride a service honda 500 this year

[scott411]

the reason they don;t is because they would be slower on one than on a 450,

[Pierce]

the reason they don;t is because they would be slower on one than on a 450,

Haha what i'd love to see is Bubba hit the Nationals on a YZ250 and run another 24-0 season. He still rides the 2 stroke from time to time as does Carmichael. Never in competition obviously as the sponsors wouldn't be too happy about it haha

[B0000M]

the thing about 500's is they arent as magical as people seem to give them credit for, they offer not a lot more power than the 250, and are heavier, older, and in their standard frames, borderline vintage

[scott411]

Haha what i'd love to see is Bubba hit the Nationals on a YZ250 and run another 24-0 season. He still rides the 2 stroke from time to time as does Carmichael. Never in competition obviously as the sponsors wouldn't be too happy about it haha

i personally think Bubba will struggle to beat Vilipoto on a 450, he would have no hope on a 250 2t

[Shane06]

theres a good vid on you tube with everts testing a 90 yz125 he wanted to use in belgium champs to prove old bikes can win, not saying it would here but interesing anyway