2t / 4t poll

[secondfield]

A 4 4 sure. They sure dont smell as good as a 2 tanger but they sound like the hounds from hell are approaching. A bit more rideable in crappy conditions too possibly...

It seems that now the manufacturers have taught them to rev out properly ther' all the go... A bit more high maint, but thats all part of the fun too.

In a perfect world though we would all have a mid eighties air cooled YZ490 primed in the shed, just to remind us of the days of serious power delivery...

[scott411]

In a perfect world though we would all have a mid eighties air cooled YZ490 primed in the shed, just to remind us of the days of serious power delivery...

that would be be cool, personally id 90's or 00's KX500, screw trying to use drum brakes again,

[Sketchy_Racer]

Give me a KX500 any day over any of them thumping clatterying clanky 4Ts

[quallman1234]

2T for me.

hehe we are winning, come to the dark side all .

[kevfromcoro]

well ..after doing a bit of MX...and enduro riding..in my ealier days..
i found riding a 4t a bit flat.
give me a 2t anyday

[warewolf]

Get an old twin shock XR if you don't like maintenance

Indeed, a late-model XR-R would be my preference. The potential maintenance $$$ in the WRF/CRF range scares me a little, but no doubt I will go for something like that eventually if it has to be a modern thing. It is the way forward. Sounds like they are getting to the point that they do hold together well long-term.

[Danger]

The day I let go of my two strokes will be the day you have to prise my cold lifeless fingers from the bars.

[Pierce]

The day I let go of my two strokes will be the day you have to prise my cold lifeless fingers from the bars.

Haha YEAAAAH good call

[crazyxr250rider]

I couldnt decide so I bought both!! I find the 2t more enjoyable on trail rides and just mucking round on the farm but for racing nothing beats a 450 4t.

[cr125nz]

had a 4 stroke and my 2 stroke but will have to say my new cr 2 stroke is the go so for me 2 stroke

[vr4king]

Im finding it hard to vote as they both have good pionts and bad ones too.............I own a 2T but im very aware of the appeal a 4T has


I wanna know if given a choice what the pros would prefer to ride...As we all know they all on 4T's cause that what they have to be on

[DEATH_INC.]

The four strokes are sooo easy to ride....but gimme the explosive blast of a 2 stroke anyday.....

[4stroke]

Indeed, a late-model XR-R would be my preference. The potential maintenance $$$ in the WRF/CRF range scares me a little, but no doubt I will go for something like that eventually if it has to be a modern thing. It is the way forward. Sounds like they are getting to the point that they do hold together well long-term.

the four strokes arent that hi matainace, i done over 300 hours on my 02 crf450 really all it cost me was oil and filters. and a piston every hundred hours.

[arj127]

2Ts are exciting and don't have the weight or maintenance penalty.

I don't have anything against 2 strokes, have owned a few and enjoyed them. But the first ride i had in 01 on a 250f converted me. The bike was simply fun to ride, there was no going back from there.

I don't understand all this maintenance thing that people are reffering to. My last 250f had done 140 hours, and was pulled down by a good bike mechanic just for peace of mind and it was found that the internals were still in mint condition. Is this because i changed the oil after every second ride, and the air filter after each ride?? I don't know, but i never had any misfortune with any of the 4 strokes that i had owned. But then i wasn't a pro class rider ringing the f out of it either.

Personally i think an average weekend rider will be better off with a modern four stroke for the ease of riding and the primo grippy tracking that they give, never mind the awesome roost that comes of the back tyre!

I want another 250f

[NordieBoy]

the four strokes arent that hi matainace, i done over 300 hours on my 02 crf450 really all it cost me was oil and filters. and a piston every hundred hours.

My XR250 ran for 25 years on the first piston and has got 4 years on the second.

Tyres every few seasons, oil once or twice a season and petrol every 3 or 4 races