Anyone still ride a 2 Stroke ?

[vr4king]

I ride one simply because thats what my budget can afford at the moment still far more bike than what i need so im happy

I say 2T's are the way to go for people wanting to participate at there own costs

[Pierce]

I ride one simply because thats what my budget can afford at the moment still far more bike than what i need so im happy

I say 2T's are the way to go for people wanting to participate at there own costs

That and personally I think they're more fun! I ride so much quicker on my 4T but I don't have as much fun doing so. Personal preference I guess

[Armitage Shanks]

Blacksmith, it's funny how in '04 the KX500 did'nt even appear on the model line-up brochure, like they were'nt proud enough to advertise it. I only got mine cos my dealer told me there's two coming to the South Island and ...would I like one ? Of course I said yes and traded my '97 KX5 for about 3k less than I paid.......and that was gone before 11 am the next day after I dropped it off when I visited the shop to pay my $ and say sionara to the old girl, already sold and despatched.

If you got a 500...give it a kiss. They're gold. I was told the other '04 went to Timaru.

[Beeza]

My 1980 PE175 still gives me thrills.

[WeeHaggis]

2T for meee

[shafty]

About 10 or 15 years ago, when reading what was coming up with the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the good old USA, I made a mental note "Must buy me a good 2 stroke and a 44 gallon drum of oil before they are extinct".


Better start lookin I guess......................

[Taz]

I also have a 2 stroke. Have had a smattering of 2 and 4 stroke off road bikes over the years. My YZ250F (03) was the better motocrosser but my current KDX200 is a far better trail bike.

[Reckless]

I also have a 2 stroke. Have had a smattering of 2 and 4 stroke off road bikes over the years. My YZ250F (03) was the better motocrosser but my current KDX200 is a far better trail bike.

Yeh I think you have hit the nail on the head there!
When you race MX, if it costs to go faster, so what, you want to win, so you pay and you go faster. There's no doubt the 4's deliver their power smoother, the results speak for themselves, its faster.
But I still reckon between Pipe design, gearing, fly wheel weight, power valve timing, ignition timing and compression you can get a 2 smoker pretty close! Looks like we now might have electronic ignition as well! They just haven't put the effort in from the factory. Might not deliver as much top end power as what we ride now but I bet 2smokers can be made more linear like a 4T.
But, it just makes much more economic sense in revenue for the factory and the dealer network in parts and maintenance to go 4 stroke.
My 0.02c

[awayatc]

About 10 or 15 years ago, when reading what was coming up with the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the good old USA, I made a mental note "Must buy me a good 2 stroke and a 44 gallon drum of oil before they are extinct".


Better start lookin I guess......................

EPA from the country that brings us Hummers and Vipers............

Oh and burning oilfields....

[Armitage Shanks]

Reckless, well spoken.....

Go the four strokes and, politics aside I'm still surprised by the short-sightedness at the abruptness at cutting the 2-strokes loose. Bloody shame, even my big KX is a good T- Bike albeit with around 70 at the crank....hehe

[Reckless]

EPA from the country that brings us Hummers and Vipers............

Oh and burning oilfields....

Your right there I bet all the 2smokers put together wouldn't put out as much pollution as one bad factory!!
And whats happening now! their closing the tracks because of noise pollution!! Go Figure??

[quallman1234]

Thanks Quall, my mistress is green and puts out about 60 at the wheel....she's a good girl ...ps never get married

Fucken Ae!!! Long live the 2 strokes.

I would love to ride a KX or CR500 one day, just to feel the inital bite of torque and power. Mainly torque .
I memba riding my Cousins worked YZ250 for the first time. It was bloody amazing.
The 125GP bikes have pretty decent power hits too (I race one, im lucky )

[warewolf]

Then have a look at this thread, read the recon costs and you'll understand why!

I don't understand what you mean? 2Ts rule that poll, which is pretty much the same question as this thread is asking... my point being the same question has been asked again.

Everybody knows 2Ts rules!!!

[B0000M]

the thing that confuses me about the usa and their pollution stuff is from what i see on tv a lot of americans appear to still drive 1980's large carbed engined heap of shit cars as their daily vehicle. which id assume would pump out a fair bit of pollution, vs say a 250cc 2stroke, which ill admit smoke a bit, but its a 250cc vs a 5000cc, and most bikes on average would only get ridden 1 hour a week, whats 1 hour of 250cc going to do vs 10 hours a week of 5000cc

or the dirty factorys as pointed out.

and who even said global warming existed in the first place?

[Pierce]

Yeah and not only do they ALL drive large cars, they drive them around alone too... So you'll see twice as many cars on the road than what need to be