mx rider and 2 stroke fan
2006-12-12 08:36:12 · 4 answers · asked by streetbike125 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Although Honda says they'll not be producing the 125 and 250 CR for 2008, there will still be other two strokes available.
I think they will still be a very viable option for local racers, as they are currently cheaper to maintain and can be more reliable than the new four stroke MX'ers.
The change to lower octane fuel in AMA MX & SX was what really signed their death warrant at the pro level. The high compression four strokes can survive longer on the crappy fuel they allow then the two strokes can.
Of course, it also depends where you live - if you're in California, you've already seen the end of new two strokes being green-stickerable. Most other states are much more lenient, basically just saying if it's under a certain dB level, and spark arrested you can ride it on public lands.
Realistically, I think unless there's some new technology soon, the two stroke will probably follow the same drooping curve as the 500 two stroke models did a few years ago.
2006-12-12 09:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by ducatisti 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There will be two stroke dirts bikes designated for closed course use only for the next several years. KTM & Yamaha have both publicly said so, and given specific factory off road riders (GNCC & AMA Nat'l Enduro) the ok to ride them.
This whole EPA thing with two strokes is just about as much (if you'll excuse the pun) smoke and mirrors as it is based in legal issues and regulations.
Closed course bikes are exempt from the EPA regs!!!! Period!
What's driving the four strokes forward are the sales of the units. So every time someone buys one of the diesel piglets it just drives another nail in the coffin as far as the factories are concerned.
2006-12-12 17:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by Nomad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-stroke motorcycles will persist for many more years. While some companies may completely phase them out eventually (Honda), others will continue to profit from a product that is still viable in the marketplace (KTM). I currently ride a yz450f, but am seriously considering a 2-stroke purchase in the near future. There are many others like me. I believe the 2-stroke days are numbered, it just is not going to happen in the next few years.
I am attracted to the ease (and cost) of maintenance, the weight, the starting characteristics, and some of the riding characteristics. The difference: 4-Strokes produce so much torque that you just have to giggle in your helmet.
2006-12-12 17:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by Hammer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i don't believe there will be any 2 strokes for anything, motorcycles, snomobiles, jetski's, quads, it's all being phased out.
2006-12-12 16:39:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋