should i buy a 2 stroke or 4 stroke dirt bike?

Question

i dont plan on racing exept with my friends mabey now and then go to a track but mostly trails and jumps nothing though too huge and i was wondering if i should get a 125 2 stroke or a 250 4 stroke i have 5 years of riding i am almost 15 5'9" 155 pounds and don't know what to get(i dont care about noise or polluting)

Answer 1

A 250 is a lot bigger than a 125. Oh I, just noticed that the 250 is a 4 and the 125 is a 2.. I would definitely get the 4 stroke 250. You won't grow out of it and 2 strokes are a pain in the a*s.

Answer 2

A two stroke is easier to maintain but it requires more maintenance. It is not necessarily faster than a four stroke. Of course a CR250 will tear up a CRF230 any day of the week. But a CRF 450 will kill the CR250. The newer four strokes are way better than they used to be, the technology has changed drastically. I had trouble keeping up with my friend on his YZ426, I was riding a KX500. In a drag race we were pretty close but around 55 or so I topped out and he kept on going. That same friend and myself both have the same bikes now, Husky TE510's. I never really rode the YZ426 much but in his words the TE will stomp his 426. I know for a fact that my 510 would eat my old KX500 for lunch no question about it. The four stroke is the way to go especially if you want a user friendly trail bike that is low maintenance. There is nothing wrong with a two stroke but the four stroke is just much more versatile and easier to handle.

Answer 3

4 stroke ups: less maintance, no mixing gas, way more bottom end power for rutted trails you don't have to wind it out and feather the clutch, you can just let the clutch all the way out and give it a little gas where as two stroke you have to wind it out and feather the clutch, also on hill climbs, if you slow down or stop and start going again, a 4 stroke will put power on the ground smoother whereas a 2 stroke might break traction if you aren't paying attention to your clutch. also, the build 4 strokes right now that compete very well with two strokes but anyone who rides 2 strokes will tell you this:
you will get used to all the clutching and high rpms, nothing can replace the way a 2 stroke takes off, they are lighter, they do more with way less cc. if you hit the throttle for one second, like brup. the bike will shoot forward. a 2 stroke is very sensitive to everything you do.
tough desision considering all the badass bikes out there. get one of both

Answer 4

Get the 125. Cheaper parts. 4 strokes are for quads. The only reason mx guys ride 4 strokes is because they have to. 2 strokes are being phased out because of the tree huggers. Nothing like the powerband on a 2 stroke. one more thing, they are lighter and easier to manuever in the air.

Answer 5

If you are not a good rider then get a 4 stroke i would get the 125 2 stroke they are are better then 4 stroke and sound louder and if you think you are going to out grow it just Jake up the shocks and if you want it to go faster put some power bands on it.

Answer 6

get the 250 4 stroke. i have a 125 4 stroke.

Answer 7

What it really comes down to, is how much do you want to work on your bike? The new 4-stroke motors will give you a lot more time riding between tune-ups. They are making tons of torque and horsepower. And, are going to be the only things legal to sell by manufacturers in 2008. Because of the emissions laws passed by California. So, get yourself a 4-stroke, and save yourself a ton of headaches.

Answer 8

Since you don't plan on racing, go for the four stroke, since most places do not allow two stroke machines anymore. Two stroke motors use oil and gas in the same tank, that causes more pollution, while four stroke engines don't..

Answer 9

If your not hardcore racing, go for the 4 stroke.

Answer 10

i think that you should get a 4 stroke because their really good on trials and stuff like that and if that's what your going to be doing most of the time then its better.