When 500cc of dirtbike just won't do...

Mattress · 12-09-2005, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnycrash

http://lucernevalley.org/local/rick01.htm

Rick Sieman was hilarious - his column in Dirtbike was called Superchunk or something, wasn't it?

Two strokes are dead for motocross - they just can't compete.

The AMA needs to up the displacement limit for two-strokes, four-stroke technology has come a long way, they need to even the playing field again. That'd be awesome to see a line up of 250's punched out to 300 or so

luvtolean · 12-09-2005, 10:39 AM

It might happen. The "125's" are allowed to go 2mm over and become 144s this year.

Mattress · 12-09-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

It might happen. The "125's" are allowed to go 2mm over and become 144s this year.

That'll be sweet, I read a review about a YZ125 bored to about 160 a few years ago, little bastard made about 40hp

johnnycrash · 12-09-2005, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattress

The AMA needs to up the displacement limit for two-strokes, four-stroke technology has come a long way, they need to even the playing field again. That'd be awesome to see a line up of 250's punched out to 300 or so

I agree. I guess the only reason thumpers have taken over is because they're twice the displacement. I loved two strokes more than anyone, but once I rode a modern fourstroke I had to convert - they are just so easy to ride.

Mattress · 12-09-2005, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnycrash

I agree. I guess the only reason thumpers have taken over is because they're twice the displacement. I loved two strokes more than anyone, but once I rode a modern fourstroke I had to convert - they are just so easy to ride.

I converted to 4-stroke, then converted back, there's just nothing like a big bore 2-stroke, they are so easy to ride, and the power is always there, that, and my ole 96 CR can get a green sticker

johnnycrash · 12-09-2005, 10:47 AM

Did ATK buy the Cannondale line? All those 450 quads and bikes on the ATK page look like the old C'dales.

johnnycrash · 12-09-2005, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattress

I converted to 4-stroke, then converted back, there's just nothing like a big bore 2-stroke, they are so easy to ride,

On a tight motocross track with huge jumps? I had a 97 KX500 - it was fun across blasting across a cornfield but for MX it was just too much for me ... but maybe I'm just a pussy!

BDA116 · 12-09-2005, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnycrash

Did ATK buy the Cannondale line? All those 450 quads and bikes on the ATK page look like the old C'dales.

Yes.