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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Interview with Rick Sieman, founding fathers of motojournalism (Dirt Bike)
« on: February 04, 2010, 06:24:27 AM »Don't get me wrong, two strokes can and do have problems as well. They do require maintenance to run the best they can. There is one huge difference. There are two-strokes that are 10 years, 20 years and more that are still running with a minimum of rebuilds. I'm not so sure that you see many 5 to 10 year old modern four-strokes all that much.
I know where I would rather invest my money!
The mx 4 strokes are being sold as "race-ready". Not "take it easy on the trails" ready. the engines are being asked to perform in an unnatural way and the maintenance intervals and costs clearly reveal this. the 2 stroke is an inherant race engine and is far more suited to the kind of demands that modern motocross places on it.