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Non-Moto / Re: Will this Direct injection 2 stroke have the smooth lazy power of a 4 stroke?

« on: June 19, 2011, 02:54:36 AM »

My question would be why would you even want it?  Same with fuel injection.  The appeal of 2-strokes is 3 fold for me: 1) cost 2) weight 3) ease to repair.  By adding electronics, fuel pumps, or anything else besides a stone-age carb you're taking away all 3 of those advantages.  To me if 2-strokes want to really make a comeback they need to approach things completely different.  Build a bare bones race bike the public can buy at half the price of anything currently out. 

Hi folks, I've always been a fan of 2 strokers and like most of you over here, would love to see them back... that being said it has been a while i am reading silently the forum and eventually here re my 2 cents from french magazines; one i read one year ago, where a KTM manager interview said as everyone here already know: they do have the DI techno set and working fine. Now from an other add in an other magazine this month: yes ktm has it, but as stated above from other posts, it will be more expensive, more complicated techno... hence what mentioned in the the last post above!
Europe is very very stringent when comes eco bullcrap and pollution, yet still ktm will be reluctent and do every not to introduce their DI stuff. They said in the said mag do not expect it until 2014/2015... sad if could be! Hope they re wrong though!

Now in the same paper a mention from Ossa the old trial bikes brand whom came back with their akward 2 stroke injected are working toward an enduro bike 2 stroke for the upcoming year. The engine seems to be on the bench test at the moment and frame is also supposely innovative as is the trial one...

wait and see 2 stroker fellas, hopes the skies gone be better for us all dreamers, albeit DI may change lubrication and thus smell of oil burn that I delight over here when a moped get passed down the streets of old europe!

davy