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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: What it's gonna take.

« on: February 25, 2011, 02:26:23 PM »

Marketing played a major role here.
Motocycle Aust. last Nov changed the displacement rules on lites and open class to a true cc=cc deal.
Now l have'nt seen any mention of this in any of the Aust bike mags.
The manufacturers are still pushing advertising dollars towards the fart bikes.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: tractioncontrol?

« on: January 17, 2011, 11:29:25 PM »

I'm starting to dislike all types of professional racing.
Very few racing organisations have the capacity to stop this stuff, carbed or EFI

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Conspiracy

« on: January 10, 2011, 12:08:58 AM »

I don't think it's that hard to to understand why the big four went down the four stroke road. It probably wasn't all that difficult to see, or believe at the time that the envi'ros would crack the s@#$ts at the two stroke hydrocarbon problem sooner or later.

Given the other machines they were producing at the time, the crossover between road and off road wasn't that far apart and with improving technology getting closer all the time.
Once it could be seen that the future was multi valve per cylinder the investment dollars and R&D dollars made it bad economics to run two parrallel programs for two engine types.
So to help there business model along a little the major offroad sanctioning bodies were convinced that the two stroke was going to die and you might as well set up the rules so that the gov's and envi'ros could see they were at least trying to be responsable/green.

Problem was racing being what it is the thirst for more power from light weight got expensive and noisier and racing machines are'nt that clean anyway,
and as we know the two stroke didn't die, and of course some manufacturers didnt completely follow the Honda mantra, and they know the consumer will enevitably dictate the direction they go.

So now technolgy has caught up to the two stroke, and the big four are still resisting, probably because they have'nt got full return from there investment.
The air assist direct injected two stroke has the ability to decimate the four stroke world and they are hanging on by there fingertips, because it's all about money.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: David Vuillemin says he'll answer some questions for 2 stroke motocross!

« on: January 05, 2011, 01:57:40 AM »

I would like to know:

- if they have run into any resistance in this endeavor.  Or if they have been met with reluctance from potential sponsors because of their choice of mill.

- if they believe that the track designs for 2011 have created any significant disadvantage for the two stroke as compared to just 5 or 6 years ago.

- if they are hoping this venture will lead to increased parity between the two stroke and four strokes in AMA racing.

x2

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Super X Round 6

« on: November 27, 2010, 03:14:05 AM »

Hi Swapper, Robbie's a part timer is'nt he? Great result, 4 year old technology two stroke against fuel injected factory machines,,awesome

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Brutal Editorial from Sweden...

« on: November 23, 2010, 01:34:02 AM »

more likely blame the pony tailed long hairs,,aka marketing gurus,,,,,know nothin about the passion, just makin money