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General Two Stroke Talk / What color frame?????? Suzuki rm250...

« on: February 25, 2013, 07:57:24 AM »

i did rattle can on the rm i had. main problem i ran into was the paint easily chipping and flaking. however i didnt use a primer and i did only 3 coats. not saying it wouldve come out better. but powder coating will last longer than factory paint

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General Two Stroke Talk / What color frame?????? Suzuki rm250...

« on: February 24, 2013, 03:23:39 AM »

ive seen it in RED, blue yellow and black and oem. all look good as long as the rest of the bike compliments

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General Two Stroke Talk / Which Year YZ125?

« on: February 23, 2013, 04:39:19 PM »

the major differences between the two is 1 the weight, they dropped about 6-8lbs? and the gear box. for some reason the yamaha (and even the KTM 125) went with a 5spd gear box. it wasnt bad or a deal breaker as the engine was still awesome and could be somewhat fixed with a bigger rear sproket. also the susp wasnt as good as the new SSS forks.

overall if your looking for somethin to play on and even race. you cant go wrong with older yz's including 00-01 bikes were pretty good and these have 6spd. the thing about the bikes from the last 10-15 yrs is they havent seen SO MUCH improvement on the chassis and engine that they couldnt be competative today. the plus side is you  can find them for much cheaper. for the price of a used 07 you could buy and 03 and have money for susp and engine

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General Two Stroke Talk / 144 bored vs 144 stroked

« on: February 22, 2013, 09:54:50 PM »

thats kind of what im looking to get out of it.

on another note ive heard if you go to an 05 air box cut a few holes and get the cycra airflow fender you can get the bike to breath better

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General Two Stroke Talk / 144 bored vs 144 stroked

« on: February 21, 2013, 11:18:13 PM »

hey im picking up another 125 soon and i def plan to mod the motor. so heres the big question. should i send it to eric gore for just a bore or have it bored and stroked to 144 using a 2mm piston and a 3mm longer rod. anyone with experience with these motors?

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Photos & Videos / FMF 25th anniversary cr125

« on: February 08, 2013, 08:37:08 AM »

ME LIKEY. although the following years bikes were nice

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General Two Stroke Talk / MXA INTERVIEW: HUSQVARNA?S COREY EASTMAN ON THE 125 TWO-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP

« on: February 07, 2013, 05:57:47 AM »

guess its time to make the jump from beginer to pro.  although a prize like this is kinda redundant. a pro guy spends say at least 3k on buying a used 125 and modding it to make sure he wins. just to get a second bike that most likely is not the one he has.....but serious kudos to HUSKY. if i had enough to buy a new bike id pick one up

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General Two Stroke Talk / Is there a link between the bike you choose to ride and intelect?

« on: January 30, 2013, 08:34:08 PM »

Ok first of all, being at the top of the power on a 4 stroke and 2 stroke is a whole different universe. Four strokes can simply be taken a gear lower. You shift when you feel like it and use the clutch in rare instances during a race.

Secondly, I agree about people here sometimes getting a little excited about the 2 v. 4 argument. We're all guilty, myself included. But at the end of the day, when you look at the big picture, todays definition of the four stroke motocross bike has NO place on a motocross track. Lets assume for a moment that you have a blank cheque for all your bikes. That takes costs out of the equation. And lets also assume that motocross around the world had the ridiculous rule of double displacement revoked. if its a 250, it gets run in the 250 class. Diesal, rotary, two stroke, four stroke, irrelevant.

What would you choose motoman? Would you choose the bike that didn't advance your skills very well, made you a lazy rider, wasn't as much fun to ride as its counterpart, harder to start (KTMs four strokes excluded here of course), made an obnoxious sound that carried a very long way, was heavier and slower?

having more torque is what a 4t has over the 2ts. top end power is still TOP END. and i do think the running 250 vs 250 is a valid option. its already being show cased at the amateur nationals

what would i choose to ride? something like a KTM 200sx honestly. it way more power than a 125 and didnt get me into trouble like a 250 and i can swap a top end in 30min. but oil changes/filters/ gas is all the same( i was walked through doing a 4t top end once). however the 2013 KXF250 looks pretty nice. 41hp how much does a yz250 put out? like 45? i remember MXA testing RV2's '08 KX250F saying it put down 46hp. that was almost 6yrs ago. 6 yrs ago the stock 250f's put out 37hp. yes these are heavier but slower? ive seen more ppl go faster on one of these than any other bike. and any bike ive ridden took all my focus and efforts i could simply relax more on a 250f. but as far as being lazy on one. If i raced lazy on one i didnt do well. its only when  i charged hard

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General Two Stroke Talk / what is going to happen to husqvarna?

« on: January 30, 2013, 06:58:30 AM »

sounds like its going to happen. hopefully KTM will promote and build much the same way they did their own brand. it would be bitchin to see a full PC'd out husky on the start gates

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General Two Stroke Talk / Is there a link between the bike you choose to ride and intelect?

« on: January 30, 2013, 06:55:21 AM »

stusmoke. your definately right they are easier to ride. however there have been numerous test indicating that riding a 4t vs 2t allows a rider to make less mistakes albiet not a faste lap--reference transworldmx.com 250 vs 250f a few years back.  and riding a 250f or 450 you still have to ride the top of the power. have you ever heard a pro race by that wasnt on the rev limit? and clearly you dont watch RV2 race cuz he uses the rear to get through turns so fast. even on a 4t you have to steer with the rear. however vs a 2t you get more front end traction due to the extra weight and slower engine speed not spinning the rear tire as quick.

look my point is this. this site sometimes sounds more like a bunch 4t hating Nazi's then someone who is trying to help the sport. I've been on both sides. ive ridden every brand and every current engine size. i love riding 4ts and 2ts and both have pros and cons. the biggest factor right now is COST plain and simple. and  this give the nod to 2ts. that is why we/this sport needs them. what is needed is OPTIONS. like auto racing there are options for the high budget team and the low budget weekender. however our sport needs the pro level to reflect this. i wrote all about changes i felt would help the sport.
http://twostrokemotocross.com/forum/general-two-stroke-talk/whats-the-change-you-wish-to-see-in-motosupercross/

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General Two Stroke Talk / Is there a link between the bike you choose to ride and intelect?

« on: January 30, 2013, 04:44:03 AM »

to the OP. they guy responding did have a valid point. there was a recent interview with GOOSE. cant remember where but in the interview they asked about RC4 making the switch. He said to the effect " while testing in 2004 while still on honda he decided try out a CRF450. ( i believe he said it was for ernesto fonseca who was trying to decide.) no test time of dialing in the bike RC4 was a few seconds faster on it. RC wouldve made the switch at SUZUKI but the bike still needed development and RC felt fast enough on the RM250."

yes manufacturers push product but sometimes there is just a clear advantage. in 2003 RC lost a few motos but at Washougal and Unadilla RC did everything he could to beat windham but he felt at this point the bike was holding him back. next year RC went 24-24 this time WITH all the big guys in there. and if for two crashes in 2005 at southwick and unadilla( stewie landing on him) he wouldve gone 24-24 again. as it was he still won all the overalls.

stewart came into 2005 thinking he wouldnt be at a disadvantage and it showed. 1st case high point. he battled both motos only to finish 2-2. 2nd unadilla RC goes down and stewart opens a 12 sec lead. `12 laps in RC passes him for what would possibly been the win( they were on the last lap only half way around so who knows.) 3rd binghampton JS259 holeshots only to be passed right before he crashes out.
       enter 2006. JS7 on a 450. he still struggles to beat RC but is obviously on the same playing field and wins were ultimately decided by mechanical and mishaps

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General Two Stroke Talk / 2 Stroke Rev Limits

« on: January 26, 2013, 11:24:04 PM »

most modern bikes have rev limiters. i believe 125s are limited to about 12500 and 250s 10500? dont quote me on those figures but manufacturers generally put a rev limiter in just as peak horsepower starts to drop

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General Two Stroke Talk / Graphics Kits

« on: January 25, 2013, 06:36:27 AM »

really any custom graphics company can do what you want

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Photos & Videos / My RM144cc Project!

« on: January 16, 2013, 07:32:05 AM »

what year is the bike? whos the kit from btw

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Photos & Videos / Second Reincarnation Complete.....

« on: January 12, 2013, 07:21:29 PM »

very clean