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i am kinda undecided between the 2 can you guys give me some pros or cons on either side i have been told a lot 2 get a 2t but if theyre so good then y is tons of ppl turnin to 4t
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callin all loyal 2t or 4t owners
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they're going 4 strokes cause they can cheat legally. 450cc 12,000 rpm engine verses a 250cc 11,000 rpm engine. They're fairly equal in HP, but the 4t has more torque.
Same goes for the 250 in a 125 class, Now if your lax on maintaining your bike, do not get a 4 stroke race bike. Valve adjustment every 15 hours, oil change after every day of riding. you will be doing t he same work on the same schedule as a formula 1 car. They're the same as owning 1/8 of a Formula 1 race engine.
Two strokes are not dead, they're still winning in the off road world. Easier to ride for 2 hour Hare Scrambles etc.
Same goes for the 250 in a 125 class, Now if your lax on maintaining your bike, do not get a 4 stroke race bike. Valve adjustment every 15 hours, oil change after every day of riding. you will be doing t he same work on the same schedule as a formula 1 car. They're the same as owning 1/8 of a Formula 1 race engine.
Two strokes are not dead, they're still winning in the off road world. Easier to ride for 2 hour Hare Scrambles etc.
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ya i definatley dont kno much about fixin a dirtbike considering i havent owned 1 yet and i have ridden a 2t and they seem fun also
Technically you can get away with riding a two stroke quite a bit with only a new top end and some oil changes every now and then. Fairly easy to keep running well.
The downsides are the jetting and plugs, the powerband, and getting used to that "powerband" of a two stroke (If you aren't already).
The four stoke is a lot of maintenance (If you're going with the moto style (CRF etc.)) and can require a lot of knowledge about the engines and vavles to even keep it running at all. My dad had a CRF 450 when I bought my CR 250 and he would spend hours on hours in the garage measuring stuff and draining liquids while I would tear my entire top end apart, replace it all, and have it back together in about 1.5 hours.
I love the two stroke because it's a two stroke, I love the sound, the feel, and the accessiblity of the engine and maintenance.
My 02' CR250 is the perfect machine,a nd I would recommend it to anyone. At this point I've got about 4 or 5 grand into it in aftermarket parts etc, but I still remember what it was like off the showroom floor. A monster.
The downsides are the jetting and plugs, the powerband, and getting used to that "powerband" of a two stroke (If you aren't already).
The four stoke is a lot of maintenance (If you're going with the moto style (CRF etc.)) and can require a lot of knowledge about the engines and vavles to even keep it running at all. My dad had a CRF 450 when I bought my CR 250 and he would spend hours on hours in the garage measuring stuff and draining liquids while I would tear my entire top end apart, replace it all, and have it back together in about 1.5 hours.
I love the two stroke because it's a two stroke, I love the sound, the feel, and the accessiblity of the engine and maintenance.
My 02' CR250 is the perfect machine,a nd I would recommend it to anyone. At this point I've got about 4 or 5 grand into it in aftermarket parts etc, but I still remember what it was like off the showroom floor. A monster.
I'm a poor college student, I cannot afford to ride a 4-stroke. Right now, I'm having trouble affording gas, though. 4 gallons of 91 octane a day at $2.75 a gallon and a pint of oil for $8. A friend on a WR400 burned only 1-1.5 gallons trying to keep up with me.
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Are you racing or play/trail riding? What kind of a rider are you? If you answer the questions in the sticky, you'll get better answers.
Trail bikes have practically indestructible engines - 2 or 4 stroke. They're tuned for low end power and low RPMs.
Race bike engines need closer attention. The smaller the mill, the more it needs. A 500cc two stroke is light, powerful, and long lived. A 125 2ST or 250 4ST racer needs to be watched for signs of wear on a very regular basis. In a catastrophic engine failure a 4ST can be more costly to rebuild. But the 4ST has a more rider friendly powerband than a similar sized 2ST.
Trail bikes have practically indestructible engines - 2 or 4 stroke. They're tuned for low end power and low RPMs.
Race bike engines need closer attention. The smaller the mill, the more it needs. A 500cc two stroke is light, powerful, and long lived. A 125 2ST or 250 4ST racer needs to be watched for signs of wear on a very regular basis. In a catastrophic engine failure a 4ST can be more costly to rebuild. But the 4ST has a more rider friendly powerband than a similar sized 2ST.
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i am gonna b racing this summer. there is a track like 10 min. away and i would practice there like once a week and race there on sunday like once or twice a month and i love going fast and am very aggressive (sometimes a bad thing) but ya i am leanin towards a 2t kx125 or possibly an rm125 i am willing 2 get used 2 the power band
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JD_MXRacer said:
havent you already made like 3 threads asking what bike you get, and it always comes out a KX125?!? ;) youve gotten my vote on several other threads, KX125.
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KDX607 said:
i didnt mean any offense, i was just playing with him ;) . commenting on mxmatts response, just because Kawasaki doesnt bring their 125 to America anymore doesn mean that you cant buy a used one, go used and youll save possibly a couple grand :nod: .
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mxmatt15 said:
again, they have them everywhere but the US presently. 2005 was the last year for the KX125 in America, there is no 06 or 07.
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KDX607 said:
lol its ok i have made plenty of first bike posts and the only reason i made this 1 is because i wanted 2 kno y every1... well a lot of ppl r goin 4t. i had planned on gettin a 2t ne way i rode 1 last weekend it was awesome lol
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i am soooooo sorryyyyy i will type better from nowwwww onnnn
just kiddin yea i do that a lot sometimes i do that on my homework even and get in trouble i guess i just sit on forums like these for too long
just kiddin yea i do that a lot sometimes i do that on my homework even and get in trouble i guess i just sit on forums like these for too long
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ive figured that out already cant till spring! but this spring is gonna rock
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ya this spring im flyin out to west varginia to my aunts to help her out with her horses and babysit and in return shes buyin me a dirtbike because just down the road is a track from her
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that sounds pretty sweet, just dont try to out run everyone else on the track your first couple times, it could get pretty ugly. evilbay, cycletrader.com, and the Cycletrader mag is a great place to find used bikes :)
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mxmatt15 said:
:whoa: :think:
