headaches?? not working on your bike gives you headaches? i admit, i haven't owned a 2-stroke, and my current 4-stroke (klx300) is more of a reliable trailbike than a high-strung race weapon, but i still don't do much of anything besides oil, gas and filters to it (after 1600 ish miles). valve adjustments are pretty easy, tho i haven't had to do any yet. what's the problem?
on the other hand, i can easily go 90-100 miles on my 2.2 gallon tank, even if it's all rough trailwork. last saturday, i rode 55 miles of dirt-roads and jeep trails to meet friends (with 2-strokes), borrowed some lawnmower gas from them, rode Stonyford until their tanks were dry (about 60 miles), then rode another 55 miles back to where i was camped.
i really like the light weight and beefy power of the 300 e/xc i rode a few weeks ago, but i just don't think i could live with a 50-60 mile range. pretty much every ride i do is at least that long. as a result, i'll be looking hard at a 400 e/xc next year.
mw