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When did the 500s lose top billing ?
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[QUOTE="Ol'89r, post: 1423160, member: 17212"] IMUO. In my unedumacated opinion, it's all about the lap times. As technology made the 250's faster, lighter and easier to ride the lap times got better with the smaller bikes. The 500's were a handful to ride. They wore you out compared to a 250. The tracks also got smaller and tighter. The big open Euro tracks with deep cushion like Decoster rode were perfect for the 500's but the smaller tracks were more suited for the smaller bikes. You can see this with supercross where the 450's use about 1/2 throttle to get around the track and over the jumps while the 250's are pinned most of the way around the track. Also, the addition of power valves in the 80's made all the difference in the world as to how the 250's performed and made them much easier to ride. You can have the fastest, most powerful bike on the track but, if you can't get all of that power to the ground, it doesn't do you much good. [/QUOTE]
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