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The 125 Grand Prix class becomes the 250cc four-stroke Moto3 class in 2012
MotoGP’s new rule change eliminates two-stroke Grand Prix road racing with the announcement that in 2012, the 125cc class will use 250cc, single-cylinder, four-stroke engines (with a maximum bore of 81mm). Tentatively to be called Moto 3. According to the Moto Matters web site; The good news in that announcement is that the Grand Prix Commission
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Devin Watson needs your help…
Our good friend and two-stroke National racer Devin Watson needs some help. He wants to race at the Pala National on his YZ250, but he finds himself a bit low on funds to get to the race. He is a newly married young man, paying his own way. At Washougal Devin almost got the two-stroke into the big show.
Devin Watson to attempt to qualify for Washougal on a two stroke
Another of the two-stroke faithful has taken it upon himself to show that these machines are still competitive. If you are attending the Washougal Pro Motocross National tomorrow (Saturday) make sure that you cheer, yell, wave or somehow make some serious noise when Devin flies by on the 777 machine.
Two Strokes of the Florida Motocross Series
A long time TSM supporter and reader Bill T. posted the following photos on our forum. In addition to taking photos, he spoke with each of these brave racers and added a short description to go along with each photo. There really is a movement towards two-strokes at the local level. The weekend we
Justin Carter – YZ250 Hop-Up
My mission was to build the most effective, do it all 2 stroke race bike that I could. I used only the best aftermarket parts and services available and here is what I ended up with. I purchased a new 2009 Yamaha yz250 from Colorado Powersports, I chose a 2 stroke due to there reliability and low maintenance
Mike Vanderstraeten’s Two-Stroke Race in Holland
Sunday May 30th 2010: Track Veldhoven (Holland): This is my first day back on a 2stroke after a 3 year layoff. I was racing in the Belgium Amateur Championships MX1-MX3 class. It was on a deep sand track, just the way I like it. Normally I ride a Suzuki 450 four-stroke but I changed to this bike for
Lalo’s 2-Stroker Story
Howdy General! This story is about my son “Lalo.” Lalo got his first motorcycle when he was 12…a 1980 XR200. He picked-up riding naturally, but complained that the XR was too slow. For his 14th b-day we gave him my old 2000 YZ125. After some “relearning” what a clutch was really for,
Two Stroke Quote of the Day
“I was fortunate enough to be able to ride a full Mitch Payton Pro Circuit Kawasaki 125cc (two stroke) ” “That was the bike the majority of us wanted to ride. I know I did when I was 10 years old sitting in the stands of the SX races or the uphill at Washougal .” “Needless
First race back on 2 stroke!!
This story was posted on Thumper Talk by Fiddy631. There appears to be more of these stories circulating around and thankfully more racers are deciding to switch to two-strokes. It is “borrowed” and published here for your reading pleasure. After 6 yrs of 4 stroke racing 250f and 450, I’ve
Jesse’s 2006 Kawasaki K125 Rebuild
Hello TwoStrokeMotocross!, My name is Jesse Miller and I live in BC Canada. This winter I saw my Kx125 and I decided to give it a face lift. My courses at school were really easy and I had a lot of free time that I didn’t want to go to waste playing video games. So I decided to start disassembling
