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Yentl Martens to Compete at Lierop  MX GP on a Two Stroke!

Yentl Martens to Compete at Lierop MX GP on a Two Stroke!

By Crooijmans • on August 27, 2009

In the MX-GP of The Netherlands to be held this weekend on 29th and 30th August on the extreme sand-circuit of Lierop, the crowd will be able again to enjoy some really nice two-stroke sound in the field of MX1 riders. It will be Belgium rider Yentl Martens, son of former World Champion Jacky Martens, who will compete on his KTM-SX250. Ironically it

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Chuck Sun – Service Kawasaki 500AF Adventure

Chuck Sun – Service Kawasaki 500AF Adventure

By JohnNicholas • on August 20, 2009

In the September 2009 issue of Motocross Action, Chuck Sun writes about his experience racing the Service Kawasaki 500AF. After the magazine had tested the bike for a few months, their impression was that it was a machine that did not turn well, had unmanagable power and unbalanced suspension. Chuck

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Ryan Powell – Why I switched to a Two Stroke

Ryan Powell – Why I switched to a Two Stroke

By JohnNicholas • on June 11, 2009

I have been riding regularly for the past six to seven years.  I progressed from the 80 to the 85 then started riding a 250f. After riding and racing the 250f for almost five years, I was ready for a new bike.  I really excelled on the 250f and I really think/thought it was a great bike.  By that

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Daniel Corbin switches back to a two stroke.

Daniel Corbin switches back to a two stroke.

By JohnNicholas • on June 4, 2009

Here we go. More and more stories about two strokes getting back out on the track. This one was written up on the Racer X web site under the Trainer Talk section. Daniel Corbin was without his bike because it was down and out for a while so he decided to pick up a used YZ250 two stroke. Here is the story

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Bob Decker – Claverack 125cc Race

Bob Decker – Claverack 125cc Race

By JohnNicholas • on April 25, 2009

A few months ago we found that there was a calling fr a class to race two stroke 125cc machines in our area. After speaking with one of the local track promoter’s they agreed to add the class, as long as there was enough interest. The date was set for May 17th. But an amazing turn of events, mostly

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Suzuki SJ10 – Two Stroke – The little SUV that could

Suzuki SJ10 – Two Stroke – The little SUV that could

By JohnNicholas • on April 2, 2009

I was just sent this cool little video of a Suzuki SJ10 attempting to climb a hill. The interesting thing about this vehicle is that it is a 540cc two stroke!! Yes they used a motor that was just a little bit bigger than a CR500 to power a four-wheel drive jeep! Just a little something to put a smile

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Fun Facts – WD40

Fun Facts – WD40

By JohnNicholas • on March 24, 2009

Before you read to the end, does anybody know what the main ingredient of WD-40 is? Don’t lie and don’t cheat. WD-40. Who knew? I had a neighbor who had bought a new pickup. I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the sides of this beige

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Australian Teenage Two Stroke Racer

Australian Teenage Two Stroke Racer

By JohnNicholas • on January 23, 2009

G’day guys, My name is Mitchell Durbin; I’m 15 years old and live in Belgrave south, Melbourne, Australia. I’ve being riding motorbikes since I was 6 or 7 years old and my first bike was a 2000 model Suzuki RM80, I never used to race as there were no tracks and I used to move around a lot so riding

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1981 Maico 490 – George Marshall

1981 Maico 490 – George Marshall

By JohnNicholas • on December 30, 2008

Hi, Was cruising the net and found your website. Heres some pics of my 81 490. I got into vintage Maicos when I bought a basket case 82 490 and once completed discovered it did faster lap times that my new CRF 450! Since then I became the 07 AHRMA +40 and Ultima 500 Expert National Champ and the 08 AVDRA

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Billy Mac’s Big Day Out

Billy Mac’s Big Day Out

By Paul Harris • on December 22, 2008

Billy Mackenzie is Britain’s reigning MX1 champion – the 23 year old Scot won his first title in 2007 and brought the number one plate with him to the crack CAS Honda squad for 2008. Completely dominant domestically, the three-time Grand Prix winner was an absolute shoe-in to retain his crown

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