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More local racers are switching, how about you?
In our local area the resurgence of two-strokes continues to grow. Sure there has been great debate about which is better… two or four. The truth is that without the displacement advantage the four-stroke would never have made the advances into motocross racing. Just the fact that the manufacturers are concerned that a rogue privateer on a two-stroke
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Andrea Talozzi – CR250 McGrath Replicas
Here are two amazing Honda CR250 machines from our friend Andrea Talozzi. He currently commutes between Italy and California. While in California, Andrea works for Motocross Vacations. He is looking forward to living in the US full time. Something you might find of great interest is a new project bike
Yentl Martens to Compete at Lierop MX GP on a Two Stroke!
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,
Chuck Sun – Service Kawasaki 500AF Adventure
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
Ryan Powell – Why I switched to a Two Stroke
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
Daniel Corbin switches back to a two stroke.
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
Bob Decker – Claverack 125cc Race
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
Suzuki SJ10 – Two Stroke – The little SUV that could
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
Fun Facts – WD40
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
Australian Teenage Two Stroke Racer
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
