In the dying industry of two stroke motocross bikes, Yamaha is the only Japanese company to continue to build them. Even though the amount of money spent on research and development for two strokes is far less then of its rival four strokes its still nice to see a company producing them. Currently I race a 2011 YZ250 with a all new exhaust system, reed valves, racing piston and I love it. The power band in a two stroke is so much more powerful in the higher rpms so it make for a much snappy quick paced ride.
One of the main reasons people love or hate two strokes are because of there signature sound. They are more high pitched and sound almost exactly like your weed wacker or edger for your lawn. Compared to the four strokes which have a much deeper sounds to them like a truck.
My dad currently rides a 2014 RMZ250 which is Suzuki’s fuel injected four stroke and that bike is by no means slow
. But the way it rides is so much different then a two stroke, it is so much more controlled. Me and my dad always compare his bike to a Bentley because its so smooth and controlled, and mind to a Ferrari because it only wants to go fast! The reason this is, is because four stroke have a much stronger low rpm range so this mean it doesn’t have as strong of a top end rpm range like a two stroke does. But when it comes to two strokes there is almost no low end power because all the power is in the high rpm range. So all it really is, is a personal preference. Wherever the four stroke lacks the two strokes make up, and where the two strokes lack the four stroke make up.
2014 YZ250 ^
2014 RMZ250^
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