| 250cc 2-stroke vs. 250cc 4-stroke | | | | day. That doesn't mean it will be faster than a |
| If you're looking to get into racing motocross at | | | | two-stroke though... |
| AMA sanctioned tracks and are wondering which | | | | 250cc Two-Stroke |
| bike to buy for the 250cc class, then pay | | | | Two-strokes are fun to ride because they have a |
| attention. Although the four-strokes have pretty | | | | bigger top-end "hit" compared to the four-stroke. |
| much taken over the motocross market lately, it | | | | If you keep the two-stroke on the pipe then it |
| seems that there are a lot of people trying to | | | | will definitely be faster, as long as the conditions |
| bring back the two-strokes, and it seems to be | | | | aren't too rough. For those of you that want |
| working. AMA made it legal so that a 250cc | | | | more, snappy power, and a lower center of |
| two-stroke can run in the same class as a 250cc | | | | gravity, then go with the two-stroke. It may not |
| four-stroke. Now, the first reaction I had when I | | | | have the traction that a four-stroke has in rough |
| heard of this was without doubt to pick the | | | | track conditions, but the horsepower makes up |
| two-stroke. I looked into it a little bit more and | | | | for it. |
| came up with this.... | | | | So Which Bike?? |
| 250cc Four-Stroke | | | | After reading the info on each bike you would |
| Now most people would think that a four stroke | | | | probably guess that the two-stroke is the better |
| with the same displacement as a two-stroke | | | | bike for AMA racing, and my answer for that |
| would not have a chance. This isn't the case, due | | | | would be, "Yes." Clearly, it's a faster bike if the |
| to the fact that companies have put so much | | | | track is in good shape, it handles better because it |
| more money and effort into making the modern | | | | has a lower center of gravity, it has a lighter |
| four-strokes extremely high-performance. Some | | | | front-end, and it smells good. But I will say that if |
| riders that do not like the two-strokes snappy | | | | you are a four-stroke guy that doesn't like the |
| power will often stick to the four-stroke 250 just | | | | snappy-feeling power band on the two-stroke, |
| because they are lazy and like the smoother feel | | | | then you will be fine on a 250F. The 250F is by no |
| of them. A 250 two-stroke may have more | | | | means slow, and any good rider will be able to win |
| power on top, but when the day gets long and | | | | on it. My choice would be to ride the 250 |
| the track starts to get really rough, that's when | | | | two-stroke though because it's faster, and it's a |
| the four-stroke starts to shine. Due to the | | | | new rule that I would take advantage of. Good |
| tractability in rough and slick conditions, the | | | | luck, and no matter what stroke you ride, have |
| four-stroke will be easier to ride faster late in the | | | | fun!! |