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RedDogDarren said:
Must be an awesome 2 stroke. My Bill Burr tuned machines couldn't come close to a 4 stroke in the low rev department for a slippery surface, they would either try to rip the knobbies off the tires or lug with no power or stall. Woods racing and the average Joe trying to go up a steep and slippery incline with exposed roots the 4 stroke rules. Torque is just enough to keep forward momentum at low revs. The 2 stroke racers aren't going to do that for a guy who wants to go dirtbiking, and not racing.

Remember we are talking about people who have just discovered dirt biking here.
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I'm no pro and it took me all of 15 minutes to teach my 16 year old daughter to slip a clutch to prevent stall when riding technical terrain on my stock 125.

Funny how there was only 2 bikes in the pro class at this past weekends Corduroy Enduro that were 4 strokes according to Sherco. They were both factory sponsored riders and they only managed a 3rd and 4th.
 
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01cbr said:
Honda and suzuki in a hp war? The cr500 was built to compete in open class mx. Suzuki didnt even produce an open class bike when the ama killed the 500 class.

4 strokes suck? The crf 400r only makes 5 hp less than the 500.
http://twostrokemotocross.com/2008/10/mxa-shootout-crf450-versus-cr500/
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Suzuki had an RM 400 and an RM 465. It was a cc war. Google is your friend.

Comparing four stroke hp to two stroke hp is like comparing apples to d*cks. The two strokes are all about torque not hp. Need a lesson in torque vs hp?
 
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Just to bring this thread back on course, the four strokes are def more rider friendly and thus keeping in line with the OP's first experience on a dirtbike, the four stroke is a much better choice for new riders. Sportbike guys are slightly insane...nothing is fast enough. Most new riders trying out a two stroke will loop it. So it's generally not advised

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LVfiImqFzis

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lMoe69KMlIQ
 
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MLadin said:
Suzuki had an RM 400 and an RM 465. It was a cc war. Google is your friend.

Comparing four stroke hp to two stroke hp is like comparing apples to d*cks. The two strokes are all about torque not hp. Need a lesson in torque vs hp?
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And yamaha had a yz490 and kawasaki the kx 500.....built for open class racing not a cc war. Suzuki wasnt even a fan of the open class from what I have read.

You should really do a google search of torque numbers and dyno sheets before you state 250 two strokes have way more torque than 450 4 strokes....its not the case.
 
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