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If you dont know much about maintenance on bike go for the 4T. 4T are just as good if not better than 4T.
If going for the 2T i recommend honda. All the others are great but i think the honda's stand out! |
Sorry, but do you actually have idea what you're offering advice on?
Generally the motocross 4 strokes require more and more regular maintenance than 2 stokes. If you don't keep the 4 strokes maintained it will get more costly quicker than on a 2 stroke.
To the OP, as for ideas, well err, you're looking for motocross bikes. So just go through all manufacturers motocross bikes, or better yet, see what is available at a good price. While there are differences between motocross bikes, the biggest one will be the condition/price at this end, I suspect. I suspect you'd have to be fairly reasonable doing it before you could notice the differences anyway.
Anyway, if you know you want a 125, that means a 2 stoke which is a sensible choice.
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YZ, RM, CR, KX, SX. |
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G wrote: | 2006 _p1 wrote: |
If you dont know much about maintenance on bike go for the 4T. 4T are just as good if not better than 4T.
If going for the 2T i recommend honda. All the others are great but i think the honda's stand out! |
Sorry, but do you actually have idea what you're offering advice on?
Generally the motocross 4 strokes require more and more regular maintenance than 2 stokes. If you don't keep the 4 strokes maintained it will get more costly quicker than on a 2 stroke.
To the OP, as for ideas, well err, you're looking for motocross bikes. So just go through all manufacturers motocross bikes, or better yet, see what is available at a good price. While there are differences between motocross bikes, the biggest one will be the condition/price at this end, I suspect. I suspect you'd have to be fairly reasonable doing it before you could notice the differences anyway.
Anyway, if you know you want a 125, that means a 2 stoke which is a sensible choice.
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YZ, RM, CR, KX, SX. |
Ok well i do know what im on. Ive had experance with 4 and 2T motocrossbike. You get a 4 and 2 stroke bike and see which one lasts the longest.
If you looking for reliability get a 4 stroke. But i think 2T are more fun! |
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G wrote: | What motorcross bikes have you had 'experience' with? Is this from two specific bikes, or a wide range of different bikes?
I haven't had a great deal of physical experience with them myself, but have looked into the whole area a fair bit from my interest in enduro bikes.
By far the general consensus is that 2 strokes need less and simpler maintenance as well as costing less if it does go wrong due to the simpler engine design.
As an idea, these are the main engine things that have to be done every 20 hours on the latest KTMs (or every race):
4 Stroke:
Change Engine Oil
Clean oil screen and sump plug
Check and adjust valve clearances
Clean the spark plug and check for tight fit.
2 Stroke:
Check gearbox oil
Clean the spark plug and check for tight fit.
4 strokes are generally considered a bit easier to ride, though do weigh more (ie 90kg vs 98kg for the above bikes(.
The older 4 stroke competition bikes tend to have even harsher service intervals; my Husaberg is listed as 10hours for 'trail' riding or 5 hours for 'competition' riding I believe, though as it's an enduro you don't have to look at valves quite so often.
If something goes wrong on a 4 stroke there's a hell of a lot of moving parts to sort out and mash together.
On a 2 stroke the piston etc is separated from the gearbox, so something like a seized piston is a lot easier to sort out than on a 4 stroke where there's likely to be damage to a lot of other gear, possibly with debris getting into the gearbox, etc. |
Good post. Ive had a range of 2T and 4T bikes, and yes there is more to go wrong with a 4T but its less likely to happen! As with 2 strokes the simple construction makes maintenance a lot easyer but 2T are prown to blowing up if you dont know what you are doin. I,e some inexperienced riders don't know how much oil is needed in the premix. Also cheap oil in 2T is just a death sentence. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 15 years, 361 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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