IF 4 strokes were more reliable, sure i would have one for the MX track just for the updated, cutting edge chassis/suspension, the ease to ride, and the ability to ride longer. thats the only thing i hate about my bike is that it whips my ass.
but for trails, that pinger 250 is kick ass. plus, a piped 4 stroke sounds like a fart machine, not to mention it is way loud.
dannygraves wrote:this is funny, because in this most I was just messing and stiring the pot... as far as the pic, have you ever seen a 2 stoke motor lose a piston pin into a port window... some guys on here have and it doesn't leek all that different from the pic you posted.NightBiker07 wrote:yep, i have too. and every 4 stroke failure ive seen so far has been catastrophic. the worst 2 stroke failure ive seen so far has been a cylinder-replating (mine). most of the time, its just piston/rings.dannygraves wrote: I have infact whitnessed and experienced more 2 stroke break downs than 4 stroke break downs and I feel the negative 4 stroke reputation is driven by the fear of change and stubbornness of a bunch of old timers who don't feel like dealing with a chain tensioner. .
and the "unreliable" 4 stroke thing is just inna-net folklore....just ask all the racers that have grenaded a motor and it cost them the race......
lets see you fix this with a piston/rings, not to mention, i have never seen a 2 stroke do this before.....
I love the cr500 and 2 strokes in general. I prefer riding my shiney new 450, after a couple of years, I'll pull it apart, clean it, drop in a new piston, new timing chain tensioner and guides and valve springs and seals, then hammer on it for a couple more years. a 2 stroke would get the same treatment, only a piston and a bore minus the valve springs, seals, tensioner and guides... I'm not going to land in the poor house spending an extra couple hundred every couple years.
oh, and I might be posting up some pics of another new goodie for the bike in a couple weeks here