Tag: 2-Stroke

Braap! As hard as it is to imagine these days, there was a time when racetracks and trails the world over were alive with the sound of properly jetted 2-strokes and the smell of premix. Environmentalists and politicians have all but extinct the 2-stroke here but not in Europe, where machines like the Gas Gas […] More »

Bet you didn’t know this existed. Snowflakes are falling, the world is returning to what passes for normal, and your ATV Connection editors are back to scouring SprocketList in the hopes of snagging you a good deal. And while it may be a bit closer to a snowmobile than a quad, this little gem is […] More »

How often do these things wear out? Dear ATVC: I used to ride a 2-stroke years ago and had to change the spark plug once every fifth or so ride. These days when I pull the plug out of my Yamaha 4-stroke, it looks so perfect, I can’t help but think I’m wasting money in […] More »

Exotic as they come. Snowflakes are falling, the world is returning to what passes for normal, and your ATV Connection editors are back to scouring SprocketList in the hopes of snagging you a good deal. This week’s ad takes us to a place called Litchfield, Ohio. According to the listing this is a 1987 Kawasaki […] More »

Rare 250 2-stroke. The leaves are changing, the world is returning to what passes for normal, and your ATV Connection editors are back to scouring SprocketList in the hopes of snagging you a good deal. This week we located a 1987 Kawasaki Tecate 4 in Litchfield, Ohio that the seller says is all original except […] More »

As elusive as Bigfoot and no less exciting. When we think of 2-stroke ATVs, usually Yamaha’s entries come to mind or maybe the legendary Honda 250R. However, while 2-strokes went extinct in the US long ago, the same wasn’t true for the rest of the globe. Spain’s Gas Gas – in addition to offering a […] More »

Drag quads are a different breed entirely. Yamaha’s 350cc twin cylinder 2-stroke Banshee is a legend in sand dunes the world over but apparently sometimes that’s just a starting point. The poster of this week’s clip says that he weighs in at 205 pounds but you’d never know it with the way his modified Banshee […] More »