I was over talking with the Polaris dealer, who said that all 2-strokes as of 2006 will be completly banned from public access area's and BLM land. The only group that could fight the ban would be the Manufactures, i.e. Honda, Yamaha, Polaris, Suzuki, ect, but why would they want to fight when they know that when the ban goes into effect it's going to force 2-stroke owners to buy new machines. It's a win win for the dealers who will be selling more quads as well as the earth muffins who would love nothing more than to place tighter restrictions on ATV owners, like now with noise violation laws on the dunes.

Has anyone herd this or do you guys think this a cloud of smoke, served up to sell the 4-stroke

 

If you already have a two stroke then you can ride it, just like with ATC's years ago. They won't be manufacturing any more 2 strokes after 2006 I believe.

 

Man that doesnt sound right. Where would all the 2 strokes go??? The dump. Everyone knows the 2 stroke crowd out numbers the 4 stroke crowd by a huge margin.

 

Ya, I knew about that already, I think alot of people did.

 

they will still manufactur the 2-stroke as long as they can meet the EPA standard. everything before 2006 you can still ride.

 

If you dump enough technology into a two stroke it can meet the regulations. Just the companies dont see a huge proffit to be made there since they can throw a fourstroke together that meets them much easier. Anywho, just imagine how clean an EFI engine with a powerhead and maybe a cat on it would be.

BTW, anyone ever heard a 2 stroke v-6 boat motor run out of the water? they sound like a top fuel dragster and they shake the ground. Gotta love it. Would love to have something like that in a sand rail.

 

LTZevil400>>> is right about this one... Its just like the ATC's if you have one you can ride it but they can't produce them anymore....

 

I think they should pick on snowmobiles instead of us!

 

I believe the hibdons are building a drag quad with a v-6 outboard motor on nitrous. It will be really fast

They can ban two strokes from present production, there be plenty of us still around to raise hell...

 

yeah guys, just check the new developments (you're going to laugh) at the weedtrimmer market. Stihl has a trimmer coming out that is a hybrid and has premix engine that has the emissions low enough to pass. Just a matter of time before they do the same for the banshees etc.

http://www.stihlusa.com/news_fourmix.html