http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mchonda/exp2_tech.html
stupid dial up connection, sorry doubble post

 

Wow, great link.
I wonder why they didnt produce it?
or are they just putting it on the back burner for now untill the 4 stroke faze slows down.
just look at what everyone is trying to do with there quads... trying to make them lighter.
A friend of mine spoke with Jerry Hall (pro motor builder) about this same topic and he said he thinks that 2 strokes will make a come back.

 

yep, detroit diesel used 2 stroke diesels with great results. They use a supercharger to blow the air into the cylinder. there is only a exahust valve. works great! I can see honda takeing these boat engines apart then perfecting them into a screaming seller

 

GP bikes were 200 hp / 500 ccs. 4 strokes won't achieve that kind of power/displacement in a normally aspirated state for some time, if ever.

Look no further than snowmobiles to see what's happening to the 2 stroke.

Direct Injection does cut down on the emissions, I hope enough to save the 2 stroke, but I doubt it.

I do not know if this passed yet, but I can see the writing on the wall:

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The sale of new two-stroke off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles would be banned in Massachusetts under House Bill 1909, introduced by state Rep. J. James Marzilli Jr. (D-Arlington), the American Motorcyclist Association reports.

Under his proposal, it would be illegal for anyone to sell "a recreational vehicle containing a two-stroke engine, including, but not limited to, a snow craft, an all-terrain vehicle, a personal watercraft, or a motorboat."

"This is the most sweeping ban ever introduced in any state," said Royce Wood, AMA legislative affairs specialist in charge of off-highway issues.

If passed, the bill would outlaw new sales of the vast majority of motocross bikes in the state, although anyone who bought a two-stroke built before June 1, 2004, would be allowed to resell the vehicle.

The bill has been referred to the Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture. Letters from Massachusetts residents opposing the bill should be sent to the committee chairwoman, Sen. Pamela P. Resor (D-Middlesex), Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture, Room 473F, State House, Boston, MA 02133.

 

and my friends wonder why i voted for the right party, pun intended