one more thing... 2 strokes are not a dying motor design, think about it. 4 strokes have been playing catchup for the past 20 years, and now that there getting up to 700cc they're finally getting close... I had a KX500 I sold last year, and let me just say if you can find me a 4 stroke to beat that stock for stock..... i dunno what I'll do because it won't happen, maybe cry i guess, but the point is yes they might be vanishing from the showroom floor as far as ATV's but dirtbikes are still goin strong, and theres a huge market out there for anything 2 stroke.

 

Well its not really a dieing motor design. Its a changing motor design. You see while you will not be seeing any new 2 stroke engines with a carburetor. You will be seeing next generation DI 2 strokes, like the one's you are starting to see in the Marine industry. These new 2 stroke engines are very clean burning and put out less emissions than a similar model 4 stroke. A good example is the Evinrude E-tec 2 stroke engine. This engine exceeds all EPA emission requirements.
Neither the EPA or the Government is going to ban 2 strokes. They are however going to regulate emissions. But it does not matter if its a 2 or 4 stroke design. One day you may see this new 2 stroke technology makes it way into a ATV.

 

I never had strong after market support anyway. Mine still runs like hell. The 2s will always be here. The fours that are out there now are so refined that they'd have to put a 4 banger in them to improve on the current crop of 4 strokers. I like and have both but the 2 stroke is an addiction. If you haven't ridden one, don't. You'll never get it out of your system.

 

Well, now that 450s have replaced 250 2-strokes in both motocross AND supercross i'd say 2-strokes only have so much time left. which is really sad. I like my Kx250. they're easy to work on, and a blast to ride. plus much less weight. but hey, as long as 250 2-strokes keep winning GNCC then maybe they'll stick on the roster.