Get with the times son 4 strokes are getting faster and faster. It wont be long till you are no longer looking over your shoulder for them but ducking a thumper exhaust blast.

 

Well Im not sure how soon anybody will be ducking, I would imagine quite some time still, but they ar making improvements, if youve got the money that is!!!!

RoostKng...

 

My son and I are new to the scene, but I own a Scrambler 400x. It has a two stroke motor and 4 wheel drive. It is an excellent machine. plenty of power and a great ride. I know we all have our preferences, but I'm LOVING mine.

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yea i like my fourstroke quad. don't have a 2stroke quad but i have a weedeater.. will that count..

 

I just sold my lt250r for a 400ex because I don't have the time to keep up with the maintence (mine was modified which made it less reliable and more maintence). Also, I like the electric start and straight gas. I really like two strokes though.

 

I've got to go with 4-stroke. They're a lot more versitile, and rider friendly. I when I'm just out pleasure riding (especially woods), sometimes I just want to cruise and not work my a$$ off. 4-strokes definately the answer there. Plus the big bore (400+) thumpers can really shredd right along with the 2-strokes anyway.

 

I like them both. Theres nothing like the throttle responce of a 2 stroke. But theres nothing like the reliability of a 4 stroke. If you want to cruise and run something hard a 4 stroke is the way to go. The 2 strokes don't like to cruise too well, they just love to foul plugs.

 

Both engines have their pros and cons. I would have went with a 4 stroke, but I got such a good deal on a used Explorer, I could not pass it up. I wanted to get back into atv's, I hadn't owned any since the early 90s when I had a 200x and a tecate 250 3 wheeler. Some day I may want to up grade my Explorer, but right now it is good enough to just run out to the fish house.

I do have to agree with Anchordave, I don't see the 2 strokes being around much longer. Up here in MN the 4 stroke boat motor is really being pushed and now they are really starting to push the 4 stroke snowmobile. If fact Yamaha just came out with a wild 1000cc 4 cyl 4 stroke Sled. I know this is not a snowmoblie forum, just want to make the point that the manufactures are really starting to pump out some wild engines.

 

ya that motor is straight out of the R1 c-rocket.

 

Wille1, That engine sure looks impressive, spent quite some time checking it out on the Yamaha web site. Hopefully some day I will be able to see one out out on the trail someday.... That is if if ever snows up here in MN again LOL. I guess thats why I decided to get a quad. A guy has got to do something in the winter. Everyone have fun out there.