Off-Road: November 2007 Archives
This is becoming a big topic in the riding world. I started out riding when 2 strokes were dominant. Two Strokes are fast when you look at how little the engines cc's are (example the 250cc.)They have great power but only through a relatively small range of high rpms. This is where the problems come into play. If you’re a new rider, its hard to keep the rpms in the small window of good power. Two strokes always keep the riders on there toes. They want to be shifted a lot, the clutch slipped, and the rpms screaming. This can make for a lot of fun. The maintenance on a 2 stroke is pretty basic since they use reeds instead of valves. The only tricky thing about some 2 stroke motors is most of them require the oil to be mixed right in with the fuel. It is very simple to do, just be sure to keep a jug for premixed fuel only. How to premix my fuel.
