The two-stroke versus four-stroke argument has been around since JC played fullback for Jerusalem. Four-strokes gradually took over the market partly due to the world wide desire to counter the effect of flatulent bovines hell bent on destroying the planet, and possibly due to higher repair costs being of benefit to manufacturers. The exhaust emissions have always been a negative point for two-strokes but the positives were more power, lighter weight, simpler design and easier maintenance. If you want to ride a two-stroke motocrosser these days your options are severely limited but that may not be the case any longer.
Troy Spencer and his wife Melinda run an engineering business on the Gold Coast and about seven years ago got into the market for modernising CR500 Hondas and over time have…
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Australasian Dirt Bike (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 540