two-stroke

How advanced was the 2005 Yamaha YZ125? Who thought the 2005 YZ125 would be basically the same 20 years later?
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History reveals the extent of Pastrana’s success
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The 2005 RM250 had every two-stroke trait—good, bad and ugly, but it all worked together
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Only Stewie flew the smoker flag when the 2005 AMA National season started
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Was the KTM 380SX faster than the KX500 and CR500 of their times? Yes and no. Why didn't the unique KTM 380SX mid-size two-stroke catch on? It should have
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In eight AMA seasons, Kevin raced for Team Kawasaki, Team Yamaha, Team Honda and Team Suzuki before returning to Honda
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"I started promoting big purse two-stroke races for three reasons: One, it is cost effective. Two, two-strokes are more fun to race—no doubt on that point. Three, racing a two-stroke is so much safer than a four-stroke."
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All that was missing was for a tornado to hit the pits
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With the 250 World Championship wrapped up, Kenny raced a 125cc smoker at the final Grand Prix of 2011
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If you were ever looking for a little more horsepower out of your trusty two-stroke, this one pumped ot 78 horsepower. It was intimidating to say the least
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An up-close look at a true-to-life works bike for a true-to-life Champion
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With the 2025 World Two-Stroke Championship only a month away (on April 19, 2025), we thought we'd look back a decade to what happened ten years ago at the 2015 event
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A scary fast bike that only the gifted could ride. But was it enough to beat out the four-strokes?
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Giant photo gallery of smokers at speed at the Glen
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What was wrong with the 2000 KTM 250SX engine? Just about everything
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It was such a great idea that Honda and Yamaha copied it it, but it was doomed to extinction by the arrival of water-cooling
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There is a good reason why you've never seen a Yankee 460MX before—there were only two of them built by the Yankee Motor Company in Schenectady, New York
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One important caveat in the dream-bike scenario is that the bike cannot have a 450cc four-stroke engine. Why would it? Four-strokes are readily available and thus not dreamy enough.
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You asked, Kawasaki answered! Will it be a KX125, KX250, KX300 or KX500?
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And even if you had seen one before, you would have had to look quick because it changed its name right in the middle of its 7-year run
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Starting today, you can save money by pre-entering the World Two-Stroke Championship on your phone or computer for the April 19 event
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The most modern vintage bike made—with a soon to be final expiration date
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The Suzuki 125 works bike that never saw production and once you see it, you'll know why
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RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
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"The worst business decision that KTM ever made was to buy the Dutch-based WP suspension company"
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Do you remember the Aloop XMX Freestyle bike?
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