In the 80's and 90's I worked a full time job and could afford my 2 strokes and I could easily maintain and repair them myself. It seems to me 4 strokes have made it all but impossible for a lot of people to race, and that is a shame!

KDX 200 or XR 400 where great bikes, both got the ax. Maybe the bike companies need to go back to these bike, with better suspension. I would buy either one right now

The 250F started the decline in my opinion. A family moves from the 85 class to 250 C and the bike blows up and they are done due to the price to rebuild. I know that half the manufactures still make some form of 125, it's not completive in the D or C classes unless they are super talented. It's becoming a rich mans sport and that's disheartening. The 450's are much more durable, but most people shouldn't be on one. In the 70's and 80's any family could get involved with the sport. Not so much anymore.

I ride 4 strokes but even i can see how they suck ass. The cost being the biggest factor. Hell the 2 strokes are getting up there in cost too, What irritates me is we have these fancy ass dirtbikes that 97% of the polulation cant ride near its potential and the manufacturers are still pumping in BS technology into them. We dont need a fucking app for our bikes. We dont need launch control from the factory. And the bikes are heavier than they were 20years ao. All this tech, all these changes and the bikes arent even lighter. Hell my 04 rides better then my 22. Thats no joke!

Hiya. Gone back to an '89 CR250r and an '03 YZ250 because my 4t's eat too many Mx tokens to fix. Love both, 4t's & 2ts . 45 yrs of Motox & Enduro-4ts hurt my pocket today. Cheers.

Any of the modern 2stks are fantastic bikes and much more fun to ride than a 4stroke.

To be fair, the KLX 300 and 230 aren’t very good bikes. We need something like a KDX 200 with good suspension. Fast enough to be content with while not weighing 300lbs+

I wish a manufacturer would bring out a modern chassis with an air cooled engine. I don’t want complexity.

Hurting dirt biking? Or hurting dirt bike racing? The historic problem with 2-strokes is they tended to be so f'g loud as delivered that they got riding habitat closed down. That is the worst thing for dirt biking. Unmodified bikes like XRs, KLXs, TTs, etc not so much. Back in the 80s or thereabouts, the Four Stroke Nationals brought a lot of excitement to racing where 2 strokes had become a bit boring by comparison. I started riding MX 2 strokes in the 70s. Today my "dirt bike" is a KLX300. I think bikes like this (and the KLX300R) would be fine picks for most dirt riders who are on a budget. Not race bikes, but they are competent, will last, don't make a lot of noise, and are reasonably cheap. In my region they sell very well, especially the dual-purpose version. They leave a lot to desired in terms of performance when compared directly to machines that cost 50-100% more, but they are still available for those who are on a budget, or for those who are more concerned with having fun and building skill as opposed to just owning a faster bike.

Modern 4t are amazing

Why bash on 4strokes when you can buy yourself an electric or 2stroke. Maybe you should be promoting dirt bikes and not bashing on them. Stop assuming your ridiculous claims about people. I thought dirt bikers are supposed to stick together not divide us like Biden "Come on man"!!!!

Dirt bikes are still relatively pretty cheap compared to many other sports. Look at the price of a Wakeboard boat at 125K. Now you are getting into more expensive sports. Or a bass boat at 70-100K. Don't need the feds to lower interest rates because if you are worried about financing play toys then you shouldn't be buying them to start with.