CudaChick's Dirt Bike Thread -- '90 Honda XR200

PapstXX said
special regarts for Leanna

Oh my gosh Uli, that looks AWESOME!!! I figured my decal was stuck to a wall in your shop or something -- glad you're using it (and looking forward to my first German customer some day lol)!

They probably didn't do this in Germany, but motorheads in the U.S. back in the day used to paint "A M F" on the rear valance. It stood for something I can't repeat here in any ladylike fashion, but the first letter meant "Adios" ['goodbye' in Spanish] ... the other two you can probably figure out. :toothy5: It's not likely my shop decal will instill any fear in the driver of the car behind it but it might get a few website hits. :-D

T-Fish said
That used to be the case until Yamaha released the YZ400f back in 1998. That turned into a YZ426f in 2000, and then into a YZ450f in 2003. From that point on, the other manufacturers caught on and eventually released their own competitive four stroke bikes. Keep in mind that I'm mostly referring to motocross, but for the most part, the whole off-road community is now dominated by four strokes. As far as two strokes go, out of the "Big Five" (Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and KTM), only two of them release two stroke bikes to the US, with those being Yamaha and KTM.

The old 125cc classes from yesteryear are now dominated by 250cc four strokes and the old 250cc classes are now dominated by 450cc four strokes. They gave the four strokes a very unfair (especially now that the technology keeps getting better) advantage regarding engine displacements. The old 125cc two stroke isn't even close to being competitive against the 250cc four strokes they have to run up against and one hasn't been ran professionally in a close to five years. Every once in a great while, there will be a local pro trying to qualify for a Pro National on a 250 two stroke in the 450 class, but it's been a few years since one of those guys have qualified.

Ok, rant over. Carry on!

That wasn't a rant, that was like going to bike school for a minute! What an interesting history ... I'm glad you found this thread T-Fish. Your experience in the motocross world has shed some great light here and I'm happy you aren't being shy with sharing it. I've learned a lot working up this little bike but have a lonnnnnnggg way to go still. :-D