Two-strokes gone

[tyler259]

when are they going to be outlawed and has it been made offical?

[YZ125RULES]

where are they being banned from???

[Doug.]

They will be outlawed probably in a few places no doubt. They definitely wont become full-extinct for a while though.

[ThumperGirl]

2006 is my understanding but that is only for trail riding. They will still be legal on tracks.

[dirtmachine]

I guess my friends are screwed, almost all of em ride 2 strokes.

[velosapiens]

there's a killer search button, you could always use that. this subject has been discussed until i could almost barf, and usually there are 99 guys that have zero actual information, and 1 guy that posts the link to the epa website. http://ktmtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=51802&hl=banned&st=20 is one place to start.

[ThumperGirl]

Looks like you have to be a member for that link to work.

[firestarter]

where are they being banned from???

Go back to sleep ?

[dirtmachine]

why are there 2 smokers on this forum, i guess they can't read the part that says "straight talk about 4-strokes) no offense to 2 smokes but find ur own forum.

[YamahaSteve]

Two strokes will be around for a long time... quit worrying.

[tyler259]

How do you know that?but will they be able to be riddin illegaly?

[Bultaco206]

but will they be able to be riddin illegaly?

Anything can be ridden 'illegaly.'

[BadBird69]

but will they be able to be riddin illegaly?

Anything can be ridden 'illegaly.'

? :cry: ? :cry:

[Pig_N_CR5hundy]

2 strokes are going nowhere anytime soon. Do you have any idea how much money in taxes, green sticker fees etc the state would loose if they made it illegal to ride a 2 stroke?

[Yzest]

Never.

I will still have my 2 smoke and I will still trail ride with it.

As long as I am able to ride, 2 strokes wont die ?

Doesnt mean I wont have a KTM525exc (hopefully sometime soon too) ?

Later,

Dan

[TrikeKid]

they are banning production like they did with 3 wheelers you'll still be allowed to ride them and buy parts.

[wildo]

I was talking to a rep for evenrude outboards at the dealership where I work and he told me after 2008 no company will be alowed to manufacter carborated 2 cycel engins. I asume this law aplise to dirt bikes and atvs as well. You will still be able to ride them but you will not be able to buy a new 2 stroke from a dealer in the us. Ain't the epa just wonderfull.

[velosapiens]

I was talking to a rep for evenrude outboards at the dealership where I work and he told me after 2008 no company will be alowed to manufacter carborated 2 cycel engins. I asume this law aplise to dirt bikes and atvs as well. You will still be able to ride them but you will not be able to buy a new 2 stroke from a dealer in the us. Ain't the epa just wonderfull.

either your assumption is wrong, or the evenrude(sic) rep was lying to you.

mw

[jhteneyck]

I may me getting an '08 2 smoke then...I would think that if they wont be making them anymore they should go up in value.. ?

[wildo]

Unless buy 2008 some one can fig out a way to make a carbed 2 stroke run clean enof to abide buy the new emishons laws that will take effect then carbed Two strokes will eventaly go the way of the dinasore. Some corps mite still be making dirty two smokers after 2008 but that depens on how many credits they have with the epa. The way this works is for every clean engin a company sells they get a credit. For every dirty engine they sell they use a credit. If they use all there credits and still sell dirty engins they face steep fines. This is the only reason u can still buy a two stroke since most of them do not pass the emishions laws that are curently in efect. The new laws that take efect in 2008 will make this process a whole lot harder. Eventualy it will not be profitable for corps to produce dirty two strokes. This is why hardly any major manufacurer make a two stroke biger than a 250cc. The same resone why suzuki stoped makeing two stroke outboards in 1999.