2 stroke vs 4 stroke

[libranskeptic]

When you run wider tires you are putting more wasted HP to the ground which will put a lot more strain on the motor and clutch this is why I like to say with a tire a little over 2 inches. The reason my first kit was a 2 cycle is because they make many hop ups for the 2 cycle and all most not for the 4 cycle. I will build a 4 cycle one day.

my old bones fel the bumps after so screw a little power here and there. I mean, vs suspension, which is heavy (you lose over a kilo, net) & also chews power, and has delayed effect, unlike give at the point of contact with a bump.

 

[45u]

my old bones fel the bumps after so screw a little power here and there. I mean, vs suspension, which is heavy (you lose over a kilo, net) & also chews power, and has delayed effect, unlike give at the point of contact with a bump.

That is why I have suspension in the front and a good big spring seat and thinner tires. Not only does the contact patch of the tire eat up HP but rotating weight is all so a BIG HP eater much more then you many think. At 61 and over 200 pounds I need all the little bits of HP I can get.
Jeff

 

[KCvale]

I'm on a budget, just looking to have fun.
Don't need practicality, as this is purely for fun, and I can ride on basically any terrain, (paved, gravel, grass, dirt, etc.)

2-stroke hands down.
Lighter and smaller and it won't matter to your job when it breaks.
It will be a hobby toy that will need a lot of fixing.

When you want reliable and easy to operate and maintain that's where 4-stroke rule in so many ways.
They run on regular gas, have a pull start, far less vibration, and an automatic clutch.

 

[libranskeptic]

Yes, bikes are incredibly subjective. all opinions are subject, among many things, very much to the total mass carried. a kilo more matters little to you at 200+ pounds vs my 150 lbs~.

my alloy MTB with suspension max load is 120 kg, so even I would just scrape in on a motorized such bike.

I still like a bike i can lift/heft tho.

It probably helps to be more asian size . they are the main target market for bikes, not we westerners.

I have been astonished how light my MTB wheels are rather than their weight. am skeptical bigger tires add much.

a wacky thought I had, as mostly i take bumps sort of standing, was wear pump up sneakers, or a pedal shaped pneumatic cushion over pedals~.