I wouldn't go so far as top say the 4 strokers don't know what they're talking about. Everybody has their own opinions and preferences. If we were all alike the world woud be a much more boring place. Anyway, I have 2
& 4 stroke engines. I personally like the 4 strokes, but seems like on these small 50cc or less engines the 2 strokes work better. The fuel/oil mix is no big deal to me either. I ran out of gas one day with my 2 stroke. Rode into a convience store/gas station, went inside and bought a small bottle of 2 stroke oil, just poured the whole bottle in my 96 ounce tank and filed with gas and rode of into the sunset. No big deal. Point being, if you run out of gas you're going no where, be it a 2 or 4 stroke. Just about all places that sell gasoline will also sell 2 stroke oil. Not an issue with me. If you're that scared, put a small bottle of 2 stroke in your pocket or somewhere before you leave home. My 96 ounce tank will take me over 100 miles, so there's no excuse for running out of gas. The only time I did run out of gas was before I had my large tank.