How many 4 strokes will DNF the last 2 races?

[bclapham]

a good mate of mine is watching his national dreams taking a bit of a dive this week with his 450 letting go

so here is my Poll, Hey Nikki can we get any odds on this????

 

[Okiewan]

I suppose you intentionally left None out of the choices?

 

[bclapham]

I suppose you intentionally left None out of the choices?

nope, not intentionally- sorry- can you edit it and put none in for me? i dont know how.

thanks :cool:

 

[steve125]

None??? LOL,, even 1-3 is a long shot :nener:

 

[Okiewan]

I'll stick my neck out and say Zero.
And let's be clear; by "letting go" you are talking about the engine, correct? Wouldn't want someone to bust a wheel and have to hear "It was a 4-stroke!". :laugh:

 

[Shig]

I'm going to guess that the number of 4-stroke DNF's will be roughly equal to the number of 2-strokes in the top 10.

 

[Okiewan]

10 or more? LOL.

 

[XRpredator]

whether they blow up or not, there'll be more four strokes qualifying than two strokes.

cuz two strokes suck.

 

[YZ165]

None.

Pred, you crack me up!

 

[super rat]

One thing I have noticed, big fat old guys hate 2 strokes, they seem to like XR 250's best or similar machinery.

 

[YZ165]

Easy there sewer rat.

 

[bclapham]

One thing I have noticed, big fat old guys hate 2 strokes, they seem to like XR 250's best or similar machinery.

good point there Rat! :cool:

 

[nephron]

Wait a minute Bruce. Weren't you considering buying a 450F not too long ago because "everyone else had one"?

 

[CR Swade]

I think Rodney King said it best...

or maybe War in "Why Can't We Be Friends"

OH yeah, 4-6 more of those short-lived grenades will go down

 

[YZ165]

Do you ever get tired of stirring up crap Bruce?

 

[Okiewan]

So what's the word?
I heard Frenchie and McGrath (2-stroke) had mechanicals, but that's it. Motor related?

 

[DWreck]

I thought MC was going to ride a 450?

 

[super rat]

He did and it stopped.

 

[2smoke]

He did and it stopped.

LOL!!!!.....that sucks!!!!!.........doesn't it Pred????

 

[YZ165]

So how many was it?

 

[Okiewan]

What "stopped" MC's bike?
You gotta wonder; if RC can go every moto without blowing up a 450, MC surely could as well.

Any of the 250F's blow-up?

 

[nikki]

Supposedly MC damaged his headpipe in his moto 1 crash. Then they replaced the headpipe, but sounds like the bolts were damaged as well and the mounting bolts sheared off in moto 2 (according to someone who was at Steel City and saw that bike). So doesn't sounds like a motor related DNF, but an exhaust/bolt related DNF. Not sure DV's deal, but the bike was pushed off the track.

This poll kinda sucks because we won't really know the exact reason why each rider didn't complete all of their laps. Could be a 4-stroke motor problem, or exhaust, or radiator/coolant, or flat tire, or broken chain/hub/rim, or fried/malfunctioning clutch, or transmission/shifting issues, or ingition, or a seal leak, or broken/bent bars, or defective controls (brakes, throttle, clutch, etc.), or a rock hole to a case/hose/etc., or an injury, or heat exhaustion, or dehydration, or something in their goggles, or out of gas, or...............

 

[Okiewan]

I guess since Brucie posted he, he can either present the evidence or shut his pie hole? :nener:

 

[nephron]

Cause doesn't matter, because by comparing the two in the exact same circumstances, it's all fair. Do you really think a 4 stroke has a higher likelihood of tearing off a radiator hose or having a rock go through a tranny case? If 4 stroke riders become dehydrated more easily, then the bike's doing it to them...lol. It's just data, baby.

BTW, the uninvolved observer couldn't possibly know the exact cause of a thumper going down the tubes.

To be fair, none of the above is true unless there are equal numbers of 2's and 4's. ;)

 

[nikki]

MC - not a 4-stroke engine failure:

Racer X: Well, number two still lives, right?
Jeremy McGrath: [Laughs] Yep, number two lives. Thankfully! That fifteenth in the first moto were the hardest six points I ever got, but it was well worth it. Come the second moto, I was running good until I had the head pipe pop off when I cased a jump. I was right there in fifth, so I was happy with the way I was riding.