Originally Posted by
Andy56
Mate, if you take it personal because i see it as a moral issue, your barking up the wrong tree. There are good practical reasons why its ALSO a good idea. Thats what I tried to highlight. If you take slight because you feel i put you on the spot, thats your moral dilemma there, lol. No one is going to think less of you for buying a two stroke. My point is actions have consequences. One man's 2 stroke doesnt pollute significantly, but 10,000 will. Are you gonna be one of the 10,000? You have the choice. I am just pointing out that choices have consequences beyond yourself. Are you part of the solution or part of the problem , thats the $64m question.
The only real advantage a 2 stroke has over a 4 stroke now is weight. Weight has been coming down on 4 stroke motors quite significantly over the last 10 years. So I recon it wont be long before there is no difference. Smokers will dissappear just by attrition anyway. If nobody is investing any money on R&D, no improvements while 4 strokes surpass. Same way as the horse and buggy I am afraid. Same as local cars, not enough sales/profit to warrant the continuation of the line.
Price, I cant say for sure, but if history is a judge, they will keep rising irrespective of the technology.