The Motocross Des Nations was cool. It had a long and glorious history. Originally for 500cc bikes only, it was a great event, and thought of as the most prestigious motocross race in the world.

Roger DeCoster 1973 Motocross des Nations

The two-stroke highlight of this years Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Championship was the performance put in by 42 year old David Jones in the Vet B/C 30 Plus class. The Cleveland, Ohio resident rode the wheels off of his 2004 Kawasaki KX125 to take the overall, winning the coveted National Championship.

David has participated at Loretta Lynn’s for more than ten years! His previous best finish was in 1999 with a 5th place. Over the past few years he had some bad luck with crashes, sometimes not making it past the third turn before going down.

The basic explanation of how the internal combustion engine works, is the process of SUCK-SQUEEZE-BANG-BLOW. Simple explanation for a somewhat complex marvel of mechanical ingenuity .

One this site we have mentioned the four-stroke started off SUCKING and we’re right! They do SUCK before anything else.

Written by Adam Duckworth.

This is an excerpt of an interview published in the August 2010 issue of Motocross Action Magazine. Please subscribe to this magazine as they are a great supporter of two-strokes.

September 18/19 at Farleigh Castle was the scene of the Vets MXDN (Motocross Dirt Nationals). This vintage event draws racers and fans form all of England. There were quite a few well-known racers from the past that showed up to mingle or participate.

There is a DVD of the race that will be available in October, please check this web site for details. http://www.farleighcastle.co.uk/

The following Article appeared in the September issue of DirtRider DownUnder magazine as a guest column. Written by Terry Baisley  the Vice President Of Sales for Fly Racing. Enjoy!

I long for the days of the good old two-stroke motorcycle. When you could rebuild a top-end by yourself without having to have the knowledge of an engineer to figure out where all the pieces went and how they fit back together. When the biggest challenge was to remember to put a rag over the crankcase so you didn’t drop a circle-clip ‘downstairs’.

I love two-strokes! I race them, fix them, restore them and promote them. There are always a heard of two-stroke machines in my workshop every month.

One problem when fixing or restoring two-stroke bikes is rusty exhaust pipes They are such a pain to get cleaned up. I’ve tried sanding them which takes too long, requires hours and a ton of elbow grease.

LOKET (CZECH REPUBLIC), 8 August 2010 – With the 2010 season being one of novelties, both the brand new UEM EMX 125 series and its eventual Champion Jordi Tixier raised interest around the sport of Motocross. The series dedicated the 125cc two stroke machines has unveiled to be a solid base of talents for the future of the sport, with this year’s winner Tixier of France probably heading to MX2 Grand Prix racing in his future.

After presenting their first ever Motocross bike in Milano, Italy, in 1974, the historic Italian brand TGM came back to racing this weekend at Fermo after a long absence. The brand, which was recently acquired by a group of passionate Italians, lined up a prototype machine in this final round of the UEM EMX 125 series which was handed to former European Champion Tim Gajser of Slovenia.This prototype was entirely made with Italian parts, except for the FOX suspensions. The 125cc engine is made by TM like the frame of the machine, even though the latter is was slightly modified.

Photo: (from left to right) Torri, Gajser, Lazzari

We finally managed to pull ourselves away from the salt and head back to Milwaukee. At least until next year! This year the BUB Speed Trials had a strong two-stroke presence. Everything from the W’sFDB to modern RS & TZ road bikes, classic RD’s, an ancient Yankee and even a CR500 powered ironing board. The W’sFDB saw just a nick over one twenty on the great white dyno. While the bike has gone faster, this is a new Bonneville best for us.

Ever notice how everything seems to fit better the first time you pack the van.