A decision had to be made; buy a new bike or spend a few dollars on the present steed.  Realizing that I indeed enjoy the bike, the decision became simple. And, if Honda no longer embraces my choice – who cares!  I have tools… I know a guy…..  In my hands the bike shall evolve with good-old American ingenuity.  The irony is not lost on me -  An American investing in an Asian canvas.

The Empire of a company Honda, created the Elsinore in 1971.  Honda nurtured it for decades, commissioned some great riders to race it including Gary Jones, Marty Smith, Hurricane Hannah, Bad-Boy Rick Johnson, Professor Bailey, Stanton, the King MC, one Bradshaw, a Passionate Lusk, and some guy named RC,  then for some reason Honda seemingly abandoned its legend since 2003 and then canceled production in 2007.. But why, why abandon this motocross lineage before its time?  If it was a scooter or street bike it would be celebrated as a high water mark on Honda’s web-site.  But as it stands, the Elsinore is barely mentioned.  I could go buy a four-stroke, conform or be cast out. (G.Lee)    I could go bowling ala Lebowski, or I could reinvent my bike.

If there was ever a mis-conception to be perpetrated on the motocross public, it’s the fabrication that the four-stroke is in some way superior to the two-stroke. Now before we dive into what has turned into an endless debate, let’s get everyone on the same page first.

The demise of the two-stroke in motocross is politically motivated, plain and simple. There are reasons for this that we will never be privy to. mostly why this insane change was brought about in the first place.

Here are two amazing Honda CR250 machines from our friend Andrea Talozzi. He currently commutes between Italy and California. While in California, Andrea works for Motocross Vacations. He is looking forward to living in the US full time.

Something you might find of great interest is a new project bike that Andrea is working on next. It sounds like one awesome machine! The only thing I want to know is, when can I ride it?

My recent trip to Southwick MX 338 National MX was wet and Coool!.. A soggy New England day of actually exciting National MX racing action and some interesting pit discussions made for a great weekend involving work and fun.

Cobra’s Corey Heath, Alex Symborski, Bret Musick and Chase Horton all win 12-round overall ATVA production class national series titles

In the MX-GP of The Netherlands to be held this weekend on 29th and 30th August on the extreme sand-circuit of Lierop, the crowd will be able again to enjoy some really nice two-stroke sound in the field of MX1 riders.

It will be Belgium rider Yentl Martens, son of former World Champion Jacky Martens, who will compete on his KTM-SX250. Ironically it was Yentl’s father who made the come-back of the four-strokes complete by winning the 1993 500cc World Championship on his Husqvarna.

We are in the planning stages of creating a National Two Stroke Series in the US. Imagine a title of Two Stroke Champion being bestowed upon the fastest motocross racer?

But, we sure could use some help from you.

In the September 2009 issue of Motocross Action, Chuck Sun writes about his experience racing the Service Kawasaki 500AF.

After the magazine had tested the bike for a few months, their impression was that it was a machine that did not turn well, had unmanagable power and unbalanced suspension.

John Dowd loves two-strokes! This bike was custom-built using a KXF250 Frame and KX250 engine. The bike is fast as seen by the holeshot Dowd got at the Unadilla FMF 2 Stroke Invitational. (not including Weinert.. who had a little advantage )

Unfortunately the Kawasaki factory would prefer that he race the four-strokes and not this bike. So you may not see it around all that much. Since it’s appearances may become rarer in the future, here are a few pics.

The silence of the morning mist was shattered by the bark of two-stroke engines coming to life. The smell of pre-mix filled the air and the braap of engines echoed through the hills of Unadilla. Years melted away.

Jimmy "The Jammer" Weinert waiting for the fog to lift and practice to begin.