2023 Two Stroke vs Four Stroke Dirt Bike Battle 

Another great video Max, thank you!! I love that you decided to use the Gas Gas lineup, especially because the MC 125 is gonna be my next bike. Hope to have one by January. 2Strokes4Life!! ✌🏾

Great video Max, good review of the bikes, loved the aerial shots they were amazing another quality gem from you and you're team.

It’s never going to be a fair comparison until it’s an even match. 125cc 2stroke vs 250cc 4stroke is not a fair comparison when the 250 has twice the displacement

Awesome video - I've owned 250 4ts, 125 & 150 2ts, and now I own a 2022 Honda CRF450R-S that's been built up as a 450RX for cross country, and a 2019 (19-21 era) TM Racing EN300ES 2t that has every power upgrade you can throw at it from the powerparts catalog, and I have to say these are my favorite bikes I've EVER owned!!!!- not because I'm such a great rider, not because these bikes are the fastest bikes for a 34yo male vet rider,but because of the FUN FACTOR, reliability with big bores, and because I'm a 250lbs US Navy veteran who has a heavyweight Kickboxing frame (225 lbs with no body fat whatsoever), and the bikes easily can pull me up desperate situations on mountains where my ex YZ250FX and TE150i scared me due to lack of torque for my big frame at times...they did however, force me to work on throttle and clutch modulation, and I wish I had the money to buy them again, but perfectly happy with the big bores, cause not much is required to keep them kicking! :) Thanks again, Max! You keep the dream alive, and in these uncertain and scary times,the world needs dirt bikes, fun, and community more than ever!! 💪❤

I paid $6,500 for a 2019 YZ250 with only about 4 hours of riding time on it, (new for $7,500), half the price of a new 4-stroke. The 2-stroke wins.

For 99.9% of riders it's more about fun. Pick whichever bike puts a smile on your face and enjoy. Cheers mate another good vid

I think the test is more reflective of the consistency of the rider than the differences of the bikes. I enjoyed the camera views, and a good presentation. 999lazer does pretty good work. :)

Love it how the 125 held its own against the bigger boys! Just goes to show that you can turn up at the track with a 125 two poke, do the same time as you would on the four strokes and still be having the most fun! 💪🏻

That drone footage is the awesome!! Top work that 👍😎

This just proves that EVERY sanctioning body should be allowing 250 2 strokes to compete against 250 4 strokes.

love the guy just walking around with a whole rider at 7:56

Kudos to the drone operating camera operator , keeping in stride with all those bikes around the track .

Ahhh man, these tracks are too fast today, (because of the faster 4-strokes). The reason why I bought a YZ250 2-stroke is so I don't have to wring it's guts out all the time like a 125.

For a pro obviously you can go a little faster on the faster bike (250f) but when you go to a motocross track on a random day, not a race practice, you'll see experienced guys on 125s clearing all the jumps and going way faster then you can go on your 450 lol. Just seen it yesterday at the track the guy on the 06 125 was twice as fast as literally everyone else

Drone footage is on point !!! Great filming .....there is nothing like a 2 stroke , still have my 2007 Cr250 and love it ...

These videos are super fun. It's amazing how boring GoPro's make all riding footage! The drone shows he's obviously hammering.

Awesome video mate , be nice to see Sean on big red 😆

Yeah that's a soft track. Nice drone work. I have never ridden the four strokes and just can't imagine riding with that sound.

So the 250f guy was fastest on the 250f no surprise there then

Top video.

We're in a heat wave in the UK, yep a constant 22 degrees and cloudy

He is definitely the man for the job!! Absolutely unbelievable how close them times are. Rock steady lap after lap. Very very good test.

Great drone camera work

Man,those gas gas bikes are freekin beautiful

It was fun! Great. Austrian 250 2 stroke is great. You can easily adapt the power.

This was great

drone was really good following like that the 125 looked the most fun 2 strokes for ever.

Damn I love drone footage. It’s revolutionised the way we view so many sports.

Max, how is the gas gas compared to the KTM he normally rides? Another great video.

2 stroke forever... give me a 250 and a dirt track any day any time

Great vid. I called the 250f on the post the other day. They are just so light and nimble and still good power. If you are under 180lbs its all you need on track.

I wonna see the 125 4 stroke vs 250 2stroke next time 😂😂

How heavy is the test rider, (in lbs)? 125s had their limit back when they were racing other 125's. That weight was about 165-170lbs, (Ron Lechien did win the 1985 championship and MX Des Nations at 180, on that super fast Works Honda 125 of the day though). I am pretty sure a fast 140 or 150lb kid would be a couple seconds faster just because of the power to weight ratio.

great vid not really a big difference between the 125 and the rest really 👍

Another 😎video 👍🏻

Let’s be honest… All of these bikes come within a 1.1 second time frame… that’s not going to make any difference to the average joe. The most fun for me has always been a 250 2 stroke… and that is what it’s about… fun 😊

I love how they kept silver rims they’re so nice

I love both but have a thing for 2 strokes from my childhood

What is the point of the 350? Is there actually a race class for this engine size?

These comparisons are fun, but a fundamental mist-understood and what you said for comparison is a good thing is actually not a true reflection of 2t vs 4t, a stroke uses a track differently to a 4 stroke, your test rider said it best when he said the 4t is punchy on the straights, a 2 stroke in each CC requires different track craft, line choice, the 2502t the most versatile in terms of how it can use a track, a 125 is all about momentum so choosing lines which are different to a 250f are imperative even in the hey day of 125 class racing it was the biggest separator between a true 125 rider and the rest you can’t be lazy ride inside lines and drop off the pipe or lose momentum, where is on a 250 you could cut inside fan the clutch and instantly be on pace, you could go inside outside but the best were always in the meat of the power, hence why pro bikes were tuned that way and not joe friendly, but line choice track craft is very different on a 2 stroke maybe the 500 is most like a 4t in terms of lines because you ride a gears higher to manage the power and generally they don’t turn in like a 125 and 250 so it’s throttle control and right gear in between the straights on a. 5 hundy, but few people I see today can really test a 2 stroke that actually ride and race a 4t as there lines are brain memories into there system. Still your test rider did great and he’s a machine, Nev Bradshaw be one of the few maybe. But I the only guy I can think of who in the last 5 years can actually ride a 2 stroke at real pace right at top level for comparison is Carson Brown and that’s 125/250 or 500 that kid really knows how to ride a 2stroke right. Check him out if you haven’t seen him ride. Great work Max. How about a 125 shoutout betwee Fantics 125/ GG 125 here, the KTM and Husky and YZ, 22/23 models, love to see that.🤘

the thing is if you put a 450 in this exact compitition against the 125 and 250 the lap times would be near the same.... funny video lol

Machine obviously help but ability and usable power is all, I had everything and I bring same thing (position) On my 125, Least I bring is a 2nd or 3rd and first guy is on another 125. Look Jeff Emig at Lorettas last year, Look Steve Lamson on The Desnations between lot of 500cc. Usable power.

You know I firmly, unwaveringly stand in the 2-stroke camp. Also, apparently Im first.. 🤔

He ain't playin,he's rippin that 125

Is that the track next to the motorway?

man i wish i could ride any bike that good

Drone footage is good.

1 second on a hot lap is damn close,imagine how much longer you can go fast on the 125,as opposed to the 250

Haven’t watched full video but with that track that suites a 250 Two stroke that will be my guess the 250. 250f for the win 🥇

Run the 250 2stroke,against the 250 fourstroke

maybe do this test again, throw in a good 500cc two stroke too

Have you noticed you really don't need the skill of great corner speed to clear the next jump anymore? I want to see how many jumps you can clear from a dead top at the beginning of the corner before it. The number should be zero, but I bet some could clear every one from a dead stop. Wanna test that?

Goes to show it is the riders experience with that machine. Since he won with a diesel.

Wasnt expecting him to say my name at the end of the video

Comparing them is a bit irrelevant, since riding style is the deciding factor. I ride both 2 and 4. On 2 wheels, I prefer 4 strokes. On 4 wheels, I prefer my Banshee. It takes me 30 min of riding my RM250 before I'm used to the power band. But then, get out of my way! lol 2 stokes are king in the sand.

Hate these videos but ill still watch...LOL....and BTW I still think Thumpers sound better!!

I'm two Stroke on the brain but those are the bikes I grew up with

why you do these tests? isnt it obvious that 2 smokers are better :D

Bro 125’s and 250f’s don’t even compare there is just too big of a power difference

Should of tried the gas gas 500

Perfect 2 stroke piston killer track! Deep and wet sand😄 i bet for the 250 2 stroke!

Needed a regular 2 stroke rider to do the same, put both rider's results together to find the best overall.....maybe another time ?

You need a 2stroke rider on a 2 smoke and and 4 on a 4

2 strokes for life ❤

Surely someone else saw homeboy at 7:56

Why 125 2t vs 250 4t? Thats not a straight comparison.

Bikes look great, my only question is longevity.

I think he'd run the fastest time on a 250 2 stroke

It’s a good comparison but he does race a 250 4 stroke regularly.

250 vs 250 better comparison

GasGas seem to be making great ground in the USA

2 stroke wins every time.

i still cant believe that new 2 strokes make more torque and dont rev as high as new 4 strokes, thats just backwards to me lmao

4 Strokes suck. -Ronnie Mac

Red Ktm vs red ktm.

Fans love the 2 stroke. Just like in auto racing, no E series please. Be loud, nasty, offensive.

ye hes going be qucker on 350

124 vs 125 250 vs 250 no be fair

a 125 is smaller engine than a 250, also couldn't 1 second be the rider?

I'm still dirty about the way 2strokes were relegated to 2nd position by the Greenie pollution push. Giving 4strokes a huge size advantage is stupid and inequitable. The racing controlling body's and powerful manufacturing interests did a number on grassroots racing. I've yet to see pollution stats on both as to which MX type is cleaner. The 4strokes would have such wild cams they'll pump lots of unburnt fuel out their exhaust.

why not heads up 250 vs 250 going by ama or fim rules? 4 strokes suck.

need too let the rider finish sentence

10.5.22 no ww3

take a professional pilot When doing these comparisons

Carcroft

So the 125 is fast like the 450 & 350…. Okey

Continuing the stupidity of double displacement comparisons.

Lolz 8:00 dead MX rider being carried away....

wtf is a gasgas. looks like gio or some junk like that

Not really a fair test,---since we pretty much forgot how to ride a 2-stroke. I am sorry guys, but some of that corner speed on the 250 2-stroke was not all that great. Some of those corners is lean it over and pin it, (with clutch control), not roll into the apex before you get on the gas. I used to do it, (58 years old now), I promise.

cc vs cc , the 4 stokes doesn’t need a advantage anymore! man up 250vs 250f … don’t be a wanker

You missed the target...cc per cc...250 2 stroke vs 250 4 stroke...125 2 stroke vs 150 4 stroke...2 stroke hands down blows away the junk 4 strokes...people are dumber than ole boot trying to stage the "displacement" myth created to compensate for the lack of power out of the 4 jokes

it all BS, cc vc cc PERIOD

Stop interrupting when he talks we don't want to here your babbling......? Let him talk...….????

4 strokes sound better.

Should be cc vs cc not double on one

A 125 two-stroke compared to a 250 4 stroke. Put him on a 250 2 stroke. This comparison don’t make sense

Machine obviously help but ability and usable power is all, I had everything and I bring same thing (position) On my 125, Least I bring is a 2nd or 3rd and first guy is on another 125. Look Jeff Emig at Lorettas last year, Look Steve Lamson on The Desnations between lot of 500cc. Usable power.