[jay46]

After the 250cc 2 stroke moto gp class was replaced with 600cc 4 stroke motors.. 2012 will see the 125cc class go too, i do love these small bikes as they make for great racing, but if the change from the 250's to the 600's is anything to go by the new class should be cracking also...

Four-strokes to replace 125cc from 2012?
The 125cc World Championship looks set to be replaced by a new, single-cylinder, 250cc four-stroke class from the 2012 season.

According to GPOne.com, the new class - which will presumably be named Moto3 - will not have a single engine supplier, like Moto2, although “any manufacturer wishing to participate will have to build a minimum number of engines, from 10 to 15, at a price of 10,000 Euros”.

The end of the 125cc class, the only remaining engine-size from the original 1949 world championship season, will also mark the end of two-stroke machinery in grand prix racing.

In 2001 all three grand prix classes consisted of two-stroke motorcycles, but their lack of production relevance saw the premier 500cc World Championship replaced by a new (990cc) four-stroke MotoGP class in 2002, while 250cc was replaced by (600cc) Moto2 four-strokes at the start of this season.

The success of Moto2, with its huge 40-rider field and unpredictable racing, is sure to have accelerated the process of replacing the 125cc class.

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[Nori41]

Sorry to see the end of 2 strokes racing as 250 350 and 500 2 strokes were great in their day. You can't beat the sound from stroker blipping through the gears.

[Kang]

maybe someday they going to have a electric bike racing group? so we can have a race track at any town centre cause they are 'so quiet'?

[horsey_85]

It's sad to see them go but it does make sense in one respect. Being a 2stroke lover I am keeping my fingers crossed at a comeback with recent developments in mind.(bill gates has even invested heavily) Prob wasting my time, but what the heck!!!

I also think 2strokes are better for learning to ride on as the are much harder to master than a 4 stroke. Which means better riders are produced which leads to better racing. Take moto2 for example, I'm pretty sure most if not all riders on the grid are all ex 125/250 riders. I do agree the single engine type has had a huge part in the closeness and unpredictability of the racing though.

@ kang, NOOOO, I honestly wouldn't go to a motor race that had no sound. For me the sounds and smells are a huge part of the expirience and I reckon it's the case for most motor racing fans. Mind you tracks closer to town would be great.

[Larry]

I'd love to see em racin these.

[Tazzzie]

jay46, on 18 October 2010 - 07:17 AM, said:

2012 will see the 125cc class go too, i do love these small bikes as they make for great racing

They really do make great racing. I dont know the rider names or the teams, but I have been watching them on and off, and them boys can hoof it. The skinny tyres still get some lean angle, puts me to shame.

[Larry]

Brian De Tazzzie, on 18 October 2010 - 10:24 PM, said:

They really do make great racing. I dont know the rider names or the teams, but I have been watching them on and off, and them boys can hoof it. The skinny tyres still get some lean angle, puts me to shame.

The skinny or the lean angle?





well, thats me banned.

[Tazzzie]

Larry, on 18 October 2010 - 10:18 PM, said:

I'd love to see em racin these.

Expect you to post that

Larry, on 18 October 2010 - 10:25 PM, said:

The skinny or the lean angle?





well, thats me banned.

PMSL, BOTH.

Banning is too good for you.

Your a keeper. Haw-HAW. Now keep it on topic son.

[Larry]

Brian De Tazzzie, on 18 October 2010 - 10:27 PM, said:

Expect you to post that

I was soooo disappointed when the RSV450 project was scrapped. I nearly shed a tear I did.

I hear the 125 will be replaced with 250 singles though.

[fabio]

Neil Spalding, the technical commentator on the Eurosport MotoGP commentary team, was saying that two-strokes may make a come back in a few years time due to developments in the pipeline from the likes of KTM...apparently there are a few manufacturers mad at work in order to make two-strokes more environmentally friendly and efficient.