Talk:Dual-sport

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Isn't there a difference in the motors of a Street bike and an off road bike?

Isn't one a 2-stoke and the other a 4-stroke?

Isn't that why dirt bikes sound like a chainsaw? --BillyTFried 22:40, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Generally speaking, dirtbikes are single cylinder 2-strokes (sounds like a chainsaw) or single cylinder 4-stroke (sounds like someone hammering or thumping on a board). The trend is toward 4-stroke for emissions reasons.

Since streetlegal bikes have to pass emissions standards (difficult with 2-strokes) almost all dualsports are single cylinder 4-strokes. These are called "thumpers" because of the distinctive sound.

Japanese dualsports, which dominate this tiny market segment, are broken into lightweight (200/250cc) and heavyweight (650cc). There is one real middleweight, the Suzuki 400 DRZ.

Fratermus 03:26, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I am generally opposed to the merge. Enduros and dual sports are usually the same thing, license plates and headlights being the main difference, but their use is completely different. Just link the two pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rlboyce (talk • contribs) 14:56, 6 May 2008 (UTC)