All 2st 2 Strokes in Cycle News

I didn't clarify, I was referring specifically to the new no-battery fuel injected bikes and whether or not they need a first kick to generate enough power to spray fuel and generate a spark. I do know some of the digital ignitions don't spark until their second revolution which can be a pain in the butt on the big-bore bikes where it's hard to kick twice quickly or kick powerfully enough to make the engine turn over twice. It was a big problem with the aftermarket ignition Service Honda was selling for the CR500s. It was supposed to make starting easier but due to not generating spark until the second revolution it made starting much harder. Oops.

Ok. I knew I was missing something, now I get it.
S&S Cycle, makers of Harley Hi Performance Engines had the same problem with their bikes when they created a new Electronic Ignition system to replace the old mechanical ones. Didn't work with kickers (and they hadn't figured this out before putting them in the field). Now they have a specail one that does.

I like the safety factor of batterlyless kick-start bikes for deep desert adventrures.

So speaking of two stroke technology, has anyone been following these guys? http://twostrokemotocross.com/2010/...-50-results-in-low-emission-yz250-two-stroke/

http://twostrokemotocross.com/forum/index.php?topic=762.0