I think if he dos good they keep it in a case. And there has never been a year were he has done worse than 3rd place overall.

Thanks for all of the replies guys and especially Chads, I didn't realize they changed out parts so often until I read it in the June issue of 'Dirt Bike' wow, it blew me away

THX for the answer Chad. Now i have to change my mind about the 250 2 strokes. Keep it up chad. // mikael.

I would guess that the reason that they would not let Chad keep the bike, is probably due to intellectual property rights. If for whatever reason yamaha and Chad split up through the next year, he could then theoretically sell the bike, or let the new team he moves to 'have a look at it' to find what improvements could be carried onto the new teams (not saying he would do it, but the team will protect itself just in case). Theoretically that could be done by use of patents etc, but if it is just changing things like bore/ stroke ratio or rod / stroke ratio, or valve grinds and cam profiles and finding a good combination, you dont want anyone to know that.

I miss the 2t's too. The silly thing is they canned the 2t's because they were inefficient, so everyone moves to highly strung, larger 4t engines that use only slightly less fuel, and they take more energy (read emissions) to produce. Go figure.

ive had my YZ250 for 3 years bought at the end of 05 its an 06 now this year it will be 3 years old and ill ive done is clean the air filter and premix my fuel no motor changes

I have had a 4 atroke now for 3 years and as much as i like 2 strokes maintenance wise 4 strokes rule.....chuck in some fuel clean the air cleaner and away you go....where as 2 strokes you have to rebuild all the time, pre mix fuel, etc etc.......my 4 stroke was pulled down after 18 months of racing before i got it and it was a waste of time you could still see the factory hone marks in the bore the piston looked like new.......i would rather work on the 4 stroke cause really there is no work to do on them.....

Changing the oil and plug is much easier in the 2 stroke but I wouldn't go back I just love love love my 08' YZ250f

Yeah i'd rather work on a 2 stroke any day over a 4 stroke haha

i ride a 2stroke its a blast my friend has the 06 and 07 YZ450f they are great bikes fast but on a moto track i can keep up with them i can see why chad doesnt miss hte 2 stroke cuz my friends 06 YZ450 feels great alil heavier but all in all it felt like a 2stroke with a 450 motor in it. but i still love the ease of maintence and low cost of my 2 stroke and when i race my Frien and his dad i Have finished 1st infront of their 450's

the rev limiter is so you dont blow up bike by over revin it, in the air or on the ground as well

I don't know if any of you are familiar with the Desert 100 in Washington.. But two years ago we were there it was one of the biggest starts I have ever seen. over 850 riders lined the dirt road standing 30 feet back ready to run,kick,go. It was one awesome sound hearing and wathcing that many bikes come up over the hill roaring like theres no tomarrow!!! We had over 3000 riders in the poker run the day before... What a ride!!

the panic rev is that noise heard when a rider hits a jump squirly and the air time dont go as planned and the rider holds the throttle wide open....once you hear a panic rev you'll know and now with the thumpers you get that noise as the bike bounces off the rev limiter

hey oz excuse my ignorance but what is a panic rev m8?? and your right that sound down the start straight is like no other!!!

it is amazing how quick the thumpers have basically taken over the MX world in the larger bikes 125's and 250 2 strokers are as good as gone......which is a bit unfortunate there was a sound like no other a field of 40 125 2 strokers revving at 10,000rpm down the start straight into the first corner.....anyone who has heard it will know what i mean you wont hear a sound like that anywhere other than on a MX track......but the thumpers sound pretty good too with 40 of them at full throttle......and the panic rev sounds better on the thumpers LOL

I used to race in the woods with a yz 250, and loved it! That was a couple years ago and that was the bike to race in the woods. But now more and more thumpers are being used at the gncc races.

after riding the 03 yz250 2smoke i had and now riding my 07 yz450f i have to say they are like chalk and cheese. the 450 has it all over the 250 unfortuntaly. i used to find the 250 would almost rip my arms off (maybe i was riding it wrong but when that power band kicked in hang on!!!) and now the 450 delivers that power strong and steady its so much more rideable. and chad as if they dont let you have your championship winning bike. tight asses. they did an interview i seen with rc and his garage was loaded with bout 20 bikes hondas suzukis and stuff so why you not get the blue 08 #22???

mikebrownsound i dont miss the 2smoke i did than i rode it and hated it haha they got out dated over night it was really crazy we all thought they had 5 years left but the four strokes just came a long way and the tracks got tamed down to sissy tracks with no technical whoops/jumps the berms all got taken away so the 4stroke was just to strong on flat turns for the 2smoke
and i hated the 05 bike with the alloy frame! my 03/04 bikes were the most amazing sx bikes ever i was bummed that RC got hurt that year cause i had him killed on my bike alone he was so mad that they were testing yamaha yz250s at the honda test track with red plastics and silver duck tape on the frame to try and make there hondas better lol was funny stuff !
i have my lites bike its cool
my practice bikes are as close to my race bikes as you can get if FL i test on them
im a rider that wants the bikes the same and when we test the new stuff has to go on the practice bike right away if theres only one off parts i wont test them till i can race and practice with them
keeps from getting confused i think

i have never had anything but yamahas i have never brought a big bike here in the states

RC JS and I could all still put the 2smoke on the podium but it would be alot harder the way the tracks are now..........when i was winning alot at the start of the year i asked yamaha for my 04 bike to race at vegas but i sucked and crashed to much so vegas was a real race for me lol
twotwo

twotwo, you have your lites title winning bike though dont you? and how different is your practice bike to the constently updated SX bike? I remember Wayne Gardner saying the same thing about Honda when he won his title in 1987, Honda Crush the old bikes so nothing can be leaked, somehow after some serious negotiation he got his 87 title Bike.