Australasian Dirt Bike — June 2017

I

t is set to be a big year for

250cc two-stroke enduro

weapons, especially in the

World Enduro

Championship as the FIM

has changed the classes

around, dropping the

previous E1, E2 and E3

categories for a redefined EnduroGP

(over 250cc) a nd Enduro2 (up to

250cc).Suddenly,250two-strokes

arebackonthegame.

Ratherthanbeingdumpedinwith

the450ccfour-strokesinE2,they’re

the go-to bike in Enduro2, with some

promising results in a frozen first

roundofthetitleinFinland,where

Victorian Daniel Sanders debuted in

seventhonaKTM250EXC.Who

knows,maybethiscouldbethestart

oftheresurgenceofthe250T.

At home, the old E2 class rules

still apply for the AORC but for how

much longer? The introduction of

fuel-injection next year on the Kato

andHuskytwo-strokestomeetEuro

4 emissions laws could certainly

muddy the waters.

Itwastimeforustokitupandsee

whatourfourchallengersforthe

Enduro2titlehadtooffer.

AS THE SMOKE CLEARS, WE RATE THE LATEST

AND GREATEST TWO-STROKE ENDUROS

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