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<blockquote data-quote="2smoke" data-source="post: 57411" data-attributes="member: 563">Yes and No. Going up isnt that big of a deal. You just have to get to know your 2T machine and know what gear and how much momentum to carry up a hill. However Im not denying the clutch fanning process especially if youve lost your momentum. But even the mighty 4T has that problem especially if your not familiar with bike. Now on the downhill there is no question in my mind that the 4T bike is much better at going down a hill at slow speeds, because of the compression advantage.&nbsp;So back to the original question. 2T or 4T. Both are great machines, I have ridden both and they have there own little quirks and faults. But I am more familiar the 250 2T. So this is my statement to you. I say you should go with what your most familiar with. Of course that isnt really going to apply here that much as your going to a larger bike from the 85 2T to a 125 or a 250F. Either way your going to have to learn the bike and what your capable of making it do. So it really doesnt matter what choice you make. Your pretty much starting at zero on your learning curve.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2smoke, post: 57411, member: 563"] Yes and No. Going up isnt that big of a deal. You just have to get to know your 2T machine and know what gear and how much momentum to carry up a hill. However Im not denying the clutch fanning process especially if youve lost your momentum. But even the mighty 4T has that problem especially if your not familiar with bike. Now on the downhill there is no question in my mind that the 4T bike is much better at going down a hill at slow speeds, because of the compression advantage. So back to the original question. 2T or 4T. Both are great machines, I have ridden both and they have there own little quirks and faults. But I am more familiar the 250 2T. So this is my statement to you. I say you should go with what your most familiar with. Of course that isnt really going to apply here that much as your going to a larger bike from the 85 2T to a 125 or a 250F. Either way your going to have to learn the bike and what your capable of making it do. So it really doesnt matter what choice you make. Your pretty much starting at zero on your learning curve. [/QUOTE]

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