Difference between 2 stroke or 4 stroke?

Question:
i mean i know the actuall differance... that one takes 2 strokes and the other is 4... but when you look @ it how can you tell the difference?

Answers:

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--"swthollitoes" gave a good answer. When he mentioned "expansion chamber" he was talking about the exhaust pipe. Between the engine and the silencer (muffler), a 2 stroke has a bulge in it about 6-8" in diameter.
--When he mentioned valve head - look at the cylinder. Near the top of the cylinder, you can see where the "cylinder head" is bolted to the cylinder (you'll see the edge of the head gasket). A 2 stroke's head is about 2-3" thick. A 4 strokes head will be 4-6" thick.
--Some 4 stroke models have a "valve cover". And some have inspection caps on the head, in the front & rear. They're removable to adjust the valves.
--4 stroke engines with a valve cover will look like this
from the side going from bottom up -
Engine - gasket - cylinder - gasket - head - gasket - valve cover.
--Another "tip-off" - a 2 stroke engine will have the spark plug sticking straight up, in the center of the cylinder head.

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What is the purpose of "reserve" in bikes?

to look at them a 2 stroke has no valve head. it does not require a valve system to work. on the four stroke, you will see a valve head, and a smaller header pipe. a 2 stroke has a bigger expansion chamber that is very noticable.

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Anyone own a 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1?

also, a 2 stroke needs oil mixed into the gas. Four strokes have oil in the engine and dont need oil in the gas

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Why is my motorcycle smoking?

swthollit. has the just of it...but it is always easy to tell by the difference of the bikes by sound ...the 2 stroke sounds like a mean bumble bee ..

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mother of a motorcrosser (honda crf150rb...4stroke)....

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When i turn my shocks upside down,oil come out from the valve,it's a harley air shocks w/ part # 54565-97c

I can't tell the difference by looking at them, but they sound distinctly different. A two stroke has a much higher pitch(like the cycles you see on x games that flip). A four stroke sounds much lower in pitch(like a four wheeler).

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2 stroke - intake , exhaust done thats it

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4 stroke- intake , compression, power, exhaust . simply more efficient which is y its used on cars now!

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Dude do a search on google . youll understand in ten min.

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IT ALL IS IN THE STROKES IN THE PISTONS WERE A 2 STROKE HAS INTAKE COMPRESSION, ON ONE STROKE OF IT AND EXPANSION EXHAUST ON THE OTHER == 2 STROKES 4 HAS ALL OF THEM 4 STROKES OF THE PISTON TO COMPLETE A FULL CYCLE INTAKE . COMPRESSION , EXPANSION, EXHAUST THAT IS WHY A 2STR REVS HIGHER TO COMPUSATE FOR THE MORE CYCLES IT HAS TO GO THROUGH

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