He rebounded and won the 1975 500cc title, marking the first time a two-stroke machine won the premier class.

People with faster, louder and more polluting two-stroke machines cannot use them in the park.

Nakano started 2002 on a 500cc two-stroke machine, but the team was able to provide the newer 990cc four-stroke by the end of the season.

As a result, by 2003 no two-stroke machines remained in the MotoGP field.

The 125 cc and 250 cc classes still consist exclusively of two-stroke machines.

This would also mark the first time a two-stroke machine had won the premier division.

The writing was on the wall for four-stroke machinery as eight of the top ten riders in the points standings were aboard two-stroke machines.

They built two-stroke machines from 1911, and added a line of four-strokes in 1928, that ran to 1941 when production ceased.

He made a huge impact during this season, being the only remaining top level rider on a two-stroke machine in the class.

The company's products ranged from 98cc to 246cc single-cylinder two-stroke machines to luxury 750cc four-cylinder model.