Originally posted by Fisher890
2 stroke engine contain few parts. The critical parts are:
* engine crankcase
* piston
* sleeve
* crankshaft
* carburettor
Now let's not forget the pullstart!
I reckon if O.S. were to build an engine with 5% less horsepower than a JP, guess what? - they'd price it at maybe 15% less than a JP.
They wouldn't be giving them away.
But yeah, it's good to see the conrod isn't a critical part, or the bushings, or the gudgeon pin, or the bearings, or the needles, or the . . . you get the idea.