Pretty soon the 2 stroke's place will be the junkyard. The way the epa is pushing things I can see a day with no 2 strokes on the water, in my lifetime.
Its already hppening. Its illegal to sell a 2-stroke in California. Don't know about owning one there, but I was reading that some lakes out there have banned the use of two strokes on them.
So what? I'm never going to live in LALA land. Right now, the EPA has no enforcement in this arena. And in case you guys haven't been paying attention, the DI 2 strokes get about the same mileage and low emissions as the 4 strokes.
You guys that keep repeating the ad copy for the SHO should check your facts. They ain't lighter than a good 2stroke, and they won't be without using incredibly expensive materials and tech. The SHO is a 4.2 liter engine. The Merc 250XS is a 3 liter engine. The SHO has about 5 times as many moving parts. As long as they are assembled by people, I won't buy one.