Originally Posted By: HerrStig
Even with a fancy exhaust and reed valves instead of ports there isn't a lot of low end torque to be had.
Normally they aren't tuned for low end torque, but could be. I think also the fact that 2 stokes fire twice as often tends to make people think they are revving higher than they are, compared to 4 stroke.
I used to ride an '84 IT200 (2T) and my buddy had an XR200 (4T) and even off idle my bike was quicker, got a much quicker once on the pipe. The XR would rev out more though, and in the woods the XR had nice and smooth power.