awesome thanks. it's strange that the French were involved I don't remember them ever making a dirtbike but I'm sure they did at some point.
It's not about dirt bikes...it's about the invention of the internal combustion engine. 2T and 4T are not synonymous with dirt bikes alone. Since most of the engine inventors and thermodynamics scientists were French and British, they got to name everything I guess. We're talking over a hundred years ago.
Besides, not to burst any one's bubble but remember that us North Americans are merely spectators in the realm of dirt bikes and off-road. Most FIM world championships have been won by Belgium (France), Italy, France, Sweden and Finland, both in MX and Enduro. USA and especially Canada come distant teenths-placing in overall record history. The French own rallies. The Dakar has been won most times by French riders, both in moto and car categories. For anyone that has attended races in Europe, those riders make us NAs look like the Baja is a bunch of riders going to visit grandma at the home. Oops sorry!
Also, the FIM is located in Switzerland and the official language is French but you never see technical terms named in Japanese, whereas they are the most successful manufactures. Unfortunately, we must (and should) bow down to the Euros because the French and British invented the sport but let's keep our head up and don't forget that we too came from there at one time....:face-icon-small-hap