Fair point, but the two strokes still aren't more rev-happy using this definition either. Direct injected four strokes have nearly instantaneous throttle response, whereas because the air-fuel mixture in a two stroke has to flow through the reed valves, the crank case, and then up to the combustion chamber, they have a delay.
This is made worse by the un-clean burn inherent in the gas/oil mixture a two stroke burns.
A 125 might rev slightly faster from 6000-12000 than a 250 four stroke, but it definitely doesn't right from idle. And also note that the four stroke I'm comparing it to is TWICE the displacement. A high performance 125cc four stroke (like European cafe racers use) would certainly rev quicker.
Still.. I ride a two stroke all the time like I said. I grew up on them, so the sound, the vibration, and the powerband just feels like home. I'm sure you feel similarly which would explain why you restore old bikes (I love the Elsinores too, even though they are before my time). But it's impossible to say they are "better" than a four stroke in any quantifiable way other than raw power-to-weight ratio.
This is made worse by the un-clean burn inherent in the gas/oil mixture a two stroke burns.
A 125 might rev slightly faster from 6000-12000 than a 250 four stroke, but it definitely doesn't right from idle. And also note that the four stroke I'm comparing it to is TWICE the displacement. A high performance 125cc four stroke (like European cafe racers use) would certainly rev quicker.
Still.. I ride a two stroke all the time like I said. I grew up on them, so the sound, the vibration, and the powerband just feels like home. I'm sure you feel similarly which would explain why you restore old bikes (I love the Elsinores too, even though they are before my time). But it's impossible to say they are "better" than a four stroke in any quantifiable way other than raw power-to-weight ratio.