I think it was better racing because the bikes didn't make so much power and the riders had to actually ride them. There was more finesse involved. I think the bikes are to fast and to good now that they can soak up whatever the track builders throw at them. but the speed has gone up so much that if the track builders build a technical track somebody gets hurt and everybody complains.
Yeah that's a good point and one that I often bring up. Riding a 450 in sx is the equivalent of riding a 500 2t. I see a lot of riders on the local level oaout due to injury because of the super fast 450's