Firstly you got to define "reliability".
Looked after a two stroke will probably let you down less often than a 4 stroke, less to go wrong.
I've seen more 400 race bikes sat at the side of the track this year than 250s
Abused and unmaintained a two stroke will empty your wallet pretty quickly, a VFR400 will run for years.
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