2010 Yamaha YZ250 Two-Stroke – Sneak Peek or Hoax?
Was there ever a bike that was more anticipated than the 2010 YZ250 two-stroke?
There has been rumors, speculation, and questions but very few real facts.
Usually the “facts” are something along the line of – “I talked to a friend that spoke to someone that works at a Yamaha dealer in New Jersey and he says…” Unfortunately there are very few facts that can be proven or attributed to a reliable source.
This very well could be the new 2010 YZ250 two-stroke. The interesting part of this photo is that the rims are anodized black, the wheels on the first photo release of the YZ250F were black. Coincidence or Fake?
One of our sharp-eyed readers found what seems to be a photograph of the newest member of the YZ250 lineage. But where did the photo come from? No one knows. After a little search on Google I found a couple of more “Spy Photos” of the 2010 YZ250. But they don’t match up.
Another photo of the 2010 YZ250... or not.
This photo was photoshopped in an attempt to "guess" what the bike would look like with new graphics.
Then I found a photo of what is supposed to be a 2010 Honda CR125. This photo was admittedly Photoshopped by the person that posted it on the Internet. It appears that there are some excellent Photoshop artists out there in the moto world.
Photoshopped photo of the "2010 Honda CR125". Nicely done fake.
Why would someone spend so much time creating a fake new bike? You guess is as good as anyone elses.
In my opinion these fakes just confuse the issue. Come on Yamaha, let’s see a press release for the new bike!
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By 2smoker on August 11th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
first one= photoshopped! Too much space left between the tank and the cylinder head. so wrong.. they use that space to lower the gravity of the bike..we all know that! so tight in here normally!
Second photoshop! The engine compartment seems very legit: new design of the cylinder head and sit really low..Also looks very busy where the Direct Injection suppose to be at! but they used the same size side number plates from the yzf250 to cover the big ugly ass 4 stroke can which is no good! the airbox looks huge also.
We are about to know the truth! Just cannot wait so I can go buy 2 of them!
Fred
By losec on August 13th, 2009 at 11:04 am
The second pic has a 4-stroke engine with two stroke exhaust, doesnt it?
By patrick on August 14th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I made the second ‘10 YZ250 render as well as the ‘10 CR125 render. I thought I made it pretty obvious that they were fake. As a diehard two-stroke rider, I just wanted to get an idea of what they would look like. Of course the internet takes them and goes crazy, though. I was amazed at how fast they spread. They went from the computer in our office to VitalMX, then to like every motocross forum where there are some two-stroke fans, then to BikePics where they were posted by a dude from the Philippines, and finally here at TSM.
The Honda is a bit cleaner than the Yamaha, but it’s harder to Photoshop a bike at that angle. Losec, it’s actually a 250 motor. It’s basically the engine cradle and the motor of a 2005 YZ250 blended into the 2010 YZ250F chassis.
Again, they’re just the product of a two stroke lover’s imagination and a little bit of Photoshop skills. Haha.
By JohnNicholas on August 14th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Patrick
You’ve got some amazing Photoshop skills!!
One of the photos was sent to the site and it just looked like it was the new 2010 YZ250, but something didn’t “feel” right, so after a little search on Google, the other photos turned up.
Spotted your ‘10 CR125 on Vital MX and decided to include it with this article to show that it was possible to “fake” a photo now-a-days.
The question now becomes… how long did it take you to Photoshop each of the different machines?
Thanks!
By patrick on August 14th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Thanks, John! I think it took probably 25-30 mins per bike.
By the way, check your email.
Pat
By aidan75 on June 30th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
please please please make these bikes they would be wicked