Comments on: 2011 Yamaha Two-Stroke Line-up?

By: Yz boy

Yz boy — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:59:58 +0000

correct,yamaha has got no reason to improve the 2 smokers range,take a look at the pw 80 it is not a race bike it is a boys toy,just another bike on the yamaha cupboard,now my point is the 2 smokers 125 & 250 is heading in the same direction,2 smokers will in the end just another yamaha model on the market whether you want one or not it is available and the concept cost yamaha nothing

By: yz125rider157

yz125rider157 — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:45:08 +0000

You have a great point. If they changed them up and made them more appealing and lighter though they would probably sell twice as well. I wouldn’t care less if they changed the plastics or graphics, I just wish they would make them lighter than the 250fs.

By: lastchancebev

lastchancebev — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:36:37 +0000

Yamaha is a business and so it continues to make the 2 strokes BECAUSE they sell well, not in spite of it. The reason they are unchanged is because they have no competition in the market place. Manufacturers continue to update their machinery to keep in line and attempt to get ahead of the competition. When that competition disappears there is no reason to invest huge amounts of R+D money into making improvements. The YZ125 and 250 are real cash cows for Yamaha currently, instead of having a 3year pay off on the 2005 developments as it would have previously done it will now do it over 7! Whilst they continue to sell in large numbers and are still very profitable they will continue to make them.

By: factoryX

factoryX — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:20:19 +0000

you are correct sir.

By: yz125rider157

yz125rider157 — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:23:51 +0000

I think i have a theory for why their bikes have not changed these past two years. Yamaha keeps producing two strokes because they are selling well. So they stopped making changes to the bikes so that people would stop buying them, when people stop buying them they will have an excuse to stop producing two strokes and focus on their 4 jokes. That is just my wild guess.

By: factoryX

factoryX — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:34:49 +0000

so freaking funny that nothing has changed to the yz250 since 2000-2001….ROFL

By: powerband4

powerband4 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:14:42 +0000

ive got a 2009 yz125 and it looks exactly like the one up there except the graphics but they have a good thing going why mess with it i guess they will update it when they need to or maybe they will drop it like all the rest of the japan companies

By: bleake637

bleake637 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:50:59 +0000

damn Yamaha, they just keep breaking my heart every year with the hope! I might have to buy a Katoom this year! At least they’re still making them…