I've read quite a lot of threads on fake Yonex rackets and they were the basis for my conclusion that my racket is a fake. So I'm posting these pics for the information of everyone else. Your opinions are welcome and encouraged. Thanks.
Pic of the whole racket I've seen pictures of the MP90 and they are always yellow/orange and black. My racket is only black/silver/gray white. Has anybody ever heard of a different color for the MP90?
The Ti portion on the head I've read that the Ti portion on the head can be felt to be different from the rest of the frame by your fingers. The Ti on this pic certainly looks like it was just painted or printed on the frame.
"MP" grommets? I've seen the grommets on the real MPs at reputable stores. These grommets look very much like regular grommets.
Handle end cap This is also the first time I've seen a serial no. on the end cap of the handle. And it's SP to boot!
The base cab shows that it is a fake racket!! The material of my Fake iso 800 also is so thin. Only RMB$200 with BG65 strings.
the most striking evidence is the colour... 90 should be yellow... but after seeing the pictures, black is a nice colour for a muscle power series!
the quality of the print makes it looks almost like a real one. i am even thinking that it may came from the Yonex factory, but came out as a reject. the serial number indicates that it is a CH (Chinese, but not CN/CP). look at teh "UltimumTi" print and "Muscle Power" print, it is rotated 90 degrees. that may be the rejection. all the fonts and things seems to be ok. the handle cap has poor "JAPAN" characters. if they were to paint it yellow, it will be damn hard to tell it is a fake.
With all kinda mixture of serial # and destination codes, I think it's a fake. However, agree with that black color appears to be really nice on this racket. How much did u pay for it? Do u like it? Give us a little "review" on this racket. It the price is good, and fit for my style, never know, I will go to look for this "unique MP90". hehehehehehe...
loverlionus, can you make a closeup pic of the other side of the cone? the part with the grip size and weight sticker?
LB, i don't understand how you arrived at the conclusion by the serial #. the range of the serial number and also the destination code seems to be valid. ie. the serial number is around where Yonex is manufacturing, and the dest code falls into the DDMMxx format. the CH code is also valid. this appears to be a fake just because of the color. and the Ti-mesh. the quality of fake job is really good. i think it will not take them much effort to make it look almost exactly like the real one. how difficult will it be to paint it yellow instead of black?
Fake MP90 It is indeed a fake. Genuine MP90s do not have titanium in their frames right? A lot of those things are going around. A friend of mine showed me his racket, a Yonex Ti3, orange, blue and black. What caught my attention was it being a 1 pc racket, meaning the handle, cone, shaft and frame is literally 1 pc, & the serial number is printed in gold. Bought for around US$25.00 equivalent. Very light and nice looking, though.
OUCH...if i were looking at it in stores.....i certainly wouldn't buy it because from what i see......yes, i agree with lsgreydvm...90's do not have titanium...plus the "TI" is printed in what looks to be "arial bold"...kinda looks corny compared to what the other yonex ti rackets, which print the "TI" in italize print...hmm...