YBR125, carb or injection?

[symonh2000]

There is a YBR125 local to me which I am thinking of buying..

The model is a Fuel injected version.

Is there any benefit to the fuel injection over the earlier carb model, or is it better to get the carb model for the sake of simplicity?

Many thanks.
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[Alpha-9]

Advantages:
Autochoke - No fucking around with it
Autofuel mix - No fucking around with idle and fuel/air mixes
Starts up quick every time as long as you've got good power (see disadvantages)
Carbs get gummed up and need cleaning out (not sure how often or how bad it is but seems to be the default go to for fueling issues)
Makes a nice whirring noise when it boots up

Disadvantages:
If your fuse goes you're fucked without replacing it
If your battery gets drained you're fucked without charging it
More electrical fucking around, hard to work on an injector because fuck knows how they work.
Apparently an issue where the injectors don't start because they're too hot, never seen this myself, never had an issue with the injectors
Harder to get certain parts for in my experience! Ignition for a 2009 didn't come up for months, everything seems to be quite pricey (£50 healdight bracket, £50 headlight, £180 new OEM clocks or £40 chinky crap ones) but that's the same for all YBRs probably!
Can't adjust idle or fuel mix and choke
No reserve on the tank (not sure if thats all YBRs)

There's not much difference tbh, but I do prefer the FI model as you don't have to fuck around.
Just make sure your battery is good, I swapped mine out for a motobatt after having problems with the old one after binning it a few times, motobatt is great never had issues and starts first time every time.
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[symonh2000]

Thanks Mate.

Would it be fair to assume that when it is working it is better, but when it plays up it is harder to fix?

Is there any difference in performance or fuel consumption?
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[symonh2000]

We will see how it goes, I am yet to decide on the bike for sure yet...

To be honest I would rather have an older 2 stroke if I could find one.
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[Matt-]

As alpha said the advantages & disadvantages.

I would go with the FI due to more MPG, but to be honest with the carb and FI you won't see hardly any difference in reliability, their good bikes Yamaha have got them both down to the bone.

Battery is only down to how you use it / battery quality, leave the standard battery on it, then when the battery if / does go fault or die, bump start it and buy a good quality one.

Many thanks

Matt
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[woodall57]

could someone give some advantages and disadvantages of carbed bikes?
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[Matt-]

It will be fine, as long as its got a little charge it will bump
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[symonh2000]

Thanks for the help folks.

I am still a bit unsure, as another bike has turned up that would suit my needs better. It is cheaper and a 2 stroke...
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[s1h]

I have a carb model 2005 and its fine. Never ridden a fuel injected once so can't comment on the difference,

What I will say is carb model will be easier to work on if something goes wrong.

Also the comment above about the fuel injected giving more mpg the carb one does about 100mpg anyway so more than enough.

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