YBR 125 Leo Vince exhaust on a CBF?

[FiveStarSAMz]

Hello bikers,

I recently bought YBR 125 2014, the new shape one. It came with a leo vince exhaust which makes it sound AMAZING! Idk if I'm going crazy but I sometimes just go to my front garden and switch it on to enjoy the noise.

However... I used to have a cbf 125 before this and I prefer the CBF over the YBR. Two main reasons why, are that CBF looks better; more sporty and more bigger. Like you feel more intimidating to other car users. The other being that the cbf has a bit more power to it. It has a bit more of a kick, although little, when you go off the line. On the cbf, I would easily sit on 70mph on a flat road with full throttle but the YBR does only does 63-65mph on a flat road, and only just about hits 70mph downhill. I know it isn't much of a difference but it is a difference.

So what I am thinking to do is, buy myself a CBF 125 and take the leo vince exhaust from the YBR 125 and put it on the CBF125. Is that possible? would the ybr 125 leo vince fit on the cbf 125?

If not then....

Let's say I have both bikes.. my ybr and a standard cbf.

Ybr is 2014 (64 reg) with 7k mileage, with the amazing sound. The looks isn't too bad, the power is just little less.

CBF is 2013 (13 reg) with 7k mileage, with the quiet sound. The look is a lot better, and it has just that kick more of the power.

I buy both of them for the same price, and they're both cat d.

Which one should I keep and which one should I sell? Opinions please.

[ThatDippyTwat]

YBR, CBF's get tired and rust much more quickly. Ignore the sound.
However, You're not going to listen to a damn thing we say.

*You* think it sounds amazing, everyone else think it's an open pipe on a 125 and sounds almost as offensive to the ears as a 2 stroke moped with no can at all.

it's a 125 4 stroke, it'll never sound "good". Sorry, but that's life.

If you really want loud but not offensive, get (Or use the leo vince) a downpipe, chuck this on the end. The leo vince is an open pipe and will get you tugged by the coppers.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-38mm-Motorcycle-Carbon-Fiber-Exhaust-Muffler-w-Removable-Silencer-UK-/152449349630?epid=584379803&hash=item237eb077fe:g:-U4AAOSwnK9ZOgM8
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[bamt]

Between them two, the one that makes you happiest. Seriously.
There's not that much to choose between them, so if you sit on the YBR and wish you were on the CBF, then assuming you can afford the change then get a CBF instead.

[Polarbear]

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Inb4 Tef "Pass yer teste"

Essentially, the choice is "Do you put the sound of the YBR over the presence, speed and looks of the CBF?", which only you can answer.

Having had both a YBR and the YBR Custom, I can say that the few extra MPH difference between the two is enough of a decider, but that's me. I prefer the looks of the Custom, but I'd take the extra "speed" of the standard one, given two comparable bikes. Given that, I'd go for the CBF.

I'd also be thinking that when it's time to move on, a standard bike will sell easier than one with a "OMGWTFCozRacerInnit" exhaust that screams "I've been thrashed". It's a 125, we know it's been thrashed, but at least give the illusion of having taken some care of it.


TL:DR, YOLO, meh, do what you like.
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[Evil Hans]

Totally up to you.

But have you considered that putting a noisy, poorly tuned exhaust on the CBF might make it just as slow as the YBR with a noisy poorly tuned exhaust? Just a thought!
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[Tracer1234]

Question. If we all said ybr, would it make a difference? My thought is that you are looking for us to validate your wanting to go back to the CBF.

But, for whats its worth. Its a 125, you wont have it forever, and we are a bunch of weirdos on the line. Have what ever will make you look forward to riding more. Yolo or what ever the cool kids are saying.
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[FiveStarSAMz]

Thank you all for the feedback.

But my main question is: can the ybr leo vince exhaust just easily come on to the cbf with a simple swap?

[ThatDippyTwat]

That's a baffle. Keep that in. It's an open pipe without it.

Polarbear - The Leo Vince that came with the YBR the lad a few doors down does not have a baffle and has no way to fit one, and he wasn't happy about drilling and tapping a hole for the baffle I had spare to screw in. I assumed they were all like that.
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[Ste]

How old are you?

[RhynoCZ]

[Teflon-Mike]

They are both very useful 125 learner/commuters, excellent for learning to ride, or getting to and from work, beating bus-fares.

NEITHER will sound 'great' to any-one but you with a noisy pipe; they are both small displacement, relatively low rev singles, that inherently sound rather flaccid, and a noisy pipe just makes their flaccidity louder to advertise the effect and annoy neighbors and plod, so they got reason to pull you and start muttering about L-Plate sizes....

But.. your bike, your money, your time.... personally I wouldn't wast the effort on either, trying to make 'needless' mods, I'd put any spanner effort into dong stuff likely to make a useful difference, like changing the oil and tickling tappets, rather than likely make problems and reduce resale value... and just get on and use the ruddy thing.

After market end cans are usually pretty generic, and 'almost' universal fit, they can probably be adapted twixt bikes pretty easily with a hack-saw and a bit of ali-plate to match pipes and hang from brackets, B-U-T.. who knows for sure, IF you really really have to do this, you will find answers faster getting out there, getting hands dirty ad trying it, than asking us.... But STILL I would rather spend time tackling real problems like slack chain or loose head bearings, or trying to aoid possible problems lubing cables oiling chains, changng oil, and 'stuff' than actively go LOOKING for prolems where there aren't any, and likely finding and making some in the process... and spending money to make the bike less valuable! (+increase insurance premiums if you declare the mod, or risk them invalidating your insurance if you don't!)

They are both, usually pretty 'sensible' learner/commuter motorbikes... but if you don't appreciate that 'sensible' then they probably aren't the best bike for you to have chosen to start with! If you enjoy effing about with spanners for the sake of, and chasing problems you probably make along the way, may as well buy an Aprillia! Otherwise... its a 125 Learner/commuter, a 'sensible' motorcycle, that's great for just getting on and doing the job of learning and or commuting.. appreciate and enjoy that, which the bike is designed to do, and does damn well, rather than try make t something its not, and chuck baby out with the bath-water along the way.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

YZF's get nicked and stolen a lot more than YBR's. Same with the GPR125, they're also all going to go the same speed, which is not much more than a YBR.

CBF's rust quickly - a quick search should show you that.
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[andyscooter]

ybr pipe wont fit on the cbf as brackets etc will be different

seel ybr have cbf if you prefer it buy pipe to fit to that
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