Those red highlights really make that Grey/Black bike look awesome. I have a 2019 Yellow/Yellow with 2503 miles on it. I'm about to order a Takegawa Scrambler pipe but just for looks. I live in the US and have neighbors with straight piped Harleys so no one ever hears me. Monkeys rule.
Great video and really appreciate what you're saying. But am I the only one that actually likes the sewing machine sound of the stock bike? I bought a new 2023 Monkey and love it. Spent loads on suspension and bling bits but then stopped at swapping the exhaust and intake. Mainly 'cos I couldn't find an exhaust that was either full on ASBO or same as stock. Maybe it's 'cos I live in a quiet part of England and our idea of busy is 3 cars and a tractor on the way to work. Maybe thats it. Each to their own. If I lived in a city and wanted to make sure I was seen and heard in traffic I'd want a louder exhaust and I do love the sound of a silky straight 6, booming V8 or an old twin or big single. I've got a couple in my garage. But the Monkey is a lovely little bike for wandering around on (slowly😁😁) and making the rider and people around them smile with them.. In my experience loud exhausts often just make people glare and dogs bark so I'll stick with the stock sewing machine sound and smiles that I get when I'm riding it.
Haha I didn't mind the sound of the stock one but I've used it a few times going into London and having a near-silent bike is asking for someone to not be aware of your presence - especially on something so small. I agree with you though, most are too loud or just sound the same. This for me is a good middle ground
Sounds great. Thanks for putting together this video. Will be getting a 2024 monkey at the end of the month and already know exhaust is going to be needing swapped ASAP from everything I see.
Nice exhaust. How many times have you looked at the rear reservoir and want to change from “G-Sport” to G-Spot” 🤣🤣🤣 Great vid and love the laughs you have.
Great stuff , I like to see a bit of inner child , the scorpion exhaust looks and sounds great , great to hear you didn’t try to low ball the guy , paying the proper price , it always pays and obviously the guy was proper gent , i remember sending you a message when you first got the monkey , telling you your going to love it , yeah I’ve big bikes , but mini bikes are a riot , the groms is the best road bike just,monkey is a riot , benelli tnts are amazing too , my monkey , yoshimura rs3 , groms Leo vince twin exhausts , yes their expensive but their strong benellis sc projects exhausts , I had cheaper exhausts on the groms , which looked the part but eventually snapped just not the thickness of metal and those systems were £300 each , lesson learned pay for quality , 🏍🏍👍👍
Haha you can't help but be a child on these bikes! Skids into a corner, throwing it around, little jumps off speed bumps! It's hilarious! Never thought I'd love it as much as I do but you sir, were spot on!
just bought a second hand 22 monkey. came with a scorpion and the unused original.bargain price too.volume is just about acceptable for me.not into noisy bikes.its a keeper along side my grom and van van
Nice upload Sam, the scorpion sounds just right, deLIGHTful in fact! Also, I ever trust a man that doesn't start a bike without an exhaust, it has to be done, it's the law!
@@SamVBikes agreed! When it comes to the crunch, we atop maturing at the age of 12 in some ways 😂 the scorpion looks good too, the Yoshi looks good but is so common on monkeys so I would go with something different too
Always great to let the inner child out too! Makes you feel so much happier when you get home too. That endorphin release! Agreed on the Yoshi! It's so loud and so common so nice to have something great for half the price!
@@SamVBikes I'm a bit of a Remus fan, you don't see them that much but sound great without being offensively loud, just a nice deep burble on a four cylinder 👍
Enjoyed this, very much. Thanks for the Mad4bikes kind words. We’re big fans of the XCP, and I’m also a fellow Scorpion user ( I always thought I’d left my baffle in but big bad John whipped it out months ago and didn’t tell me….). Scorpion are really nice people too, had lots of dealings with them over the years. Quality British engineering. If I lived next door to you, the exhaust would not be an issue. (Obviously all the other “stuff” you get up to would be the real issue. Seriously, why would you wear a gas mask while mowing the lawn?) Keep up the good work!
Haha! Thank you!! Made a big difference! I've never really had much of a cross over with Scorpion besides my mate sticking a Serket exhaust on an MT07 with no baffle and deafening us 24/7 on a trip in Scotland haha! The gas mask is my way of paying for the bikes... its for that other paid platform you're my top subscriber on 😉😂😂 Thanks again bud!
@@SamVBikes I like the ones where you make desserts with sponge bases (but waaay too much cream. God I hope it is actual cream.) , I believe it’s called Only Flans
😂😂😂 is it cream? Or not... you'll never know! I did wonder about that... it comes up normally when you comment but when I open the notification it looks like it should come with a tagline that says "Hot Singles in your area" 😂
I'll try to get a short vid filmed soon with baffle in and out. It's slightly deeper in noise and quite a bit louder. Very simple to remove and reinstall - just the one screw
That sounds brilliant, you need a cool helmet to go with it though something like a ROEG Skull Bucket Jettson in ruby to match the red power. 😎 You need to do a whole series in the Alps on it next year. TV gold.
Well now I love you even more, if that were possible, 'cus I didn't know you had a CG! I also had a CG as my first motorcycle, after my scooter at 16, and I actually still have mine stashed away though it's not seen the road for many a year.
Ahh incredible! Haha! That was such a laugh! My mate bought one and we had many races laying on the tank, throttle pinned, struggling to hit 56mph down hill 😂
Installed the Chimera intake on my 2023 Monkey and it is LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do not know if I want anymore noise. With this exhaust and the intake will have to flash the ECU for proper air fuel ratio. So, have to make a decision.
@@SamVBikes I did take the Chimera off and just used the stock intake tube and adapted the K&N to it, it is the same diameter and tie wrapped the air temp sensor to the out side of the intake tube. It is much quitter and feel the bottom end torque is better. I do not ride in the rain so it is not a problem, I am 80 now and me and rain do not get along and put small filters on the breather tubes, much better. Did not know the intake would easily come out of the air box. Just did that to make adjusting the intake valve easier. Could have saved $160 but, live and learn. Will not change out the exhaust unless there is a low one that is the same decibels. Seen many comparisons and they do not increase horse power or torque, just more noise. Did install the T-REX center stand and windshield. Thanks for your reply. Interesting videos.
I bought the Akrapovic titanium system for my Monkey. Way way way too loud. Bought some aftermarket DB killers that fit inside, it’s a bit better but still loud. The look is awesome tho.
Selfishly, I'm glad you said that! I had ordered the Akrapovic from Honda but cancelled the order when it took 3 months with no update on my bike. The Akra looks really cool. Glad you've managed to make it a bit quieter
I just bought the scrambler pipe from takegawa, bought the yoshimura gp magnum from webike but i have the 4 speed and the one i got was for the 5 speed as its different bracket spacing, gutted but its up for sale on facebook, full system in titanium look, its stunning but the takegawa suits the direction i am taking mine with knobbies etc.
Haha! Yeah I've seen a lot of people saying the same thing on the groups recently! You can get a spark arrester kit which makes it quieter but still pretty loud!
You have to get rid of the stock exhaust it chokes the bike down bad, you don’t have to buy Yoshi it’s just a name and a water jetted monkey on it 👎I bought a Black Widow exhaust system and it’s beautiful! It sounds and performs excellent I haven’t even taken the baffle out yet.
I have been riding since 1976, and as you can probably imagine, I have ridden many types and styles of bikes, including my recent acquisition a 74 plate monkey bike....however I DETEST loud exhausts, I find them annoying and unnecessary, please, put a proper silencer on your machine!
I have a Yoshimura RS3 on my monkey and it's too loud for my taste. I only bought it so I could increase the HP so I have to wear earplugs now. Yes, Yoshimura is very overpriced for what you get.
"Best exhaust"? All options, including the one you went with, are absolutely hideous IMO and don't fit neither the original styling and nature of the Monkey, nor look decent. IMO, the best looking exhausts are as followed, the SP Takegawa Scrambler(they also have the "Sport" which mimics stock), the Kitaco Nihondashi, the Magic Powered "Rocky", the Akrapovic twin, the Yoshimura Cyclone if you want that classic low look instead of the Scrambler look of stock, as well or the Moriwaki Megaphone or even SP Takegawa Tornado for the knockoff, but less pretty Yoshi/Moriwaki classic look, the Hot Lap Trail, the Outex, the Cherry Shorty, the Deus, even the AR twin exhaust....these "new style" short slip-ons, long upswept Japanese style slip-ons (with large silencers), and everything else looks terrible.... it's meant to be a little trails bike/Scrambler, or can be easily made look like a similar Cafe or classic UJM....these exhausts everyone are slapping on there with zero research or care for style is killing me 😅🤮 Edit: for cleaning titanium exhaust, I've found a spray of WD40 on a microfiber is absolutely the best way to clean it, I clean my TSR(Technical Sports Racing Japan) full exhaust for my CBR1100XX before every ride and it wipes away everything and anything ridiculously easy.
Best exhaust for me, yes. Obviously there are a vast amount of options on the market, but if you take the points I make in the video as to what I'm looking for, they can be applied to pretty much every option you've said are better. The Scrambler exhaust does look good but is too loud for me, and the pipes look far too small for my liking. Most of the others you mentioned are not available in the UK, so would be liable for heavy import tax, and are also mostly more expensive, meaning I'd end up spending over double the cost of a new Scorpion, triple in some cases. Some of them are underslung, and/or upswept which won't work for the off road. A few of the ones you mentioned look like a cheap, eBay special, which I could make them in my garage with some cheap metal. So yes... we all have different opinions.. doesn't mean they are wrong, or have zero research or care for style.
I heard from your laughter. I remember how excited I was when I first installed the exhaust on my Monkey.
Haha it's hilarious isnt it!
Love the bubbles soundv😅😅😅 definitely spot on, looks n sounds 👍👌
Haha! It's great isn't it 😂😂
Cheers pal!
What an awesome looking bike..great job! Exhaust sounds fantastic & looks great..defo check out your other videos!
Thank you!! Haha yes I love it!
You have me pissing myself , and I just knew you was going to do that , but never expected it to sound so funny . Carl ,Nottingham
😂😂 it just sounded hilarious!! Never thought it would be like that haha
Those red highlights really make that Grey/Black bike look awesome. I have a 2019 Yellow/Yellow with 2503 miles on it. I'm about to order a Takegawa Scrambler pipe but just for looks. I live in the US and have neighbors with straight piped Harleys so no one ever hears me. Monkeys rule.
Definitely! It adds a detail to the colour doesn't it! Haha love that! Love the yellows!
Ok this guy is great! I'd know I'd have a great time riding Monkeys together! Super fun!
Haha thanks!
Great video and really appreciate what you're saying. But am I the only one that actually likes the sewing machine sound of the stock bike? I bought a new 2023 Monkey and love it. Spent loads on suspension and bling bits but then stopped at swapping the exhaust and intake. Mainly 'cos I couldn't find an exhaust that was either full on ASBO or same as stock.
Maybe it's 'cos I live in a quiet part of England and our idea of busy is 3 cars and a tractor on the way to work.
Maybe thats it. Each to their own. If I lived in a city and wanted to make sure I was seen and heard in traffic I'd want a louder exhaust and I do love the sound of a silky straight 6, booming V8 or an old twin or big single. I've got a couple in my garage. But the Monkey is a lovely little bike for wandering around on (slowly😁😁) and making the rider and people around them smile with them.. In my experience loud exhausts often just make people glare and dogs bark so I'll stick with the stock sewing machine sound and smiles that I get when I'm riding it.
Haha I didn't mind the sound of the stock one but I've used it a few times going into London and having a near-silent bike is asking for someone to not be aware of your presence - especially on something so small. I agree with you though, most are too loud or just sound the same. This for me is a good middle ground
Good video,, thank you for shining some 'light' on how to fit a scorpion exhaust on a monkey bike 😉
😂😂 I'm glad you enjoyed. You can see my eyes light up
Sounds great. Thanks for putting together this video. Will be getting a 2024 monkey at the end of the month and already know exhaust is going to be needing swapped ASAP from everything I see.
No problem! Congratulations on the new bike!
absolute hero! love your vids
Thank you 💪🏼
Superb Sam ! OMG Tewinbury farm ! Just down the road from me !
Nice exhaust. How many times have you looked at the rear reservoir and want to change from “G-Sport” to G-Spot” 🤣🤣🤣
Great vid and love the laughs you have.
😂😂 I'm glad it wasn't only me thinking of that. I am tempted to just put some black tape over the 'r' haha
Grt vid! Which Nash plate is that and which rear shocks are those? 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Bash plate is Kitaco, and the rear shocks are YSS Gsport! Thanks!
Great stuff , I like to see a bit of inner child , the scorpion exhaust looks and sounds great , great to hear you didn’t try to low ball the guy , paying the proper price , it always pays and obviously the guy was proper gent , i remember sending you a message when you first got the monkey , telling you your going to love it , yeah I’ve big bikes , but mini bikes are a riot , the groms is the best road bike just,monkey is a riot , benelli tnts are amazing too , my monkey , yoshimura rs3 , groms Leo vince twin exhausts , yes their expensive but their strong benellis sc projects exhausts , I had cheaper exhausts on the groms , which looked the part but eventually snapped just not the thickness of metal and those systems were £300 each , lesson learned pay for quality , 🏍🏍👍👍
Haha you can't help but be a child on these bikes! Skids into a corner, throwing it around, little jumps off speed bumps! It's hilarious!
Never thought I'd love it as much as I do but you sir, were spot on!
Bubble machine. I was almost in tears with laughter hearing the monkey exhaustless.
😂😂 the funniest thing I've heard for years
just bought a second hand 22 monkey. came with a scorpion and the unused original.bargain price too.volume is just about acceptable for me.not into noisy bikes.its a keeper along side my grom and van van
Congrats on the new bike. That's exactly it. Loud enough and wouldn't want it much louder before it became annoying but its just about right!
Nice upload Sam, the scorpion sounds just right, deLIGHTful in fact! Also, I ever trust a man that doesn't start a bike without an exhaust, it has to be done, it's the law!
😂😂😂 enlightening! Yeah I agree! It has to be done and if not, you're not a real Biker
@@SamVBikes agreed! When it comes to the crunch, we atop maturing at the age of 12 in some ways 😂 the scorpion looks good too, the Yoshi looks good but is so common on monkeys so I would go with something different too
Always great to let the inner child out too! Makes you feel so much happier when you get home too. That endorphin release! Agreed on the Yoshi! It's so loud and so common so nice to have something great for half the price!
@@SamVBikes I'm a bit of a Remus fan, you don't see them that much but sound great without being offensively loud, just a nice deep burble on a four cylinder 👍
Agreed! Love a good remus and they work better on the big bikes too. The one on a K1600 makes it sound SUBLIME!
Reminded me of how much fun skidding is when you mean to do it 😂.
😂😂 yeah as long as you mean to do it, it's fine ha
I liked the Zoom exhaust on my 2019 Grom. The Scorpion exhaust looks and sounds great. I no longer like loud exhausts.
Haha yeah there are so many ear piercing exhausts on 125s which hurt!
Enjoyed this, very much. Thanks for the Mad4bikes kind words. We’re big fans of the XCP, and I’m also a fellow Scorpion user ( I always thought I’d left my baffle in but big bad John whipped it out months ago and didn’t tell me….). Scorpion are really nice people too, had lots of dealings with them over the years. Quality British engineering.
If I lived next door to you, the exhaust would not be an issue. (Obviously all the other “stuff” you get up to would be the real issue. Seriously, why would you wear a gas mask while mowing the lawn?)
Keep up the good work!
Haha! Thank you!! Made a big difference!
I've never really had much of a cross over with Scorpion besides my mate sticking a Serket exhaust on an MT07 with no baffle and deafening us 24/7 on a trip in Scotland haha!
The gas mask is my way of paying for the bikes... its for that other paid platform you're my top subscriber on 😉😂😂
Thanks again bud!
@@SamVBikes I like the ones where you make desserts with sponge bases (but waaay too much cream. God I hope it is actual cream.) , I believe it’s called Only Flans
Also, why has You Tube made my name look like a social media troll bot?
😂😂😂 is it cream? Or not... you'll never know!
I did wonder about that... it comes up normally when you comment but when I open the notification it looks like it should come with a tagline that says "Hot Singles in your area" 😂
@@SamVBikes “hot singles in your area” followed by a video of some random on a monkey bike
Seems like a nice sound. Would be interesting to hear it without baffle. Also to know how easy it is to remove and re-install.
I'll try to get a short vid filmed soon with baffle in and out. It's slightly deeper in noise and quite a bit louder. Very simple to remove and reinstall - just the one screw
@@SamVBikes In that case I think you found the perfect exhaust. Thanks for sharing man
No problem! I love it so far. Not too loud and not too in your face!
That sounds brilliant, you need a cool helmet to go with it though something like a ROEG Skull Bucket Jettson in ruby to match the red power. 😎 You need to do a whole series in the Alps on it next year. TV gold.
Haha yes! Do a 5 episode series on just trying to get it up one hill 😂
It would be hilarious seeing you pass people flying down the passes and then overtaking you on the way back up. @@SamVBikes
You mean... hilarious seeing the monstrous Monkey fly past all of the 1300cc adventure bikes up hill! 😉
My clutch lever bites almost at the end of letting it go - can this be adjusted so clutch bites earlier
I think you start to have a go at cerakoting some parts.
Now that sounds like something I could definitely spend more money on instead of buying things my girlfriend says we need 😂
Well now I love you even more, if that were possible, 'cus I didn't know you had a CG! I also had a CG as my first motorcycle, after my scooter at 16, and I actually still have mine stashed away though it's not seen the road for many a year.
Ahh incredible! Haha! That was such a laugh! My mate bought one and we had many races laying on the tank, throttle pinned, struggling to hit 56mph down hill 😂
Yay ! Stevenage ? Same as me ? Pick up my Yellow Banana Monkey Thursday then off to “Bike Stop “ ! We must meet up for coffee ☕️ Alan
Congratulations bud! Yes I'm at BikeStop most weekends either on this or the Super Adventure!
Does it add power, or is it just pretty?
Apparently 1.5bhp is added. Not particularly noticeable but it looks and sounds good!
Sounds great and looks great. What mirrors do you have on there?
Thanks mate! They are Amazon specials!
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@@SamVBikes nice were they hard to install?
Same as any other bar ends. Super simple if you have some basic tools
God did say let there be light!!
Great instructional video of fitting a fart pipe to a monkey. 😂😂
😂😂😂 hope you're upping the skill on the KTM because this things going to be difficult to keep up with at ABR 2024
omg have you been working out ;), also your garage floor was too dark i couldn't see your box
😂😂 thanks for noticing! Which box do you want to see? Might be better to see it on my other platforms 😂
@SamVBikes the one with a little sting and I obviously mean the scorpion
😂😂😂 cracking up
@@SamVBikes best stop before MFL hunts me down for flirting with his man
There's enough love to go around
General nobery. Is that in the Oxford 😁. Looks ace.
Haha yeah the classic British town!
Hi Sam, I met you at the ABR last year, are you taking the monkey this year….
Hello! Yes I will be! Although it likely won't be the same haha
@@SamVBikes Great, see you there…
Installed the Chimera intake on my 2023 Monkey and it is LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do not know if I want anymore noise. With this exhaust and the intake will have to flash the ECU for proper air fuel ratio. So, have to make a decision.
Haha I've heard that about the Chimera intake! I'm tempted to leave the stock airbox on as I take mine off road a lot and ride in rain
@@SamVBikes I did take the Chimera off and just used the stock intake tube and adapted the K&N to it, it is the same diameter and tie wrapped the air temp sensor to the out side of the intake tube. It is much quitter and feel the bottom end torque is better. I do not ride in the rain so it is not a problem, I am 80 now and me and rain do not get along and put small filters on the breather tubes, much better. Did not know the intake would easily come out of the air box. Just did that to make adjusting the intake valve easier. Could have saved $160 but, live and learn. Will not change out the exhaust unless there is a low one that is the same decibels. Seen many comparisons and they do not increase horse power or torque, just more noise. Did install the T-REX center stand and windshield. Thanks for your reply. Interesting videos.
I bought the Akrapovic titanium system for my Monkey.
Way way way too loud.
Bought some aftermarket DB killers that fit inside, it’s a bit better but still loud.
The look is awesome tho.
Selfishly, I'm glad you said that! I had ordered the Akrapovic from Honda but cancelled the order when it took 3 months with no update on my bike. The Akra looks really cool. Glad you've managed to make it a bit quieter
Bens bikes in London for takegawa stuff
Ben's had a 3 week wait for the takagawa one when I looked but I think he has them back now. Use him quite a bit for other stuff
I just bought the scrambler pipe from takegawa, bought the yoshimura gp magnum from webike but i have the 4 speed and the one i got was for the 5 speed as its different bracket spacing, gutted but its up for sale on facebook, full system in titanium look, its stunning but the takegawa suits the direction i am taking mine with knobbies etc.
Lets hear it without the baffle.
Should have listened to you mate. I bought myself a Yoshimura, and it's staggeringly loud. So, I've ordered the Scorpion and now I'm selling the Yoshi
Haha! Yeah I've seen a lot of people saying the same thing on the groups recently! You can get a spark arrester kit which makes it quieter but still pretty loud!
This bike looks more fun than panti raid
😂😂 spot on!
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life is gonna get boring if you cant be a kid now and then ;D that was hilarious "bloblobob"
Haha exactly!!
You have to get rid of the stock exhaust it chokes the bike down bad, you don’t have to buy Yoshi it’s just a name and a water jetted monkey on it 👎I bought a Black Widow exhaust system and it’s beautiful! It sounds and performs excellent I haven’t even taken the baffle out yet.
I have been riding since 1976, and as you can probably imagine, I have ridden many types and styles of bikes, including my recent acquisition a 74 plate monkey bike....however I DETEST loud exhausts, I find them annoying and unnecessary, please, put a proper silencer on your machine!
Haha yes! Ruins the bike if it's too loud. This is a good level of noise but not too shouty!
I have a Yoshimura RS3 on my monkey and it's too loud for my taste. I only bought it so I could increase the HP so I have to wear earplugs now. Yes, Yoshimura is very overpriced for what you get.
"Best exhaust"? All options, including the one you went with, are absolutely hideous IMO and don't fit neither the original styling and nature of the Monkey, nor look decent.
IMO, the best looking exhausts are as followed, the SP Takegawa Scrambler(they also have the "Sport" which mimics stock), the Kitaco Nihondashi, the Magic Powered "Rocky", the Akrapovic twin, the Yoshimura Cyclone if you want that classic low look instead of the Scrambler look of stock, as well or the Moriwaki Megaphone or even SP Takegawa Tornado for the knockoff, but less pretty Yoshi/Moriwaki classic look, the Hot Lap Trail, the Outex, the Cherry Shorty, the Deus, even the AR twin exhaust....these "new style" short slip-ons, long upswept Japanese style slip-ons (with large silencers), and everything else looks terrible.... it's meant to be a little trails bike/Scrambler, or can be easily made look like a similar Cafe or classic UJM....these exhausts everyone are slapping on there with zero research or care for style is killing me 😅🤮
Edit: for cleaning titanium exhaust, I've found a spray of WD40 on a microfiber is absolutely the best way to clean it, I clean my TSR(Technical Sports Racing Japan) full exhaust for my CBR1100XX before every ride and it wipes away everything and anything ridiculously easy.
Best exhaust for me, yes.
Obviously there are a vast amount of options on the market, but if you take the points I make in the video as to what I'm looking for, they can be applied to pretty much every option you've said are better. The Scrambler exhaust does look good but is too loud for me, and the pipes look far too small for my liking.
Most of the others you mentioned are not available in the UK, so would be liable for heavy import tax, and are also mostly more expensive, meaning I'd end up spending over double the cost of a new Scorpion, triple in some cases. Some of them are underslung, and/or upswept which won't work for the off road.
A few of the ones you mentioned look like a cheap, eBay special, which I could make them in my garage with some cheap metal. So yes... we all have different opinions.. doesn't mean they are wrong, or have zero research or care for style.