A few months back Leo Vince announced the discontinuation of the Chrome plated version of the ZX, one of the most popular moped exhausts.
The chrome version of the Leo Vince ZX pipe was apparently being plated off-site by a third party, presumably not a cheap process- times are hard ! A shame, it was a very good quality and good performance exhaust, especially for standard 50cc mopeds and mildly tuned scooters with 70cc sports kits fitted.
The lacquered version was and is (at least for now) still being produced, but corrodes quickly unless constantly re-lacquered or painted.

Enter the Leo-Vince ZX-R last year, touted as a progression of the long standing classic ZX. But is it a progression in performance tuning refinement and quality, or an inevitable progression of cost cutting and marketing ?
First impressions are that apart from the chrome version being no longer available, some of the handmade tig welded sections from the original ZX have now been machine welded, presumably to keep costs down.
Here's a printout of a back to back runup we did of the ZX and ZX-R...
As you can see the ZX-R is essentially identical in performance to it's ZX predecessor. Any difference is so marginal it can be attributed to other factors and in reality it would seem the exhausts can be considered identical with regards to performance.
You can see comparisons of the Leo Vince pipes against other popular sports exhausts here
Given the current pricing of approx £120 for ZX Chrome and £100 for ZX non-chrome has never been cheaper (due partly to the arrival of its new ZXR 'successor') now would actually seem to be the perfect last chance to get your hands on a ZX Chromed pipe at a bargain price and with identical performance to the facelift ZXR version !
We still have substantial stocks of the chrome Leo Vince ZX left for Piaggio/ Gilera, Yamaha (Aerox, Jog etc.) and Peugeot (Speedfight etc.), but they won't last forever !