Things I HATE about my Vespa GTS 300 Super 2017

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DutchWesp

DutchWesp

6 жыл бұрын

Hey there!
I made this video about the things a hate about my vespa.
#1 Steering Wobble :
It was a problem on the older vespa's and its still here on the new 2017 GTS
#2 ABS :
Aldo its a safety option why isn't there a switch to turn it off?
#3 ASR :
First I thought my vespa needed to be reset because its holding the gas while driving but after a few days I found out that is was the ASR that kicks on. So know its turned off when im driving with good weather.
#4 Locking your Vespa ?!
Why are the rims not 13" so you'll have more space to fit your chain in your back wheel ?! its nearly impossible to lock your Vespa
#5 No there isn't a number 5 luckily !
So it it worth the money? YES! every penny!
Enjoy your day!
#DutchWesp !

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@davidhughes490
@davidhughes490 6 жыл бұрын
If your Vespa GTS 300 wobbles you must have a big issue with it. Which I find strange, because I am on my 3rd GTS. My home is here in Liverpool England and so far, me and Vespa have circumnavigated the Island of Ireland [in 2 stages], ridden to the the Esha Ness Lighthouse on Shetland [incidentally in terrible weather on the back end of Hurricane Gonzales]. We have been to Norway's Polarserkelsenteret on their Arctic Circle. Last year ticked off The Outer Hebrides on my bucket list and 2 weeks ago came back from 2160 kms ride which took in France Germany and Europort Holland in less than 5 days. All these rides were done in a week and I'm 78 years old. I'm only on a Vespa because Arthritis forced me off my Ducati ST3 and I have never ever regretted it. These machines are brilliant. Take it from me, buy one, you will never regret it.
@nikos-giorgos
@nikos-giorgos 5 жыл бұрын
Vespa GTS is definitely better than your ST 3. More enjoyable too...
@CreRay
@CreRay 5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, after how many miles have you traded in your Vespas? Was it somehow getting tired, or did you just want to upgrade to the latest model?
@dammyvandenberg9094
@dammyvandenberg9094 5 жыл бұрын
its the tire.. lot of guys have this problem!
@BasicBeachCommunity1
@BasicBeachCommunity1 4 жыл бұрын
Thank
@geraldscott4302
@geraldscott4302 2 жыл бұрын
@@dammyvandenberg9094 In 40K miles I have been through a lot of tires. Still no wobble.
@SerjTankian512
@SerjTankian512 5 жыл бұрын
You can turn asr off by pushing and holding the starter button when the engine is running
@tonyholmes7992
@tonyholmes7992 5 жыл бұрын
Good point about locking through the rear wheel. Try altering your tyre pressures slightly it does make a huge difference. I feel this last comment is so important. Why ,why, why do you ride a scooter without gloves? Your hands are the first things to hit the road and it hurts but I suppose you have never had that experience!!!
@DrHWO
@DrHWO 6 жыл бұрын
I was able to reduce the wobble by adding heavier bar ends to my 2007 GTS250. However my sensory nervous system may have been affected by 200,000 miles on the 1986 Harley!
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
DrHWO i will try to change the bar ends. Hope that that will fix the problem. I’m thinking about selling this vespa and buying a Kawasaki Z900 or the Yamaha MT 09. But i love driving the vespa... will see what the future brings 😁👍🏽 thnks for your answer!👌🏽
@jimbobaggans1564
@jimbobaggans1564 5 жыл бұрын
I have a 2009 gts and I have not noticed a wobble. I wonder if it could be the tire being out of balance?
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 5 жыл бұрын
OKuusava normally a year 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ Vespa GTS is sols a year ago and now my new ride is a Ducati wich i have for a year now. But this time i want some more time to spend with the ducati. It’s the best one yet! 😎🙌🏼
@roddunne
@roddunne 6 жыл бұрын
Think you can turn off ABS/ASR by holding down the starter once the bike is started & idling. Click again to re-activate. Also resets when restarting the bike
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Rod Dunne i heard that only ASR can turn off at the 2017 models. ABS cant be turned off :( i tried it but nothing happend? Did you tried it?
@AlphaSphere
@AlphaSphere 6 жыл бұрын
Leuke videos! Welke mounts gebruik je voor je actioncam?
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Dank u! ik gebruik hiervoor de zuignap van GoPro zelf, heb hiervan ook een filmpje gemaakt als review ervan :) werkt echt top! en blijft goed vast zitten.
@tonyholmes7992
@tonyholmes7992 5 жыл бұрын
Another point I have just thought about and that is the Vespa loading as sometimes if you adjust the suspension this can alter the handling. How about adjusting the rear dampers, something that is often overlooked. When I bought my Vespa the suspension had never been adjusted as it could not be adjusted with the C spanner. I bought a replacement pair of dampers and so could adjust according to weight this made a lot of difference to the handling. Good luck.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 5 жыл бұрын
Hey there tony, thanks for your feedback. I’ve sold my vespa last year june and bought a ducati hypermotard 939 back. Had a good time with it but it was time for something new. And now i always wear my gloves 😁🙌🏼 safety first. Thanks 😎👍🏼
@LurgsHowToGuides
@LurgsHowToGuides 6 жыл бұрын
I've got the slightly older version of the GTS 300. Check out my Review, it's in my Vespa Playlist, you may need weights on your Handlebars, this may cure the wobble? Agree the ASR sounds like a real pain, it stops you accelerating FAST which is what you want. Also mine is really rusting underneath, very poor build quality. But it rides lovely.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Lurgs hi! I will deffinetly check you’re revieuw! So more weight on the handle bars?🤔 thats worth to try... true! Not a good quality but the ride makes it good. I have a love hate relationship with my GTS🤣 to bad that it is so cold here right now. 2 degrees celcius 😱
@LurgsHowToGuides
@LurgsHowToGuides 6 жыл бұрын
Yep cold here too. Yes I've got bigger weights on my handlebars, had them fitted when I put a top box on it to counteract the imbalance. You'll see the difference on my video.
@christiangstottenbauer860
@christiangstottenbauer860 5 жыл бұрын
Where did you get this beatiful „honeycomb“ like Stickers? I have also the same collored gts300... realy nice looking!
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 5 жыл бұрын
A friend made them for me, he owns a sticker company. Looks awesome 😍👌🏼🔥
@johnstenborg3461
@johnstenborg3461 6 жыл бұрын
Hello, been riding Moto-Guzzis and Vespa Piaggios for 45 years and yes, my two Vespa GTS 300/2016 and 2017 wobbles. They wobble hard and that’s just the way they are. You could hang in kilos of bar-ends, it will just self-oscillate in another speed-range. At very very panic level front braking it snakes itself and will scare your pants off if not used to it. The cause of course one legged ”not intended for sport” front fork and over-all soft frame. I always drive my vespa as hard as possible and it get’s good and scary all the time, It’s just not made for sport riding. The wobble and the snaking are two different ways the weak frame and fork will show up. You could find tons of suggested solutions of the problem and I will certainly test 130 front tire below! Because of the weakness the GTS also is very sensitive about weight distribution. To much weight behind the rear axle and high up makes the frame wobbles at low speeds (at high speed it will self-correct) very very dangerously! I will love all of my vespas to the bitter end, from my 1953 Vespe Elite to the GTS. But if driving the shit out of them, they will scare the pants off you!
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
John Stenborg yes thats totaly true! I mounted the 13” wheels of a piaggio mp3 and it reduced the wobbles woth 60% so i think the problema is the small wheels on the vespa’s. But now almost 15months later i sold my vespa because of it. I bought a new ducati yesterday , the HyperMotard 939 and hope to pick it up at the end of this week. Watch the video of part 3 of my gts in the new candy paint. And then you see the new rims.
@Klijndijk02
@Klijndijk02 5 жыл бұрын
John Stenborg i drive the shit out of my “old” Vespa Cosa 200 FL and she does not wobble. Ok it is not a superbike of course.
@vespatravels9618
@vespatravels9618 5 жыл бұрын
I have had lots of motorcycles and I could build a list for any and all of them none of them are perfect. The front end wobble should have been fixed years ago. It could be a safety issue Vespa fix it today! I am having as much fun on my Vespa as any bike I have owned. Nice looking Vespa DutchWesp!
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 5 жыл бұрын
Vespa Travels thanks ❤️💪🏼 i have it repainted in a candy color. See my video on my channel. Its a awesome paint 😍👌🏼
@jimbobaggans1564
@jimbobaggans1564 5 жыл бұрын
Vespa Travels you sound like me! I have a few motorcycles too. Every one of them does something really well. I sold my CBR 1000 and have regretted it ever since. It filled that need for speed. The scooters that I have, are just plain fun. I have a few of them in case some of my friends or relatives come to visit and want to go for a little jaunt. We all take the rural roads or just buzz around town. It is so much fun!
@candylel5369
@candylel5369 6 жыл бұрын
Put a bigger 130 tyre on the front and malossi suspension on the front. Problem gone, just with tyre change but suspension is a plus upgrade too.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
candy lel i’m thinking about installing 13” wheels with 130 tyre. Would that solve the problem to??
@candylel5369
@candylel5369 6 жыл бұрын
I personally don't think it would help much once you put the larger 130 tyre on Dutchwasp. It is also quite a lot of work to install 13" wheels, expensive and life is short :) You can run lower tyre pressures in the bigger tyres too, which improves the smoothness of the ride. I also run a 140 tyre on the rear and they work well together. It slows the bike down turning wise and it feels more like a motorcycle. Have a look at the Malossi front shock as well as it is adjustable. It took me a few months to get the re-bound/compression just right but you will get there. Happy riding Dutchwasp and don't smoke too much weed in Amsterdam before you ride ;)
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
candy lel hahaha LOL ! Thnks for your help. I will have a look on front suspensions ;) hope that that will be the solution.
@mooiboyace
@mooiboyace 6 жыл бұрын
Balancing out the wheel at a shop using weights is also a great solution. Op VolGasMetJoey kan je een video vinden hoe hij de stuurtrilling van zijn GTS 300 daardoor weg heeft gekregen !
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Gandalf m8 thnks voor je info :) maar heb joey er een tijdje terug over gesproken en die vertelde me dat het zelfs na het ballanceren nogsteeds aanwezig was :( maar ik ga er nu grotere velgen onder monteren met zwaardere stuurgewichten dus ben benieuwd hoe dat gaat bevallen. Laat het uiteraard weten zodra ze eronder zitten. Vespa staat nu namelijk uit elkaar bij de spuiter ;)
@jsridersmotorfan6184
@jsridersmotorfan6184 6 жыл бұрын
Hoe bevalt de start/stop systeem? Ik lees op internet dat het vanaf 2017 in de nieuwe gts’jes zit?
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Dimi El patron start/stop systeem? Geen idee?! Volgens mij zit dat er niet op, enigste wat erop zit is zodra ik de zijstandaard uitklap met draaiende motor, dan valt alleen de motor uit. Na het inklappen moet er wel weer opnieuw gestrat worden. Maar echt een start/stop bij verkeerslichten ofzo? Nee dat niet.
@MrRichardCass
@MrRichardCass 6 жыл бұрын
What model/part numver is the Angel Eye LED?
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Richard Cass this is a full led (fog) angel eye you can find this on ebay if you search for fog led angel eye. They are around €40 a pair so thats a cheap upgrade
@resonancebody8380
@resonancebody8380 6 жыл бұрын
Is that a painted honeycomb design on the sidepanels..or sticker...if sticker...where to get those, I think thei look good. Good review !
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
karlheinzJstefek thanks ! The side panels where wrapped. I got one wrap foil at home, because i whas thinking about wrapping my side panels again after the new candy paint but i’m not sure of that... its an foil of 1 square meter.
@resonancebody8380
@resonancebody8380 6 жыл бұрын
+DutchWesp never 'd have thought that this was wrapped...very good job. i'm getting my brand new GTS 300 in like 3 weeks ... Can you tell me where to purchase ist from, I already researched, had no luck, hm
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
karlheinzJstefek its a transparant wrap with the hexacon pattern in it. Looks awesome. A friend of mine has a sticker company. He made this for me. I have one for you but dont know how much the shipping cost will be.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
karlheinzJstefek i will send you tomorrow an email :) merry christmas!
@resonancebody8380
@resonancebody8380 6 жыл бұрын
+DutchWesp just letting you know, that I haven't received any e-mail yet ... in case u used a wrong email adress Have a cool hot New years eve, Happy 2018 !
@CornishDavid
@CornishDavid 6 жыл бұрын
The wobble is all down to the tyres. When you take your hands off the handle bars the whole thing wobbles. My Vespa has been great, however I have just fitted the third set of tyres now from new. It never happened before but now I have a wobble. Only notice it when you remove your hands from the grips. Try it yourself and see. Love the new tyres they suit my style of riding. But the wobble.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
David Cornish i have ballanced my tires and it still whobbled, added 13” wheels and id didnt solved it. So now i have sold my vespa and bought me a ducati hypermotard 939. Thanks for youre message ❤️💪🏼
@JMoroccoMisterBoy
@JMoroccoMisterBoy 5 жыл бұрын
My 2007 150 Fly which I brought last May, 2018, had 1700 miles on the odometer. I rode the scooter from May until November, when it got too cold here in Hampton, Virginia and put it inside a storage shed with 7800 miles on the odometer. No problems except, top speed is only around 65-almost 70 wide open. Feels like you're not hurting the machine around 55 thru 60 mph. Of course i would love to have more top speed, but I avoid the Interstate and go about anywhere I think of. From what I hear, the 300 is not that much faster, only 80 mph, that's not fast enough for the interstate either, when you consider trying to pass. As long as you stay in the right hand lane it's plenty fast enough. I have rode R90s BMW's all across the USA and as far as Panama, but at 71, I will settle, for now on my Dodge Grand Caravan and this little 150cc Fly. Those 500cc Twin Front Wheels look interesting.....
@geraldscott4302
@geraldscott4302 2 жыл бұрын
My 2006 GT200 easily hold 75 mph GPS on flat roads. No computer trash on it to ruin my ride.
@jimbobaggans1564
@jimbobaggans1564 5 жыл бұрын
In 2009 I bought two Honda Metropolitans and a 250 gts Vespa. The Metros are great but not quite enough power for some roads. 49cc. The Vespa is perfect for every road except the interstates. There are things that I really like about the Honda's that I wish the Vespa had. The Metros would be great if the engines were bigger. I love the looks of all of them. That classic style. The Metros are as reliable as you can get. Just what you expect from a Honda. Honda has since detuned the Metros. Mine will top out at about 42 m.p.h. The new ones about 35 m.p.h. The Vespa does everything I want it to do plus it looks really cool too. It's just a different animal than the Honda's. Plus, with the Vespa I can have my girlfriend ride on the back. Can't do that with the Metros.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 5 жыл бұрын
Jimbo Baggans These vespa’s are great as a extra bike in the garage. They are to slow to use them on the highway here in the netherlands. And i don’t know why vespa can’t fix the wobble and why they use bigger hp engine’s. If i have the change to buy a gts back as a second bike. I will deffinetly do it. But not as a daily bike anymore. I know have a ducati hypermotard 939 and for now it ticks al the boxes for me 😁👌🏼 bit i still do like vespa gts😍
@gerrynightingale9045
@gerrynightingale9045 5 жыл бұрын
*Adding a windscreen will give a 2 to 3mph 'boost' in speed...my 'mint' '08'Metro' will hold at 44mph on level roads w/light winds...and 10-40 full-synthetic works very well for the 'Mighty 50' with no chance of engine 'over-strain' at WOT w/a 230lb. rider* (me)( *If 'Piaggio' made the 'Vespa' as well as Honda does their machines...a'Vespa' would 'last a lifetime' easily!* ) *After TEN-THOUSAND MILES on my 'Metropolitan'...it still performs flawlessly!* *"Tho she be but little...she is fierce!*
@granto6712
@granto6712 6 жыл бұрын
What is the head light is that std on it?
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Grant Barclay hey! No this is a custom led angel eye headlight that i made myself. I have made a video about making this headlight. Its originally a fog led angel eye 😁👌🏼
@jaimealbarran6719
@jaimealbarran6719 6 жыл бұрын
Olso built rust around the battery compartment.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
true! and paint isn't that good as well :(
@geraldscott4302
@geraldscott4302 2 жыл бұрын
I have put nearly 40K miles on my 2006 GT200, have the Vespa top box, which I keep full most of the time, no bar end weights, and never had any kind of wobble. No matter what I do to try and make it wobble, it just won't do it. Yes, ABS and ASR SUCKS!!! You don't ride the scooter, it rides you. But there should be a fuse you can pull out to get rid of that nanny crap. What kind of lock are you trying to use? Forget the lock. ANY lock can be easily defeated. Get a cover instead. Out of sight out of mind.
@lomate1963
@lomate1963 6 жыл бұрын
Yes not good if it vobble 👍🏻
@manoy6369
@manoy6369 4 жыл бұрын
give your vespa to me sir..im here in philippines.thnak you
@modemlooper
@modemlooper 6 жыл бұрын
Damn wobble, I’ll never buy another Vespa because of it.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
modemlooper yep its sad but its true! Thats why i’m looking for a new bike in 2018. Kawasaki z900 or ducati monster 821.
@arisr8557
@arisr8557 4 жыл бұрын
My GTS wobbles when I'm decelerating too. I'm looking to get a Zero instead.
@tubbytours1475
@tubbytours1475 3 жыл бұрын
@@arisr8557 never had an issue on mine with the wobble until back tyre got low after 10000km 2014 GTS
@funnyanimalcollection2023
@funnyanimalcollection2023 6 жыл бұрын
you are completely wrong my friend.its quality at its best
@paddydoyle1144
@paddydoyle1144 5 жыл бұрын
They are not quality at its best they are crap
@johntitor7671
@johntitor7671 6 жыл бұрын
Oh come on my friend ,you forget to said the most most important hate thing, on this vespa (gts).And this ,there is no other ,from cooling system.Specifically cooler fan of cooling system. It is very very noisy, the sound it is exactly the same with vaccum cleaner. Ιn the summer ,the ride is terrible.(in close and small roads) For me is the biggest fatal error ,on this motorcycle.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
JEAN PAUL PELMONDO true! But now i sold my vespa because i feld in love with a ducati hypermotard. So no more vespa for me :( maybe in a few years when they solved out some problems with it.
@patrickcoleman3
@patrickcoleman3 6 жыл бұрын
should be a number 5, should be a sticker to tell you to wear gloves. If you fall off how are you going y=to wipe youre arse?
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
LOL yep thats true! can't say nothing about that... that is something that I don't do anymore, I know have summer and winter gloves ;)
@billalbion
@billalbion 4 жыл бұрын
Real able riders have no need to paddle with feet on ground when moving.
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 4 жыл бұрын
😂🙌🏼
@Dranreb865
@Dranreb865 6 жыл бұрын
Isn’t these problems what you hipsters call “character” or “charm” 😂
@DutchWesp
@DutchWesp 6 жыл бұрын
Bernard Bernabe hahaha yep i think so 🤣👍🏼 but now almost a year later i will make things i love about my vespa 🤣🇮🇹
@markart157
@markart157 6 жыл бұрын
paying more for nothing except the brand image! that's really it... too heavy scooter, not efficient engine, slow speed compared to competitors, not so fuel efficient compared to competitors, services more expensive than other competitors... just overpriced crap seriously, just for people who wanna look "cool" in the city that's about it.
@granto6712
@granto6712 6 жыл бұрын
markart157 I have a 14 plate gts300 it's a beast, very heavy round town I a f washing machine, but good on the motorway 🛣 they not crap, but need a diet, happy with the speed of her
@markart157
@markart157 6 жыл бұрын
Grant Barclay yes of course the 300cc version is powerful but I mean compared to a Yamaha 300cc or Kymco or Honda it's much less powerful and consumes more fuel.
@mpr106
@mpr106 6 жыл бұрын
But they do look cool
@markart157
@markart157 6 жыл бұрын
Mark Rose like their look as well hehe, I would love to buy one if it would be cheaper
@granto6712
@granto6712 6 жыл бұрын
markart157 it's all about lookin good coz we are the mods
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