Comments on: Buying a New Vespa GTS Scooter

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By: Biker Betty

Biker Betty — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:01:00 +0000

Hi Steve, Congratulations on your new scooter. It sure is gorgeous!! Sorry about the LX, but there are times when frustrations like that lead to newer and better avenues.

Wishing you many happy miles,
Betty :)

By: Roose Hurro

Roose Hurro — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:38:00 +0000

Sorry to hear about your LX, Steve… but happy to hear about your new GTS! Been drooling over a Dragon Red version down at my local dealer for some time now, but my present debt to income ratio is too lopsided. Ohhh, the pain!

Anyhow, hope to read more about your adventures with the GTS, and how it compares to the LX. Can’t remember who, offhand, but someone mentioned the decision between LX and GTS, and hoped your comparison would help in the decision… though I drool over a GTS, when the time comes, I may have to look at something cheaper, like a used LX, mayhaps. Reading about your adventures with both scooters could help a good many people to make the decision, to find out if the GTS is worth the extra cost. Personally, I think it is….

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By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:38:00 +0000

Gary: You are right about the weight and inertia in the larger scooter. It would take a lot more muscle to control a slide or slip. I think I will stay off of snow covered or icy roads, at least for awhile.

harv: At almost 6'3" I always felt ok on the LX150. The bigger GTS seems to fit almost perfectly but keep in mind I have only put 30 miles on it so far. I'll keep posting any differences I find as I ride. I'm not sure about having your wife ahead with more power. She may leave you in the dust and you will be riding alone!

cody and michelle: I think it would be great for harv to have two GTS scooters in the garage. I hope someday to have that here. They are just fine scooters.

bill: The mittens are out right now and ready for some sort of ride in the morning. The forecast calls for 13 degrees in the morning with gusty winds and snow showers. Sounds like I ought to be able to ride somewhere in that. I am itchy to go!

gordon: Global warming will undoubtably give us some more warm weather. Until then I will have to bundle up.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:49:00 +0000

Congratulations on the new scooter, Steve! You put the 150 to excellent use, so I have no doubt that the GTS has found a good home---plus, you deserve it. Can't wait to read more. It figures, though, that the snow would come now and not when you were scooterless.

Gordon

By: Bill Sommers

Bill Sommers — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:45:00 +0000

Sorry I rolled in late to say congradulations. That new scoot is the silver ticket to good times. Now mitten up, and get after it!

Have FUN,
Bill

By: Cody and Michelle

Cody and Michelle — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:24:00 +0000

Yahhoooo Steve! That’s what I’m talkin about! I’ve ridden my friend’s GTS and there is quite a bit of difference in T/O speed even over the GT much less the LX. I think you’ll find it handles twisties better that the LX. It’ll take a bit of practice, but as much as you ride it’ll be no problem.
Now all we have to do is talk Harv into getting two , not one GT/GTS’s:)
Stay safe but enjoy the ride!!

By: American Scooterist Blog

American Scooterist Blog — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:01:00 +0000

Steve, many congratulations on the new machine! Do you feel it fits you better than the LX did?

I find the GTS series to be somewhat of a crossover scooter. You get the power and adequate highway speed of a full on motorcycle with the classic modern scooter advantages. In that light its what I would like to get my wife in the spring. She'll never be underpowered against my LX and I like that. She'll like that too. Its no fun for the wife to play catch-up and it would make riding with her less fun if she felt down about even one thing about the ride that I couldn't change. No, slowing down is not the same lol.

You'll have to tell us how you feel about the two machines in comparison. I know I'm looking forward to what you find. All the very best.

Harv aka The Roadbum

By: gary

gary — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:27:00 +0000

Steve wrote: >And I am going to have to think awhile about riding this one in the snow. The increased weight over the LX makes me think it would be harder to manage in the snow.
A wise decision, I think. Keep in mind my own experience with a 250 vs. a lighter 150. Not only do you have extra chassis weight to contend with, but that drivetrain inertia is tougher to manage in slippery conditions.

Ride well,
=gc=