Hello everyone it's 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today 5 things I hate
about my Vespa GTS, this is the Vespa GTS 300 here and this is the 2013 model, this
is the version without the ABS and with the lovely analogue dashboard and here are
the things that I hate about it, I mean hate is a strong word, it's not things
that I hate, I just don't like. Before we get started on that there's a link above
now about the 7 things that I love about my Vespa GTS 300, definitely worth
checking out that video. So the first thing to complain about is the under
seat storage, now this actually makes it onto my list of things that I love about
the Vespa, because you've got the under seat storage for coats and a few
bits and bobs but it's meant to actually hold 2 crash helmets, now the official
Piaggio crash helmets will fit under here but these are open-faced and very
small and I've just got a medium-sized head and here is a full-face crash
helmet medium sized and there's literally no chance of getting this
inside, now I'm also going to test it with an open-face crash helmet, again
this is medium sized and this doesn't fit either, now what is annoying about
this is I used to have a Piaggio Vespa ET125cc and I could easily fit
a full-face crash helmet under here, I'm guessing that's because it's a slightly
bigger engine but just to me seems a bit of a design flaw, now you can lock your
helmets if you've got the clips on them under the seat there, and what you do is
you just put the little clip over there and then you close the seat and then
that locks the helmet against the bike, now this is okay if you live in a nice dry
sunny climate, oh hello Esther (our dog), but it's not so good if
you leave your crash helmets out and it's absolutely whopping it down with
rain because you will come back and have a wet head, now I've got the official
Piaggio Top Box and you can easily fit a full face crash helmet in here,
so I've got this on the back but it does affect performance and it makes it look
a little bit uglier and you have to put the weighted bars on your handlebars.
There's a link above now about the battery location and how to check the battery on
your Vespa GTS. Okay so the next thing that I don't like about my Vespa GTS 300
is the rust issue, now this is a big problem in countries that are wet like
my country, which is England, now if you look underneath here this
Vespa is only 5-6 years old and it's permanently garaged and you've got
rust underneath, there's a link above now about a video which I'll go into a bit
more detail about the rust issue on my Vespa GTS 300, definitely worth checking
that out if you're thinking of buying one second-hand, that is a major issue on
the Vespa GTS 300, now probably the reason for that is because the front
mudguard is very short, it should be longer, and I know you can get 'Sluk'
guards which increase the length of that to stop stones chipping up and coming up
underneath on the chassis. Okay the next thing I really don't like about my Vespa is
I went for a short ride once
came back pulled into the driveway and I've got this oil streak on my driveway
and I'm like what is that?
My Vespa is not that old, now if you look where the oil filter is on the sump
and then you just pan forward it is very very exposed, so if
you're driving about 75-80 mph anything coming up from the road it
could easily hit that and if that rusts a little bit, so I'm just gonna start it
up and what was happening as you can see it's got a small chip in it and I've got
oil actually spraying out, unbelievable! So I think the oil filter there is very
very exposed not a good design at all, so make sure you keep your eye on that, and
there's a link above now about how to change the oil and the oil filter on
your Vespa GTS. The other thing that I hate about my Vespa is where the oil
dipstick is, now I think this should be behind a fairing or hidden away because
any old Oik could just walk up to your Vespa open this up pour loads of mud or
sand or sugar in there and then that's not going to do your engine any good,
might even ruin it if the oil filter doesn't catch it all, so I think that should
be hidden away not exposed to the elements.
There is a link above now about the Vespa GTS fuse box location and how to
check the fuses. Okay so the next thing that I don't like about my Vespa GTS is
you cannot jump start it, now this I think is a major design flaw, okay it's a
good safety feature you have to hold the brake in before you can push the start
button and it engages, but I've actually had a flat battery and you've got no
kick start, and you're thinking I've had it and unless I can charge my battery up I
cannot start the Vespa, there should be some way or some kind of different
design where you could run it along the road and give it a good old jump start,
so that I think is a bit of a design flaw. Now the next thing which I don't
like about my Vespa is the side stand, so I'm just gonna put my Vespa on the side
stand here and it is the flimsiest invention,
I really wouldn't ever ever ever put my Vespa on the side stand, so I've got it
on the side stand here just gonna start wobbling it about and
it's shaking all over the place, bearing in mind this Vespa is 150kg
it's a lot of weight and it's already starting to tip over a
little bit, now if you've got a car coming into a parking space and it backs
into your Vespa and starts nudging it that way
you watch what happens with the side stand, it's on a spring and 'boing' it
is up and your Vespa will be laying on the floor.
So always use the center stand it's got a nice little extra lever on it there to
stop it falling over, and the final thing which is the sixth thing, I know I did say
there would be 5 things, the sixth thing which I don't like about the Vespa
is the price! These things are so expensive and for the quality of it I
don't think it's that good value for money, you can get a small car for the
price of these, but anyway enough moaning let's have a lovely cup of tea! Make
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