My Big 5 Bike Actual Owner's Review - 2023 Vespa GTS 300 Supersports!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 เม.ย. 2024
- Here's an interesting test on 5 near new bikes from a guy who actually ownes the bikes in question and telling it how he sees it!
All 5 bikes are plated from 2022 to 2024. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Nice clip Warro, have you worked out the average mpg you are getting.
Not yet but one day i will fill it up and give it a good long run and see. it runs that well i bet a fit person could easily ride it around austraia
i will do a full tank run in say a month time and that way i can do a pull over and do a coffee break stove light-up along the way.
no risk of starting a fire then.
got some real nice footage coming up in the next 4 clips on the motorcycle side. really good stuff with nice drone coverage too
all the best!
@@ridewithwarro Look forward to that.
@@dondle2 yeah i had the suzuki vstrom 250 sx out doing a future clip for the 5 bike series. got some good drone shots of it climbing a hill but i think i might put it in next week and get the same tyres i put on the classic 350 on this one.
they are just good tyres i think i will have no choice there.
plus i bought a cheap gold detector too and might use the suzuki to go bush and try it out
either way the suzuki is a nice cheap ride which runs extremely well
I have a '22 300GTS in arancio impulsivo (orange) and get 60-65 mpg
@@iggyzorro2406 sounds reasonable to me. like that orange colour too. great choice there.
Nice review, Warro. I’ve got the same Vespa (white 2023 GTS300 SuperSports) and love it. I’ve added a Vespa brand top box to solve the storage problem (also a padded backrest for a pillion passenger - my wife says it’s comfy back there) and mid-sized screen, which takes a lot of wind off especially on the highway, and gives good hand protection. The bag hook above the glovebox is also very handy for extra storage. As you say, brakes and suspension are very good (love the ABS and traction control, especially in the wet or on the loose stuff). It’s really good to hear/see your experience with it (mine is my first Vespa) and comparison with other bikes. Keep up the good work. Ride safe. 👍🏼
great to hear your enjoying the vespa experience. this too is my first vespa but ive had a few xmax 300's and honda forza 350 and adv150
i like the vespa the best and they perform extremely well for near 300cc's
great scoot.
Great bike review. The Vespa ran so smooth and definitely had plenty power. You have an excellent bike line up. Looking forward to your other clips on them.
More to come! appreciate your comments too
Nice Warro. Nice lineup. What’s your favorite bike of all time?
Appreciate the straightforward honest explanation and commentary.
It’s great to have the variety in bikes, not everyone has the means.
I have 3 scoots and 3 motorcycles. Love them all!
looking back at 1973 i had a new suzuki 750 gt but would have preferred the norton commando 850. it was $1750 new or $300 dearer than the waterbottle...lol
Nice review, Warro! Had a Vespa 125, back in 1962... Not really my style of bike these days - I'll stay with the Guzzi 750 - but this Vespa does look nice and, as you say, it apparently runs nicely too.
yeah i am impressed how well it runs for 300cc's. i'd say tomorrow night i will have clip 2 ride review out on the enfield 350
Always wanted the GTV version of this. Hasn’t worked out yet but it will
i would have bought the gtv but this new model has the upgraded front end and runs the bumps extremely well.unrtunately the gtv still running the old system so had no choice but go in this direction for the better ride rather than the cooler look.
I am looking forward to this review of your bike collection Warro. The Vespa doesn't float my boat but the scooter has it's place. I did think you had two RE Classic's but where is the light blue one, I don't remember you selling it! 😊👍🏍
yeah i sold it to a guy for $4500 i tried to sell the red/chrome but no interest there. i just had 2 bikes one doing something the halcyon grey and the new red chrome doing zero.
on another note i still have a brand new halcyon grey tank -never used and if need be i was thinking i might put that tank on this bike and mask up the red guard stripes and paint them blue.
something to think about now as weather is getting cold here
If interested, there is an aftermarket pillion peg offering that works quite well. I had the same problem when my spouse and I doubled up and it was particularly hard for us as I have a very short inseam. Installed the relocators and it was a much better (& more safe) ride for both of us. We are in the states and purchased them from a shop in San Diego, CA. Thank you for all of your postings. I enjoy the varied content.
thanks and i will check that out on the pegs. it reminded me when i had the enfield 650 interceptors -they too have a similar issue.
all the best!
Nice honest review Warro. I’d personally like to have the Vespa and Classic 350 in my garage. The Vespa would be perfect for my commute into the city every day and save the Classic for some nice rides out in the countryside on the weekends. Cheers
i like to run both more open road but your idea sounds pretty good too. all the best!
Would you try an interceptor 650 warro? I think it’s the style you like with a bit more grunt maybe
probably not... ive already owned 2 of those. good bikes but i like the charactor of the 350 more
Good review of the little bike. I'm deeply suspicious of those small wheels for our soaked and rutted roads in the UK. They are mainly an around town bike here. I was cheering you on to get past that caravan and then the big lorry, well done!🙂🙃
thanks and i was maybe half throttle on that hill and its one of the steepest about here. i dont like using full throttle much so rarely do. more the smooth feed on approach.
over your way the soaked side of the roads may be covered by the traction control but tram lines could be an issue.
once i get on the bigger wheel bikes with the 19" front/128 rear combo the steering side is quite noticable there.
all the best!
It seems lovely and smooth. If you could only have one bike Warro, which one would you choose?
gee thats a hard one...lol but i can say this. ive been testing all 5 bikes this week and they are all extremely good rides and some even good value for the money.
now i think i have the pick of the smaller 300cc bikes and some may disagree but what splits me is ive owned 70 brand new motorcycles over past 12 years and the knockers...lol not many!
now these 5 in question cost me roughly $45,000 and i suppose i could have 2 real top bikes for that money but i dont think id have any fun for fear of scratching them.
back to the vespa -it pulled the last hill in clip where i passed the trucks at around 95 kph and i was roughly half throttle too. i never or very rarely wrap the throttle out on any bike. besides the younger riders have better wrists...lol or more practise.
You can buy footpeg extensions Warro they are billet aluminium and work well, I have also made some on one of my Vespas. Interested in how the handling is with new front suspension- it would be great for you to ride a 2009 model on GTS300 to compare, they had 2/3 different front ends before this model.
Thanks for the tip! its pretty hard to find a vespa scooter where i live. i think i have not seen a scooter out at all...lol
couple years back i bought a forza 350 new and dealer told me he wanted a deposit prior to the order as he had not sold a scooter for 6 years
Although I am not a scooterr guy, the quality of your Vespa looks very strong. No load on the engine at highway speed is impressive. I may be wrong , but the wheelbase looks an inch or so less than they were even ten years ago. Good review Warro.
it would run easy in the 100/110 kph side pretty easy and after riding the other bikes the smaller wheels are noticable but after a few miles all good there.
plus i ride it 99% of the time with traction control on so its pretty well behaved there.
i have seen where some have placed a 13" front on these but not sure its this model.
overall it rides bumps well-i stay clear of potholes and overall not a bad ride indeed
all the best!
I keep having the idea that I should try a scooter.
not much i can say there. 5 years back a guy i know bought a new vespa and i said wanker...lol he said to me best you try before you cry warro...lol
so maybe a year later i thought i might just give one a go as i really prefer real motorcycles..lol
enjoyed it that much i had to try more...
so my thoughts are you'll either like them or not but if out on the open road you'll need 300cc as the smaller units i had freeze a bit on the hills.
best of all they are near vibration free and surprisingly quick off the mark too.
mine would be even quicker if i dis-engage the traction control but its there for a reason and im happy with the power output.
although its only a button press to get it out of the way
The Vespa is almost certainly the best-looking scooter you can buy, and your praise of it had me thinking that it would be neat to add one to the shed, but then came the footage from your ride home. I don't think I could handle that exhaust sound for more than 30 seconds at a time. Is it really that awful, or was the microphone playing tricks? Thanks for the video!
i dont mind the exhaust note really...lol but there are guys who put quality exhausts on them for say $600 to $1000bucks and are quite happy there.
i cant see it happening my way as ive wanted big $$$ on exhausts and prefer less noise now.
thats coming from a car nut who spent $4000 on a high performance exhaust system...lol not any more!
in fact as the tests go on its probably the grom which sounds the best with a rather cheap aftermarket $90 ebay muffler followed on by the honda gb350 enfield and suzuki 250 sx
great to hear you enjoyed the clip too. its cooling down here so wont be long when i get out and do a ride and cook...lol
all the best!
Yes, the Vespa is dearer new than most other scooters..But it has the best resale value..
your spot on there and i've noticed that myself looking at bike sites. so that side is a plus compared to a huge drop in $$$
G'day Warro, you have a good collection of bikes, your review on the scooter should interest someone who wants this form of transport, how the weather in your area, we are have pleasant cloud free days around 20c to 24c every day great motorcycle 🏍️💨💨 riding weather, you look after yourself riding, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.
it may help some-one decide if thats what they want but overall i find them interesting. been doing the bike clips and i think as they progressed the better they got.
actually bought in the flying camera/drone and so on to get them together.
so i think next up will be the classic 350.
must admit too that bike is now a beast on dirt...lol
i was on the vstrom 250 sx today and after riding the classic ive decided next week vstrom goes in and gets the same off road tyres.
if there that good on the classic they will be better again on the vstrom
The classic Vespa is a cool Italian classic. Just after the war as cheap transport. It goes & goes & goes all the whilst looking cool🤙
that it is. did you see how easy i passed both trucks on hill at end of clip. steepest hill around or close too it. ran it at half throttle.
these vespas are well worth the $$$ i think and run extremely well too
If you are still interested in those accessories for the Vespa, might be worth phoning through to the spares department of one of the Vic Peter Stevens dealers. I think the specialist scooter dealers might rip you off, and as PS sells Vespas (along with everything else), could be worth a call. Don't bother with the PS website - not user friendly.
I got a genuine Vespa rear rack for $60 for mine and with a 30 litre Givi topbox all up under $200. Now the rack was on special but even standard pricing would be way under what you were quoted.
I suggest a 37 litre Givi for your Vespa which is bigger and wider than my Sprint. But either will take a full face helmet.
Re the flyscreen, I got one thrown in with my bike. I fitted it and found it was noisy with my full face Shoei, but OK with a jet helmet for some reason. Anyway I removed it as I like a quiet bike.
thanks for the great tip. i may look into that later after i sort out a few add on for the suzuki 250 sx. just getting it ready to run more dirt road runs.
You know Warro I reckon the vespa should have a green strip as well...Italian class. Red white and green like the flag.
sounds good to me. i should also take up being a pizza delivery guy but i'd say some-one would knock off my scooter...lol
maybe buy a honda navi.....$3000 ride away no more to pay but i feel the grom would outperform one of those units but the price is interesting.
Tip - don’t put it on the centre stand on gravel with the motor running - they still fall over…;)
never tried that one...lol but one never knows
Love the grom. MX-5 of motorbikes.
right again i had a mx5 factory turbo se and then tossed $15k into the motor and it put out 300 rwhp...lol took it to the open limit in NT twice. got it up to 235 kph
top speed was estimated at 270 kph but i had issues keeping it on the road..lol
that was when the northern territory had the open limit sextion of 500 klm.
i enjoyed that so much i drove there twice..lol
i also had a lotus elise factory supercharged car -both at same time and although the turbo was good i liked the whine of the lotus supercharger better
all good times there!
all the best
@@ridewithwarro Hell yeah mate. Sounds like a dream come true. Your videos and stories make me wish I lived out bush. Pardon my french but we can't have shit in Sydney..
@@TehGamerProgreat to hear you like the comment. must admit lots of storytellers talk shit but i deal in fact and always have back up proof....lol
yeah sydney has its plus and minuses so in my case im better off away from the heavy traffic and its only a 5 minute run to lots of dirt road running or one traffic lihjt if i want to ride sealed.
some nice stuff coming up shortly with the other 4 bikes too
all the best!
I do like the Vespa 300 but the Honda Forza 350 is a different type of scooter. It gives more room for two people, more underseat storage and great wind and weather protection. All nice bikes to own, roll on the new RE Bullet 500 single.😊
always good to have choices i say. i recall doing my honda forza 350 clips vs xmax and the honda forza had the most room/best motor and best brakes and the xmax beat it on suspension and handling.
vespa beats both on price...lol
Scooters rock. Thanks Warro.
pick of the 5 bikes. outperforms them all
The Vespa great to have one in the garage.
yeah i dont ride it that much but i show more respect for it than the other four units. i can say when i do ride it im always surprised how well it runs.
it would easily beat the other 4 to 100 kph
even on that last hill in clip which is a very steep double laner i ran over that roughly half throttle
those 12" wheels are a bit wild at times but bump wise it runs them easy.
some nice footage coming up on the bikes. battle between the classic 350 and the honda gb350 for best exhaust note
i do have the 125cc version, so far i love it however once i hit the highway i am so afraid of the other drivers espacilly the fast moving cars. for this reason i am checking a big bike but i do really love this vespa :( if only they could have fit a bigger engine.
the 300 version like this one hs enough power to run at 70 mph and do it pretty easy too. other choice for you may be honda cb500x which is $3000 cheaper