By Amelia Morrison
Black on black with short Vespa windscreen, Cuppini rear rack with full backrest, small leather case with eggcrate drink holder wedged inside for transporting wife's lattes. I was interested in the fuel injection of the GTS, but it wasn't enough of a feature to sway my thinking. I was able to test drive the GT200 at the Vespa dealership in Geneva, IL. The turn signal switch is not entirely intuitive. Both times the scooter just quit running, luckily less than a mile from my home both times.
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The Piaggio company has manufactured their Vespa scooter since the late 1940s. Taking a page out of the Cushman scooter playbook, they essentially copied their design from a U.S. military imported Cushman, which were plentiful in Italy. Piaggio was an aircraft company prior to the war, and due to the Allied war pacts made with Italy, they had to find another way to utilize their factory. With bombed out roads and streets, the scooter was the perfect solution. The Granturismo has been around for several years prior to this incarnation, with its exterior design staying the same for the most part.
WLeuthold Veni, Vidi, Posti 2006 Vespa GT (Rocket): 2007 Vespa GT (Vanessa): 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125: 2018 Yamaha Xmax (Big Ugly), 2023 Vespa GTS300 (Ghost) Joined:Posts: 5227Location: Jacksonville, Floridaquote pigletpilot wrote: My first modern Vespa and a great machine. Really happy to run at the speed limit, and would generally keep up with 250s and 300s when on tour. I was riding Rocket, a 2006 Vespa GT200. At the stop, he said that he was running full throttle to keep up with Rocket. Bill On the ride home after a group ride had split up a few years ago, a guy on a new 300 GTS followed me 50 miles on I-10.I was riding Rocket, a 2006 Vespa GT200.After we turned off the highway!
Jodynduvall Hooked 2007 Aprilia Scarabeo 500ie, 2006 Vespa GT200 Joined:Posts: 103Location: Seattle, WAquote You'll get more pick up with the GTS because it is fuel-injected and has 50 more cc's. It will also be a little quicker moving between speeds and will have less lag from twist to go. The GTS will also hold its value better as it is the premium Vespa that you can buy in the US although I'm not sure how well it will hold its value after the GTS 300 is released. I got a great deal on the Granturismo and couldn't justify spending the $1200 more that it would have required to get the GTS. If you want to save a little dough and still have a great bike, get the GT.
