Modern Vespa

My GTS wouldn't start this morning and I was already late - so I fired up the BEAST (PX200). Started on second kick (I don't keep a battery in it) and we roared to work. Nothing like the smell of a two stroke in the morning! I got to work and promptly parked next to a brand new Sprint (I think). I stood there for a bit admiring how different the two scoots look - Vespas sure have come a long way!

I've had battery issues the last month or so with my GTS. I have resorted to disconnecting the battery and hooking it up to a battery tender every weekend to top up (my garage has no outlets). My ride into work every morning is only 5 miles - and I don' t think that's long enough for the GTS to charge the battery on an everyday basis? Also thinking it might just be time to replace the battery - it's a 2010 GTS and the battery is still the original. Batteries just die after some time, don't they?

Glad to have the BEAST around - wish the GTS had a kickstart!

Generations Collide! Old vs. New!



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Yup-I'd say that battery is toast. Drop a new one in and I'll bet your GTS will purr like a kitten. And I'd say you hit the nail on the head with that five mile commute. Certainly not long enough to charge up your GTS. Take that ride out for 20-30 minutes on country roads every week or two. I mean-it's important to take her out for a leisurely cruise once in a while. Go out and smell the roses!

Sweet PX.

Five years is a long time for an OEM battery to last. Get a motobatt and you should be good to go, without needing a tender or to take long trips to charge the battery.
You really wouldn't enjoy trying to kickstart a GTS...