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I'm a bike guy. Craving cvt scooter for some reason lately. Rode sleds and a Rokon RT340 back in the day. I thought I liked Asian Kymcos, Syms, always thought Italians had great designs and style. I love EFI. Jee wiz, I bought a Vespa Granturismo......... Here we go!
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Molto Verboso
2006 LX150 (carbed) | 2007 GT200
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Looks great!

I've got one too - fantastic bikes!!
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
2007 GTS
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2007 GTS
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as an old Penton rider myself you'll be just fine
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2016 Vespa GTS300ie abs/asr/ess Settantesimo '70'
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Great choice! Look after it and it'll server you for years yet. As an aside, I came across an unused GT200 in my home town in someones front garden a few weeks ago. It was slightly overgrown with bushes and had been standing for a couple of years in the open. It still looked reasonable. I talked with the owner who was tending the garden and who had bought it new 18 years ago. It had covered in total over 105,000 miles. The first motor got it to near 80,000 miles and the second used motor that replaced that got it the rest of the way. It's now defunct because that used motor itself already had 65,000 miles on it when the owner installed it, and had just expired. Just goes to show what these babies can do.

Have fun with it!
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2006 Vespa GT (Rocket): 2007 Vespa GT (Vanessa): 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125: 2018 Yamaha Xmax (Big Ugly), 2023 Vespa GTS300 (Ghost)
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2006 Vespa GT (Rocket): 2007 Vespa GT (Vanessa): 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125: 2018 Yamaha Xmax (Big Ugly), 2023 Vespa GTS300 (Ghost)
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You are going to like your Granturismo.

A lot.

Fast, reliable and beautiful.

What could be better than that?

I have three running now.

Rocket is at 98,000 miles and running great after a replacement engine at 76,000 miles.

Bill
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In garage: Yamaha Tricity 155 Urban 2019 - MV Agusta 125 RS 1956
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The most reliable modern Vespa in my opinion.
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Molto Verboso
Gina, 1965 Vespa 180SS, Bella,1968 Vespa 150 Super, Mia, 2017 Vespa Primavera 70th Anniversary 150ie, Gabriella, 2017 GTS300 ABS
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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. Enjoy.
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2016 Vespa GTS300ie abs/asr/ess Settantesimo '70'
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The GT200 changed the whole idea of what a Vespa, or indeed, any modern scooter could do. Looked like a scooter, rode much more like a good lightweight motorcycle. I remember it got rave reviews in 2003 over here in the Uk and stunned TV presenter from Top Gear Steve Berry who said after riding it, "this is one serious motorcycle"!
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2006 Vespa GT (Rocket): 2007 Vespa GT (Vanessa): 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125: 2018 Yamaha Xmax (Big Ugly), 2023 Vespa GTS300 (Ghost)
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2006 Vespa GT (Rocket): 2007 Vespa GT (Vanessa): 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125: 2018 Yamaha Xmax (Big Ugly), 2023 Vespa GTS300 (Ghost)
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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. Enjoy.
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! I stopped to thank him for riding with us, hoping he would join us in the future.

At the stop, he said that he was running full throttle to keep up with Rocket. Rocket still had throttle, and could go a bit faster.

Riding with Lostboater, on either his GTS 250 or 300, back when he was willing to test his top speed when leading, I could catch and pass him.

GT 200s are fast scooters.

So simple too.

Almost perfect, for me.

Bill
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2006 GT200
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2006 GT200
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Utterly love mine. Have fun!
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2006 GTS 250
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2006 GTS 250
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Congrats!

I used to have a gray one. Kind of regret selling it.
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GT200
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Love mine!
Inherited this 07 last yr at 913miles. Has 5300 now after one season. Awesome first bike for me.
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2016 Vespa GTS300ie abs/asr/ess Settantesimo '70'
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Late2Ride, did you know you have a chicken on your bike? Did it come with that? But seriously, looks a great bike, have fun!
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