Modern Vespa

Long time lurker.here just ordered a new gts 300.. planning to travel from Ohio to California…San Diego…. visit Relatives in Arizona and maybe venture into Mexico…..Anyway I just wanted to say hello to everyone … I learned a lot from this forum

Welcome to MV! Try to hook up with us when you come through Arizona, just use the link below. We'd love to meet you and extol the virtues of your new ride.

Welcome to M.V. and congrats on the new purchase. Be sure to add pics when you get it. 👍

That is quite an adventure. From Ohio to San Diego that must be like 2300 miles or something, 3700km.
And you plan to do that with a brand new GTS?

Peter has a point. You might want to spend a month or two on break-in and familiarization.

Welcome !!

If you're unfamiliar, "break-in" is the period before your first oil change (625mi). They advise you to vary your speeds and avoid the top end during that time.

I would definitely advise getting that in before starting your tour, not only to protect your new wheels, but to avoid worrying about an oil change during your first week on the road.

Booch,

Sounds like a great adventure. I expect there is a good back story behind
heading out on your Vespa. Take in all the good advise posted here.

If you can from time to time - post a photo for those among us who envy
you on the scooter trail to the West Coast and points South.

Welcome from Minnesota

Bob Copeland

Welcome to the club.

Welcome from The Salt Lake Valley in Utah. I agree with doing the break in and service before your trip.

Yes, definitely.

By the way: I checked where to go to meet this 3700km trip in Europe from my home in Belgium.
Not to the south, not to the west, not to the north, the only option is to the east. Moscow is only 2500km from home. I should have to travel to the city of Perm in Russia, some 1500km east of Moscow.

While not mechanical, I recall how hard my seat seemed the first few hundred miles compared to my older LX. That sorted out soon enough, but it's not just the engine breaking in!

Thanks for the welcome and advice…Ive been dreaming of doing this for a long time. I'm still in the planing process and plan to break in the scooter before the trip ….The real plan is to not have a plan… Meet new people…make new friends and experience the good in life… but anyway I will post pics when I get the scoot..and try to come up up with an unplanned plan…lol

Welcome to MV from New England.

Make sure to do a smaller "big" trip first. How many miles do you plan to ride per day?

If you plan something like 300 miles per day plan a trip 300 miles away and go there and then back home the next day. You will get an idea of what to expect and what things about the bike you need to alter.

I rode from SoCal to Laughlin when I first got my touring bike. Halfway through the desert I realized I needed a taller seat because the angle my foot was at on the pegs would make my feet go numb after an hour or so.