Modern Vespa

Ya gotta love a real good hardware store. We have one a few miles away. They have all kinds of things in there. I just like to look around sometimes.

The guys in the hardware store always ask if I need help finding something my reply to them is no I'm just fine wandering about absorbing everything checking things out and learning new stuff I'm never in a hurry to get out of there I do find that I leave with extra stuff that I need for other projects and usually meet other interesting people doing the same thing .

I've put on some bling on my GTS. From SIP: Engine oil dipstick, brake levers and a small Pordoi flyscreen. From AliExpress: Final drive oil dipstick and a CNC aluminum fork cover...

Hmm... I'm in the UK!

Pics are uploaded on imgur. Can you open the site??

Access to the UK is blocked...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo

Safis - please upload your pictures to the MV servers - then regardless whether imgur or whoever blocks regions, or goes bankrupt or decides to cull their stock, the pictures will remain visible to the whole MV membership.

Will try, although there's a limit of pics one can upload on each post. It's a problem for me, especially when I do restoration threads on the NSM side...

So, here are the pics from the previous post...

Thanks.

Loose packing in Arrow Exhaust [REPACKED] (Post 2755910)

(scroll back a day to see the damage)

So I've taken the opportunity of my '24 GTV being out of commission while waiting for a new reduction cover from Europe to take her apart and do some automotive wrapping! I like the all black GTV, but I honestly wanted a lighter color, just no one has them.. So I kind went crazy and thought I would try checkerboard, and I actually love it!

Still in progress shots...

Looks great

IM waiting on Alcantara material for my gts seat center material

Here is the mfg in usa

We/ I diecut for aircraft Glaresheilds

I changed the brake fluid; that's something I keep forgetting: I've been using the same fluid for several years... Not good...
I was expecting to see a black fluid, at least dark brown, but it wasn't: just a little dark.
This was my first time doing this interview myself, and it turned out to be easy to do.

I deleted that pesky side stand switch and it only cost me $0.05 and 20 minutes. I simply cut the wires to the switch and used this connecter to sire them together.

The Bieber"s 150

Shocks installed and bracket

wow nice

Finally finished and got her back together. This all started with accidentally tightening the hub oil drain bolt and stripping it out during my 625 mile first service (did myself). Ending up ordering a new reduction hub cover from oem bike parts .com and during the 3 weeks it took to get to me, I decided to do some automotive wrapping. I did the checkerboard on the front leg shield, side skirts and all white on the glove box. I'll take more pics once I actually wash it and she's presentable. Very much a learning experience!

Washed my bike jacket. Still had mud on it from going for a slide several weeks ago

Wait, that's a thing?

Washing my jacket lets me smell the fragrance of my Vespa

The "weird shit I saw today" thread (Post 2756068)

I never washed mine until it could stand by itself. Because I was afraid it would sprout legs and walk off.

took it for a quick spin around the neighborhood till it was up to temp, then pulled it back in the garage, opened the seat and removed the pet carrier.

but did you do the important thing of monitoring the temperatures during the cooling down process?

PS, iirc that thread that you are alluding to was about "After a long ride" not "a quick spin". But I'm guessing in your thesaurus these are the same.

Bought a set of better pads for my 2024 GTS since stock are crap, fade easily on continuous braking and squeak like crazy…

Rode a 70 mile round trip to test ride a Honda Motorcycle. Didn't like it.

Made in ...

Yeah, I saw it…

And in microscopic letters it says Made in China

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/made-in-britainthe-it-crowd-2006--465630048968171550/

New rear tyre for the sei giorni (87€)

Did a 140km roundtrip to a friend who's a Piaggio dealer to have a second keyfob programmed. PADS required for every module on the GTS be updated before programming the new keyfob. So, we did an ECU remapping, ABS, dash and keyless system update. Programming the keyfobs is a 2 minute job. The ECU remapping definitely did something, engine is more responsive and acceleration is quicker…

Today I added a bit of chrome. Headlight grill.

fixed it and did a test ride
GTS 300 HPE misfires and struggles when cold [SOLVED] (Post 2759042)

And...?

Had time today to do the pads on my GTS. Galfer has messed up the part code for the rear, pads need modifications to fit the newer caliper. On the plus side, more contact area since they are bigger. Bad news, I found a few loose bolts, one was on the rear wheel. Thankfully it hadn't come out causing a massacre. I don't know what the hell did the dealer do during the mandatory PDI (if they actually did it)...

Discovered a multi part air filter on Tutti 🙄
Found a broken 27cm spring hanging down.

bought a decent quality torque wrench. it will be kept wrapped in cotton wool in a temperature controlled environment unlike the one I normally use.

increased the rpm range of the lambda in my gts. an experiment to see how rich/lean it runs at high rpm where the lambda normally doesn't run.

washed her.

Apparently I got the 7-year itch, as I upgraded my license plate from 2018 (pre-COVID!) to 2025

how do you like the galfer pads? thinking of getting the sintered galfer for my frando on my gts instead of the organic* that they came with.

* sip incorrectly describes the frando pads as sintered. check frando's site and they stock pink pads are organic.

Raisin hell interesting moped licence plate you have
What's the story ?