Modern Vespa

Sakkerju, ask your dealer for the collared manifold. If you don't have that, your scooter wasn't 'repaired' and you are entitled to have it replaced.
I don't know how the original exhaust causes damage, but it does. This was posted July 24, 2009 by Wangta

Cross Country Trek - Vermont to Los Angeles! (Post 685502):

Day 16 Good luck with it!

Harvey

Thanks Harvey for your reply.

Today I was by one of the local Vespa dealers in my neighborhood. This recall action is apperantly not known (Netherlands) overhere...

Could it be that the whole recall thing is a country-market specific thing?

I thought it was an international recall. Here's the part number you need (from the US recall bulletin):

"The update parts are available in kit form under part number 872659"

Good luck with it!

Harvey

For now, I will just replace the gasket. I'll check for the 'collared' manifold at my Belgium dealer this autumn when she will have her routine maintenance.

Pictures of my current (officially replaced (!?)) manifold:

Also RUST is an exhaust problem
While it was off, I painted it with heat resistant MOTIP paint.
Have done the same on my LX and paint retains fairly well...

Woodenhead supplied me the full pdf, I'd happily share it. PM for pdf....

Why have I removed it so many times?

Let's see, first to replace the exhaust gasket, obviously. Removed the exhaust.
Second, to change the gear box oil. Removed the exhaust.
Third, to check the rear brake pad thickness. Removed the exhaust.
Fourth, to replace the rear tire. Removed the exhaust.
Fifth, to check a metal drone sound that turned out to be a shield on the exhaust itself. Removed the exhaust.

In 4 years owning GTs, this happens a lot!

Harvey,

I checked the shock mounts (top and bottom, left and right) and they're fine--no overtightening, as far as I can tell, and there's definitely no metal-to-metal contact. I also blew out the transmission case after washing it with Brakleen--good tips--but I'm still getting vibration during acceleration and deceleration (only time it doesn't happen is when the compression cuts off after coasting for a while). Given that the mechanic had to take out the engine to have the broken stud removed, which was actually done by a machine shop, do you have any other ideas about what might be causing the grinding/buzzing?

I wouldn't mind leaving the scoot as-is, vibration and all, since it seems to be working just fine, but it makes my feet and rump tingle (sometimes unpleasantly) after every ride.

Thanks dude! You've been super-helpful so far.

Scott

I asked Piaggio BeNeLux (Belgium-Netherlands-Luxemburg) about the GTS exhaust recall action in this region.
Received their answer today (translated):

The recall for the GTS250 as supplied in the Benelux contained only recommandations to CHECK and when neccesary REPLACE either exhaust clamp and/or gasket.

So apperantly no additonal replacement kit was avaialble for replacement.