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Mike Holland
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GTS300 Super 2023 Beige
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Well, Nearly! How about a vintage red GTS300?

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OK OK. Its a 2007 GTS250 with a painted GTS300 horn cover, and a Malossi 268cc cylinder and head.

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It also has a matching, home made headlight visor, a Piaggio emblem on the front in red and silver, eco-leather grips, leather bindings on the brake levers, black mirrors, GT200 saddle and rack, topbox, floor mat, Audicator, burglar alarm, Polini variator, Malossi clutch springs -

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and, above all, it is beautiful!

(especially with the topbox off)

Mike
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very nice mike and i love those mirrors Nerd emoticon
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Mike Holland
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They are French-made FAR mirrors, obtained from Gus Sutton (Vespaspares) in the UK.
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MIkelotti
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Vespa 300 GTS Super i.e. 2009
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GTS Vintage Red
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Welcome to the Vintage Red Rider Group! Not many of us around.....
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Awesome, awesome, awesome!!
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Very cool! Great job!
How are you liking that cylinder and head?
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What? And none of that newfangled air box mod?

Hehe, looks beautiful. That color is just magic.
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Mike Holland
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Did I forget to mention the airbox mod?

Anyway, I have a new secret mod that improves take-off. But I am not advertising this one - too much controversy.

Some time back I had my belt rubbing, with a Polini variator and standard rollers. So I fitted that extra "Fuzzy" spacer inside the variator and that solved it. When I fitted the Malossi kit, I found the engine was overrevving, so I installed heavier rollers. Then there was a terrible squeal, which went away when I revved the engine or when I removed the transmission cover. Turned out the belt was riding too high in the clutch, and rubbing on a support just behind the clutch.

The original rollers were 21x17. The new ones 20x17. So between the extra spacer and the smaller rollers, the belt was able to ride deeper in the variator, and consequently higher in the clutch. Result - a higher pulley ratio, and very much better pull-off despite having heavier rollers!

NB I got rid of the squeal in true backyard mechanic fashion by filing down the stanchion in the transmission cover.

Mike
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nice mods! need black wheels
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None. Maybe again someday when Michelle won't worry.
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knoracing wrote:
nice mods! need black wheels
Oh man! That would be the shizzle fo nizzle!
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Mike Holland
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Agreed. Black or vintage red wheels, with chrome or silver rims.
And an aftermarket exhaust that isn't noisy! The PM with a DB killer is still way too noisy for me.
Mike
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clodis
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GTS 250 ie RED DRAGON & new primavera red
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Bella bella, very nice color and vespa.
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Love the color. Why they ever stopped it is beyond me!
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gorgeous!!!!!!!!!
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