Vespa 300 GTS HPE

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Has the wife agreed to the Paris trip if anything like mine would be a big fat no lol .

No, she hasn't yet agreed! Don't know how it'll work out... We'll see eh!

[Deleted User 18446]

Need Crite Aire sticker for Central Paris if want to ride down the Champs Elysees .

[iansoady]

Make sure you get it from the proper French government site not one of the rip-off merchants. It's only 4 or 5 €.

https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/demande-ext/cgu

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Thanks Ian. Will do.

[Stephen]

The medium screen finally arrived after a few weeks wait. I fitted it today and went for a 10 mile run including some fast stretches to test it. It makes a huge difference. Previously I had the flyscreen that comes original on my Touring model, looks neat but it was never much good, even in the summer, especially as I prefer to ride with an open face helmet. But with the new med screen I can ride with an open face and no visor, just my shades. I'm 5' 8" and have to sit upright to see over the screen, or accept looking through it if I slouch. It doesn't look too bad either, avoiding the awful appearance of the full size screen whilst still providing very decent protection. Not sure Ii'll ever go back to the flyscreen, even in hot weather.

One odd side effect is that the bike sounds different, louder, presumably due to the sound being reflected off the larger screen.

That makes three items I've added, a CTEK permanent battery lead, a Beeline nav device and the new screen. Oh and I bought a pair of heated gloves, the kind that use their own rechargeable batts.

Had breakfast with abitmad today,must say the medium screen looks very nice on his Vespa

Steve

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Yes they look great. Here's mine...



Not the best photo to showcase it though. But you get the general idea.

[horobags]

very nice

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From local bike mot station 10 year old this is what happens if dont rust treat older ones that get ridden year round .

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Yes, that's one awfully neglected GT/GTS.

I have a clear plastic film over the paint just behind the front wheel. I also run a fender extender to stop the stone chips. I coat the underside of the bike with Waxoyl every year, it bleeds together if a stone does cause a chip and it protects it until I touch it up. In five years I have just a couple, no more than that I have touched them up. The whole bike inside and everywhere I could get it has Waxoyl sprayed or painted on it. But in reality, it isn't really needed these days because of the anti rust primer they use, the same as on cars. It works well. But stone chips are the issue, folks don't check the underside of the bike for them so they eventually start rusting.

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From local bike mot station 10 year old this is what happens if dont rust treat older ones that get ridden year round .

There used to be a bloke on here called Pikey who had a GT200 with similar corrosion if I remember correctly.