Vespa smallframe vs largeframe. What is the better bike?

After careful consideration I chose the Sprint 150cc Sport. I'm only 5'9 at 179 lbs riding solo. The Sprint is very capable of safe comfortable highway-speeds and travelling the back country roads as well. I don't need the GTS nor did I liked it very much because it's too bulky, oversized really, and it doesn't feel comportable seating on it. It was a sruggle. But that is just my opnion and I'm sure there is some disagreement in some GTS camps out there. However, the 150cc is the perfect size and power to go and do anything. Any whooooo, I'm very happy with it. The color is a dark flat grey, with red accents [ it looks very cool ] and the only thing I had them install was a small windshield. Happy trekking Vespees! Cheers

Hey bro 😊

I'm 62 years old... I've never been on a motorcycle... All I'm looking for is a chick magnet....
I'm soon to be divorced and I'm on a fixed income... What do you recommend?

Just finished a 1,000 mile-ish backcountry trip on a 2022 Primavera Tour 150cc. I weigh 220 and hauled 35 pounds of camping gear. My daughter (130) rode with on the wife's 2022 Lance Cali 200. On 55mph roads bike did everything it needed to. Had to jump on an interstate for a few miles and the limitations were pretty obvious. That being said riding in like company it was delightful. Everything a slow tour should be. I've ridden about everything, including the 300. Better is directly related to what you want to do with it.

What a lot of tripe!

very informative, the rear shock absorber of the GTs 300 can be adjusted to lower height.. is it possible? thanks

Do any of these scooters have cruise control?

God those US side reflectors look terrible !!

My bike is 80 hp. And I thought it was powerful enough...

I did not expect the green bike to do 62mph on a highway without a rider. So let's not add 2 more riders to get your point across. One will do because we make the assumption that there's already one on it. You would've done better to toss in some luggage instead.

The freeway speed limit is 65 mph so if max speed for the 150 scooter is 62 then you will get ran over and die, especially when most the traffic is exceeding the speed limit by 5 to 10 miles per hour.

I love tiny scooters because they're so nimble. I'm 6'1" & had a Honda Metro 50cc but it was too slow to get out of the neighborhood. Next; Genuine Buddy 170i. A little bigger & about 60 pounds heavier but twice as fast. I go everywhere on it. So fun. If I'm going to spend over an hour riding or going over 60 mph I'm on my motorcycle.

I wonder if Cleveland Moto ships motorcycles? I want a Kymco K-Pipe, currently ride a 2012 Kymco Like 200i which I am keeping.

What about prices?

2 American sized people 😂

“Two American Sized adults”. 😂

Great content. Living in a world class city in South America for four years now seeing US cities and roads, they are very different. I would easily use a Vespa here but in the US I don’t think I would want one.

Hello what you would recommend, vespa GTS 150 4v or Sprint 150 3v if same price in city driving Bangkok? Thank you

Superb video, many thanks from the UK

Fantastic video.

Don’t often see anyone as articulate as you have been here. I learned so much … even after prior hours of Vespa “research”. Thank you so much.

We in EUroppe don’t call them bikes Luv

What is missing is a review that instead of "highway" capabilities really reviews urban specific situations such as step uphills, ramps and all the loops and bridges that a big populated city presents.

I had a 2000 Volkswagen Golf 1.8T. It was the older VW that had an ASR button that you could disable (the new ones don't). The manual called it "anti-slip regulation." So, I guess that they "Americanized" the abbreviation!

I also think that VW has done what Vespa did. They started as the cheapest thing you could get, now they are very much premium.


How do you compare the Piaggio branded scooters to the Vespa scooters? I'd really like to see you make a comparison between the two.

Do I need to get a motorcycle lisenc

What’s best for a 6’6” rider?

Talk about installing a side car please. Intended for my dog.

Just ordered 50cc this week

Wasn’t too sure of these but this is and was wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

Do you have a video for the 300 HPE, You are very thorough and your explanations are clear? I’m considering purchasing one before the end of the year.

Great job. Thank you!

Hey, thanks for all the advice! I'm from Germany and here most people are not allowed to drive scooters faster than 50 kmh. That's included in the car driving license. For more speed you have to do special motorcycle lessons for are a license and that's quite expensive. So for European followers videos about small scooters would be nice😉!

Can 2 ppl fit onto the 150cc

Thorough and very interesting.

Gts rust too soon.

Extremely helpful video. Thanks much.

I wanna 300cc engine in a small frame.

Damn this man out here dropping the Vespa Lore

Fantastic video. Thanks for that.

American sized adults😂

Thanks great commentary

Would you mind doing a Kymco Like 150 VS Vespa Primavera 150 video? I think it would be very helpful for a lot of people, I'm currently torn between whether or not it's worth paying almost double for the Vespa. Would love your input! Thanks

My wife is 5’2” and she loves Vespas. Do you think a smaller girl can handle a 300 or if she should stick to the 150?

When you're 6' 240 pounds, a large frame is the ONLY way to go. What are the load capacities on these scooters? And do you know anything about the new HPE model? I have a 2006 GT200 with over 60K miles on it. I was considering getting a new 300 GTS. Then the HPE models came out and changed my mind. Why did they cut the major service intervals in half? As a high mileage rider, that is very concerning to me. Not only is it going to be extremely expensive and troublesome, but I have to wonder what the reason for it is. My old GT200 has 12K mile service intervals. The regular GTS300 has 12K service intervals. The Yamaha Majesty 400cc for example has 26K mile valve adjustment intervals. Yet the HPE has 6K miles service intervals. Is Vespa incapable of building a 300cc scooter that does not require valve adjustments and belt changes every 6K miles, when everyone else can? Makes me seriously worry about it's reliability.

Thank me later.
62 miles = ~100km
90 pounds = ~40.8kg
1gal = 3.78 litres

Did you say “Drive fast and take chances” at the end?

Any views on how the primavera fits for a tall rider? Im 6'3" tall, curious how the Prima will look on me. 😁

Excellent video! 👍