Comments for Vespa GTS 250 ie at http://www.thescooterreview.com , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.thescooterreview.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:36:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thescooterreview.com/home/137-vespa/268-vespa-gts-250-ie#comment-470 The trick with the stand is to have one hand on the rail next to the seat when you pull the bike on to its stand. At first I found it really difficult (and I am a 200 lb male), but once you get the leverage right and old the rail next to the seat, it is realtively easy. This is an awesome sccoter... I've had mine about 6000 miles at this point. - tom from chicago Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:05:51 +0100 http://www.thescooterreview.com/home/137-vespa/268-vespa-gts-250-ie#comment-152 Great website and great reviews! I really enjoyed reading them - they are funny and very informative. After reading these reviews I got myself a Vespa 250gts and my girlfriend a Sym Mio 100, and we love them both. We're having a lot of fun riding around on these bikes, our first scooters. Thanks for the helpful advice. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Justin - Justin Négler Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:06:19 +0100 http://www.thescooterreview.com/home/137-vespa/268-vespa-gts-250-ie#comment-101 Eric... Yeah the dealer we got the test bike off had changed the exhaust for a bit better performance... I believe it gives a small hp boost over standard. Unfortunately we didn't have access to a stock model at the time. Will test numbers when one arrives... I am trying to organise a GTS for our long term fleet so will see how we go. Fair comment Regards the stand... Can only really comment on how it feels initially as we only have them for a short time... and that is the only objective way to rate things... all bikes have their quirks that you iron out with use. Kevin... Glad we could be of assistance and super happy you like the bike. I agree, I would personally trade off a bit of economy for the added performance and the bike really is a good peice of kit. Unfortunately in our market the initial purchase price puts it out of many peoples finances for an economical and fun commuter. - vincel Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:30:52 +0100 http://www.thescooterreview.com/home/137-vespa/268-vespa-gts-250-ie#comment-87 I just bought the GTS 250 yesterday. It's my first two wheeled vehicle and I love it. I'm using it as a commuter vehicle in suburban Ohio, U.S. I liked the feel of the heavier scooter. Other scooters felt like toys by comparison. Too bad about the reduced fuel efficiency but I need the better pickup and faster speed to blend in with the suburbanites and their SUVs. The center stand did prove a little challenging at first and I'm an average size guy (82kg, 183cm). But after a few times getting use to how much weight needs to be applied, it's easy to prop up. Thanks for the review. It helped inform my decision. - Kevin Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:52:28 +0100 http://www.thescooterreview.com/home/137-vespa/268-vespa-gts-250-ie#comment-17 I have the GTV250 which is very is the same except for cosmetic changes and to be fair, the center stand is only tricky when you first start using it, once you get the feel for it, it becomes easy. I noticed in the pictures, the GTS tested is not stock. An aftermarket performance exhaust is installed as well as a windscreen which makes it more aerodynamic. Who knows if other mods have been done. My point is, a stock one may not give you the same performance as described in this review. That said, I like the performance of my GTV stock. - Eric Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:11:26 +0100 http://www.thescooterreview.com/home/137-vespa/268-vespa-gts-250-ie#comment-16 Haha, no I have had plenty of experience with all manner of two wheeled machinery. I love this bike but it did show it's weight when putting it onto the stand. It is easy compared to the Silverwing but it is heavy compared to many regular (non maxi) scooters. Anyway the stand was a minor problem with an overall excellent bike. - Del Fuego Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:55:50 +0100 http://www.thescooterreview.com/home/137-vespa/268-vespa-gts-250-ie#comment-14 Hard to get up on kickstand, are you crazy, this is the easiest I have ever used, I thought I was going to launch it it was so easy. No lifting what so ever, just step on the stand and it goes up, a 100 pounder can so easily do it, you aparently must not be experienced if you had any difficulty. Superb machine, I currently own a Burgman 650 and a silverwing 600. - Dave Bentley Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:37:01 +0100