Vespa GTS changing rear tire

After only 2200km on the original rear tire, which was Pirelli. Today I placed a new Michelin City Grip under the Vespa, and here it goes :-)

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Vespa 300 GTS rear tire
• Vespman
• joi nordfjord
• iceland
• akureyri
• Scooter
• motorcycle rear tire replaced
• Scooter (motorcycle)

[ImperiumInvest]

i advise you to replace the exhaust gasket as well, if you change the rear tire.

Otherwise it might leak and start to make harley davidson like sounds! :P

It's not cheap, about 20-25 euro..

[TheVespman]

@ImperiumInvest : Thank you very much for your advise. You speak the truth regarding this matter. Just last week this exhaust-gasket got worn off and the Vespa sounded like a Harley... a bad one :-) I bought it for 30 euros at the Icelandic Piaggio Agency. This item cost them 8.22euros from factory in Italy. But that price is not including cost of shipping and tax ofcoz. Anyway it is quite expensive.. I ordered four of those, so I am good for a while :-)

[oskarthekiller]

nice video, but is it possible to change the tyre with standard tools like on a bike with 2 screw-drivers

[TheVespman]

@oskarthekiller: Thank you :-) You might damage the rim by using screwdrivers. Use instead two flat irons.

[oskarthekiller]

@TheVespman thanks for the advice, do you think it would be difficult to change the tyre this way. (i dont wanna brake my moped)

thanks

[TheVespman]

@oskarthekiller: It might be more difficult than using special equipment, but surely it is possible, and I think most of us that have scooters and work on it ourselfs do it without any special machines or special tools. You can do it with two flat irons, but put some rubber-hose on the rim so you don't damage it, or scratch :-)

[TheSonofmydad]

That was educational. I like the old '1-armed-bandit' suspension and 1 spare fits both front & rear better. But it was a good video of what comes with the new Vespa.  Best regards.

[ImperiumInvest]

@TheVespman The other one is bitween the first piece of the exhaust and the damper. This is a tube shaped, aluminum colored gasket and is quite expensive (about 25 euro), replace this one everytime you remove the exhaust to prevent it will blow out and your vespa will start to make a lot of sound!!

[ImperiumInvest]

@TheVespman haha i knew it :P

To avoid any misunderstandings for less experienced viewers;

there are 2 exhaust gaskets on the gts models:

1 bitween the cilinderhead and the first piece (about 10-15cm)of exhaust pipe (this is a round cupper ring, this one will cost a few euro). This one is clamped between the cilinderhead and the first piece of pipe. You dont have to replace this one when removing the exhaust because you will not losen this part. --see next post--

[oskarthekiller]

@TheVespman thanks