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Having had another look I noticed that between 6:14 and 7:46 the speedo was showing about 5 times the speed you were going! 🤔

After many years of riding large, heavy, touring motorcycles I'm thinking of getting a GTS300 for doing similar trips. Must be to do with my age. The windscreen you fitted seemed to be doing its job considering the weather. I was wondering what happened to the speedo at 2:52 because you must have been going about 3 times the speed it was showing, especially as you overtook the lorry ?? Looking forward to more of your rides on the Vespa, so now subscribed.👍

hi Graham, Great story on the Armoy Road circuit, never heard of this race, the only one I know is the North West circuit. I wish you and your all the best this Christmas and for 2025 and may it continue. catch you soon Take care

Have you sold ur monkey bike? I used to have 125 or less to commute for 40 yrs but once I hired an x max 250 twist and go I was sold on a few extra ccs. Dont like shape of Vespas due to having a ride On an early 2 stroke hand twist gear change in the 70s. Horrible handling. But yours looks nice. Fascinating info. Those Irish road racers have balls of steel. So many brothers and sons died there from the troubles and the bike races. Really interesting thanks. £1.31 for fuel wow. Those roads, the surface state, sharpness of bends and undulations my god

I can't recall the channel name but a young couple were travelling abroad, (a lot off road etc) on scooters. Once alone He even dismantled it to get it into bags and carried it onto a boat. 😂

I'm always relieved to hear someone swear. And have a rant. As for women of a certain age I am one. White, 52 years old, English with a university education in psychology. I can guarantee I'd shock the pants off hum. He will get to apologise when he gives talks to WI classes when hes a nobody regretting his words. Let alone the actions he's being accused of. Maybe prison chef is a thing. Good on you.

Hi Graham, don't blame you, get it off your chest, i'm with you mate even if it's $$$&**, £""() >>$$%%@@ , **** $£££+_++ ______, :::££!!!! Take care mate

Masterful, chief 👍 I'm clutching my pearls, though. Such a potty mouth... 😯

Last time I heard such language I was at the ABR😂

Totally agree with you

The title had me. lol. Funny

Hi Graham, hope you enjoyed your trip to Iceland, i didn't know you can sail there from Holyhead must have been a long journey. i was funny when you got there the signage look very similar to Welsh but it looked reversed as a notice a sign off a dual carriageway posted 5A and a mileage sign that said 55A Rognab. One good thing you manage to get some shopping, funny that in Iceland they have Iceland stores there, fancy that. As always good honest video, catch you soon, remember your back in Wales now, you can ride on the left, Take care

I mile munched my xmax250 from Gibraltar back to Uk cruising at 60-65. I changed the variator weights for a more relaxed cruise and it significantly improved fuel consumption when cruising at that speed. The acceleration difference was minimal. Nice ending and I suspected as much when noticed all roads were uk

Sorry mate, but what a boring video…. 😮

Hi Graham, that will be good to watch, can't wait. A ride to Iceland ( did you get your shopping ) Catch you soon take care and Nadolig Llawen

Merry Christmas and all the very best for the New Year to you and family.

Have a good Xmas, good to see you still have stuff cooking up for xmas vids👍🎄

Bit windy!

Hi Graham, Thanks for the test drive, I know it's not the best riding weather but saying that looks like you got a decent Vespa for all weathers, stay safe it a bit windy at the moment, Take care

How does the Vespa cope with the 90mph winds we’re currently experiencing?? Perhaps you could go give it a try 🤣🤣🤣

My xmax250 was great, on all my other c90/125 etc everything got soaked. Xmax, feet dry and really the worst of the rain pooled in my lap, but the difference from an open motorcycle for commuting was huge. In the frost and cold it was good at shielding the wind blast too with hand guards as standard too. Biggest bonus - belt drive no chain off and soak in paraffin twice a year. 100mpg from 300 is fab my 250 x max 70mpg. The twist and gois addictive for twisting the throttle though😂

Im glad you did this ive been wondering how the gts300 actually performs on the open road

Another quality vid mate!

Enjoyed this Graham. I often go for a ride there. My Auntie was stationed at RAF Llandwrog during WW2. She's passed now, but several years ago, when she was visiting, I took her back to visit. Just by coincidence, a Spitfire flew in (owned by a local man Anthony Hodgson, later sold to The Aircraft Restoration Company) A very memorable day for us.

Years since been there, thanks for the refresh. Weather looked incredible

Hi Graham, I was thinking to my self, I know this place around Dinas Dinlle I bet he's off to Caernarfon Airport or up to Foryd Bay. It's surprising quite a few German WW2 planes were shot down over North Wales and yet we were not targets, In the war my Taid was in the Coedpoeth home guard as his main job was a coal miner at Bersham Colliery, and what he use to do a night time is to make and light bonfires over Minera mountain so any of the German planes think they hit targets over industrial areas and they think might have hit places like the Wirral , Liverpool or even Wrexham , Wrexham use to produce munitions. A Greman plane did crash in to the village of Rhosllanerchrugog destroying 2 or 3 homes and killed a few people, these villages are in Wrexham. As always good to see you, catch you soon Take care

Thanks for the shout out Craig y Llyn, tires changed Friday for Michelin Road 6! I'll have to have a run up to Caernarfon Airport what an interesting place and history.

The scenery is amazing, where in wales is that? Loved the review, thanks 🙏

Fascinating story and video. I know the area and have previously visited the air museum. Incidentally what size screen is that on your Vespa GTS - is it the tall or medium height one?

Hi Graham, Great story, I know the area, Llanwnda, Llandwrog, Dinas Dinlle and Airworld , Cearnarfon Airport so you were at the point at Foryd Bay and across from Abermenai Point . I did not know that Llanberis had a bomb storage at the public toilets now. Where these the bombs that were dumped in a deep see ridge between Stranraer and Larne know as the North Channel that separates Scotland and Northern Ireland. As always a great video, catch you soon, Take care

I am not a fan of reading, it takes me too long so often forget what was going on in past chapters LOL

Hi Graham, as you were riding I was thinking that looks familiar to me and I saw the sign Llandwrog I've been there, we use to stop over at The Stable in Llanwnda just up the road and we use to go in to Caernarfon back in 1996 to 2000. As always a great video, catch you soon, ride safe and take care

Makes you think. I wish I had more time to get stuck into books tbh. My priorities are elsewhere. That one makes you think 🎉

I have moved on from Royal Enfields 350/650 to Vespa 300 for my ‘small bike’. I have a bigger bike too, but could easily live without it, having now toured France/Spain on the Vespa. Pillion prefers the Vespa too.

Hi Graham, May be the head wind probably giving you lower MPG has the engine is working harder 8 litre tank that less than 2 gallons. Great turn out in Llandudno all those Vespa's and Lambretta's. And Stig in his Mini, cant beat a classic Mini going though it's paces. Catch you soon Take care

I couldn't make the rally myself this year, but saw on your video some of the scooters that are owned by the local scooter club. I find I get around 80+mpg on my GTS 300 with mixed riding, but I do tend to use the smaller roads and stick to 55-60mpg a much more pleasureable experience.

Giving the Vespa some stick on the A5 leaving Betws-y-Coed heading towards Capel Curig

ive a ct125 wonderful bike. so good ive just brought the new dax to

Hi, ric here from ontario canada, the vespa is a really nice bike if a bit overpriced, not because of what it is but just that like bmw & a lot of other bikes, triumph etc, i feel that they are just a lot of $$ for a motorcycle. I'm 76 & have been riding since i was 16 yrs olde & have had lots of mcs, presently i have a 650 susuki s40 boulavard, lovely little bike, but i also have a 2006 piaggio bv 500 which as you probably know is just an oversized vespa, black mtallic paint with matching hard cases , i've had this bike for about 7 yrs & i swear that i will never sell it, in my opinion these so called scooters are nice to own & more than great to ride out any where , anytime. It's funny though to hear you talk about parking on a down grade, my issue entirely & the bit about rain coming thro' on the trousers, too true, it can look as though you had a little accident if you get my drift. I had a 650 burgman & it had an emergency brake, i think that all mcs should have some form of "e" brake, it would solve a few issues of parking on inclines. Anyway, long winded, sorry about that, nice video, nice bike, thanks, ric.

Bloody love scooters me :)

Great scooters grea😂

Hi Graham, Dangerous close but your still 50 miles away🤣🤣I was in Llandudno at the end of August for the light show on bikes, were I met you tuber "Reggy on the Road" on his illuminated Honda Goldwing. Brilliant display of Lambrettas and Vespas looks a good day out hope you enjoyed it. As always a great video Take care🛵🛵👍

I missed this event due to other commitments but have been to many in the North West this year. There is a very good social scene if you're into scooters with not only national events but also smaller events organised by local clubs. Leek (Staffordshire)is always a big event with scooters taking over the town supported by music, trade sales and concours

There is something about the scooter scene thats really appealling...We have a good club here in Exeter and I know a few of them in it....I feel a vid coming on!

As the usual the top dogs have escaped with huge remuneration

Have you got another scooter on your shopping list?

Interesting! I did wonder where Mr. Bates’ PO was. Also as I’m sure you know, you have the right to film in public and don’t need to be incognito!

Totally disgusting how those people were treated by other human beings. It was good to see the real place 👍