My 2006 Vespa GTS 250 was in need of a lot of maintenance, repairs, and restoration after almost 45 thousand miles of rough use. I considered the cost of those repairs, the cost of buying a newer used scooter, or a brand new one. The financial math supported repair. But concerns regarding reliability of such an old Vespa GTS made me wonder. Now that I have it back here's the verdict on my decision to repair, maintain, and restore the scooter.

All the work was done by Tim Papinchak, owner of Windber Cycle Works in Windber, Pennsylvania. Tim has been working on motorcycles, scooters, and ATVs for over 40 years.

I purchased all the parts for the job with the exception of the rear bearing from:

https://scooterpartsco.com/
https://www.scooterwest.com/

If you want to see the earlier video where I cover what led up to this work you can watch it at the video titled "The Vespa GTS Repair or Replace Decision."

   • The Vespa GTS Repair or Replace Decision