2023 Vespa 300 GTS VS Yamaha Xmax 300 | The Battle Of The Scooters 

Vespa all day long. What a masterpiece of engineering and a magnificent colour too. 82mph more than enough power for the majority of roads , an everyday Italian beauty ❤

Always ridden motorbikes over the years bought a scooter and it was a revelation, far more people should ride one instead of using a car free the roads up.

Nice fair review. Either scoot will not disappoint. My 2020 Xmax has been my favorite of all bikes I have owned. Because of age, I had to downsize to a lighter bike. Xmax has so many features and info on computer dash readouts. Abs, traction control (on or off), ambient temperature (with freeze temp warning starting at about 37 degrees F) trip meters, gas mileage readout, amazing gas mileage, and just enough spunk to get in or out of trouble. There is no perfect two-wheeler, but Xmax comes so close.

Once you hit a minimum level of acceptable performance (your preference), it's all about the experience you perceive. I've been riding two wheels seemingly forever (49 years). The list of rides has been long. Norton, Triumph, Jawa two stroke on and offroad Yamahas and Suzukis. Harley Choppers, built Buel Lightning and many other 2 and 4 cylinder bikes. Currently down to two, Electriglide and a new 150 Primavera. Never have I ridden the "best bike" of the year or the class. When you ride a bike that fits you personally, all the specs and comparisons don't mean anything. In my 400,000 miles on the two wheels, that's all that matters.

Owned a vespa and sold it for an xmax.. in my own opinion, the vespa was an amazing scooter for the city, BUT the xmax is amazing in long drives, which is why i got it.. to each their own.. they both have their pros and cons, and both are great. The xmax is made for big fellas.. felt like i was a russian bear in a tricycle on the vespa

I have both, vespa only for looks thats it! Yamaha has power and space and confort.

I bought a X-Max 400 instead of Vespa 300 because with Yamaha you get more bike for the money. In my opinion Yamaha is definetely better quality, more storage and safer on the highway. I’ve sold the X-Max because i didn’t get the same fun as i got from Vespa 300 but that’s because i use it more for the city instead of highway driving. I didn’t listen to my heart but made a logical choice by choosing X-Max. Later on i regretted making a ‘analytical’ choice instead of listening to my heart. A major reason for also not buying the Vespa back then was the limited storage space, you need to buy a suit case in the back of the Vespa if you want to wear a full face helmet and i really want that at higher speeds but i hate the look of that suit case on a Vespa. Chances are i’m going to buy the new Vespa 300 model with extra storage space. In a nutshell in my opinion and experience: Yamaha is the better practical bike for commuting on highway. The Vespa is the way to go for citydriving and rural roads. Buying a bike based on common sense led me to X-Max but i have to admit that i have a crush for Vespa ❤, the fun factor is just too important for me, i get a smile on my face when i ride a Vespa and that is priceless…. A rather pricy pricelessnes 😂

Interesting. I went for the Xmax. But the new 2023 version. To me it’s more practical for my type of riding. Some motorway, back roads and a little city. Wind protection, higher speed, massive storage, comfort, and long term reliability. City riding maybe I’d go for the Vespa. But due to the price and storage I’d probably just get an nmax. The looks of the Vespa is the only thing that takes a win. I don’t love the dash though.

I’m a Vespa guy at heart, I love them and when I vacation in Rome I hire a Vespa GTS300 from Bici and Baci (highly recommended), but when it came to buying my last scooter I went with my head over my heart and bought the Xmax 300. The Xmax is just so much more practical much more scooter for your money, but Vespa lives in my heart ❤️

These are my favourites if I'd buy a motorscooter next to my Kawa Versys😊. While watching your nice comparison i figured out that for city commuting, I actually would prefer an (e)bike or (e)moped even more (bikelanes galore 😊), which leaves the xmax as the most versatile and practical motorscooter for a tall guy like me.

Vespa gts all day

I come from the school of "Beauty is as beauty does." An XMax is the kind if scooter that will never let you down and be ready to go day after day.

3 years in and I still love my 300 GTS Vespa…. Great ride, super snappy and looks great! I don’t really mind the small storage, since I don’t ride in rain I just hang my full face helmet from the hooks under the seat so I don’t have to carry it around.

Yamaha reliability over Vespa style all day, every day. Also, you can actually lift the seat and put any helmet in it - super important element of having a scooter.

Great review, guys! The Vespa for me, any day. If I want a bigger machine for highways or for touring on longer distances, I would buy an actual touring motorcycle. Vespa wins on styling, heritage and just overall appeal. The Yamaha is a beautiful machine but it is trying to be everything and it is not superb at actually anything - too long for zipping around the city and definitely not good enough for a proper touring bike. Cheers!

I love Vespa but I’d rather use Xmax all day everyday

I just bought the 2023 Xmax 300 and wont look back because it was way way way way way more cheaper and it will last forever because of the quality build !!!!! Mine was $6,299 total out the door includes destination charge, taxes, etc....

Im still going to go Max. I've never been a fan of the traditional scooter look. I think the only downside to it is the suspension and the stock lights which is an easy solve. I think for bigger guys the max is just where its at.

I will take the new Vespa any day

Collecting my new Vespa GTS 300 on Friday ….I just love the retro looks of the Vespa,

X max 300.....all the way bigger smarter ,sporter, longer, very good looking and quality....vespa easy to user.....good luck with it...👍🌹🥰🐈🐈🐈

Everyone chooses their bike for their own purposes, but aesthetics are always a deciding factor. Both the Xmax and the GTS will work really well for everyday commuting. There is little reason to choose one over the other for their specs, features, or performance. The decision will be driven by the look of the bike and the culture associated with it - as it always has been and will be for everyone who gets a bike of any kind.

Yamaha is a clear winner in every aspect but the Vespa has the retro look and timeless style for many riders is more important than safety and performance

Thanks for the video and comparison guys. I love scooters but I never thought I'd ever use "sexy" to describe a scooter. While the Xmax is a real cool looking scoot, the GTS is sexy! Yes, all you insecure folks out there who claim you wouldn't be caught dead on a scooter. The Vespa GTS is sexier than whatever Harley that you own and don't ride bc it's too heavy 😎

Two different applications. Vespa is a city/urban scoot while the Xmax is a suburban commuter. This shows in the wheel/tire size, wheel base, riding position.

Nice informative video.. I just got my first 2023 GTS gold, exactly the same one in the video.. my friend sold it to me because he likes the new Red gts 2024❤️.. I bought it for half price of brand new, I think it was a good deal for a vespa with 4000km only! 🤝 I hope i like it I’m planning to keep it with me as long as i can.

Super Video, best compairson I´ve ever sen, thank you very much. For me is clear now, Vespa for the City is the best choice :-)

Actually my fave is the Honda ADV350/360. Shame its not sold in the USA yet. I have one in Thailand.

On my Xmax I upgraded shocks to Ohlins and a pipe and what a difference now. Vespa will always be that smaller scooter that better for in the city riding not highway when Xmax is goor for both especially having those bigger tires

I didnt my homework and went for BMW C400GT eventually simple reasons: 1. I am a big guy, Vespa is too small for me and I just dont feel confident riding on Highway 2. I skipped Yamaha Xmax because in US the dealer dont allow you testing ride, the markup is $500-1000 and waiting period is 3 months or so, fuxk them 3. Honda Forza - the look is not that for me 4. BMW is expensive, but that's the only flow it has. I got money so I went for it and not regret so far...

Easiest choice ! 100% Yamaha

Nice one. For me it's the Vespa. I need a city scooter. I have a Honda pcx125 and a BMW G650GS. In the city by far the PCX is better, especially in traffic filtering, but i could do with a little more umph.

Vespa is just timeless ❤

Have a look at the carrying capacity on the Yamaha grand filano scooter. It's only 125cc but hybrid giving more power for heavy loads or up hill climb. 56km per ltr in the city, it doesn't get any better.

Yamaha makes very good bikes but the Vespa is very special, not just on the look, It is so advanced in technology too. Yes!.. It's hard to compete with the awesome GTS-300 👍🇮🇹❤

Better Storage(2 full face helmet under seat) compare to ONLY fitting only single small MIDGETTTTTT half face helmet on Vespa. Reliability.. stable long base compare to Vespa. Yamaha Xmax any day

Puoi chiedere per piacere a tuo nipote che tipo è marca del coltello sta utilizzando..grazie mille

GTS!!! True step through. Easy to move around the garage. Trips the light at intersections. Brakes aren't so great. Easy to work on or modify. But if you dent the metal, you can't just buy another plastic panel to fix it.. Easier to park the GTS anywhere. Vespa accessories are too expensive.

We've been seeing Vespa bikes a lot more here in Texas. I don't think I've seen one yamaha scooter here where I live, I'm sure they're selling but I haven't seen one on the streets. The yamaha is a nice ride it's modern and very city. That's said, the Vespa is a modern classic. The world is in love with them. Even here in Texas we see one and it's just a beautiful little bike. I've never seen one broken down, and the people that have one swear by its reliability. These bikes are not fire long distance like the big Harley cruisers. They're for city commute. In the end it's just a matter of preference. Which do you like and makes more sense to you. Thanks for the review guys, first time I've seen this color on a Vespa.

One thing not mentioned, unless I missed it, is that the Vespa is a true "step-thru". Technically, you can step through to mount the Yamaha but it is much harder work. This might be an important point for older riders who are giving up ordinary motorcycles for an easier to ride (and mount) scooter.

xmax forever 😘

For the vespa id get avwind screen that has a black border on edges of the screen

Seems the comparison missed a big factor in making the decision .. 'dealer support'. Is dealer support as available for both? I sense 'not'?

Maybe the Piaggio Beverly 350ST is a better comparison to make with the XMax, rather than the GTS300? After 12 yrs commuting on 150cc Vespa's every day, I tried the GTS300, Xmax300 and Beverly350ST. To me the Beverly felt closest to the newer Vespa Sprint I rode. It felt narrower than the Xmax and like the Xmax was very stable at Motorway speeds. By contrast the Vespa GTS300 wasn't as stable on the Motorway and it felt as though you were sitting on top of it, rather than in it, like the other two. I ended up getting the Beverly350 over the Xmax as it fitted me better. I've now done 21,000km on it. A great bike.

Don’t like this review. They spend too long on the looks. Vespa with small wheels is nimble and best for city with tight traffic, but the Yamaha has larger wheels so able for both City and highway. Not the best for tight traffic. Given its versatility I would pick the Yamaha every day unless I lived in a congested European city and never needed to travel on highways. While smaller wheels give greater agility they are less stable.

The Vespa is for posing.

Its a style thing with Vespa. Nothing else

Had a 2018 X ... Best I ever had after over 60 years of scooter Love

Can you please do a comparison/review of Lambretta vs Vespa? Not sure if a 2023 Lambretta is obtainable because there is very scarce content on YT.

For style vespa... Practicality xmax.... For me Forza350 😅

After 53 yrs riding motorcycles from 90 cc to 1400cc illness forced me to get an auto so end up with 2021 vespa gts300 hpe bloody brilliant I've now added a yamaha tricity 300 different type of machines but I wouldn't part with any of them I have done 150 mile runs on both not a problem

Wish I could have both. But, I can't afford either one. 😂

xmax300

It's pretty obvious that Vespa is kindda look stupid when close to XMAX

There’s 11 minutes of my life I won’t get back 😖🔫

Hi can you tell me what shocks you fitted to the Xmas. Thanks

Vespa❤

I own a yamaha smax 155 , for the city this is the best 116 kph top speed and if i drive between 70 -80 kph i get about 107 mpg about 38kms per litre .

Are replacement parts ez to get in United States aside from the cost of a new Vespa

Id like the vespa in black with the gold stripes!!

Wouldn’t get away with carving thru traffic like that in UK

Vespa are very good mechanically but are considered rather ugly. Royal Alloy 300 has both the looks and mechanical excellence..

I think 125cc is ok for the city. Xmax for me

A very biased review. I choose the XMAX also. XMAX more reliable, larger network of dealers world wide. No front end shimmy on the XMAX vs Vespa. XMAX has a oil sight glass, center stand, and it beats the Vespa. A true reliable scooter is the XMAX. Yamaha is a motorcycle company superior technology. Lap Aprons are available on both scooters. In the US vespa is 10k and the Yamaha is 6k. On the highway, the XMAX is better. In the US the XMAX is better for commuting.

service and parts a way cheaper and easier to service on a Xmax. Vespa is a good city bike, but those small wheels are pointless other than in the city.

The Royal Alloy 300 GTS is by far the nicest out of these three!

Kymco AK 550 for me

I plan to get adv see me off road

I had a beautiful GTS 300 but ultimately ended up selling it for a Honda. Italian engines, while amazing feats of engineering, simply are not as reliable as their Japanese counterparts. I spent thousands on repairs and maintenance on a relatively new GTS 300 that had never been dropped or crashed, whereas my honda has cost me about a total of 250 dollars since I bought it a year ago, and that's including replacing two body panels after I slid on some gravel.

Only Yamaha for me

I like scooters!😊

Yamaha should decrease the plastic fairings a little bit on the Xmax.

The Vespa still looks like a hairdressers bike 😄

Just a hint: It’s the Xmax not the Nmax - correct the title 😉

Why do you not bring up the miles per tank of gas, one of the most important things for me, I was looking at the XMax but went with the Honda CB 500 X and put a set of 33 liter side bags and a 46 liter top box for storage, as it will get me over well over 500 Km per tank of gas, I did have a Yama Majesty 400 with a top box on it and was a great ride. Still thinking of adding a scooter to the stable but wish they still made the 400 as it did get 160 km per hour not sure what the 300 would get. Not that I ride 160 km per hour but cruising at 100 km revs would be down and still have more if you need it. That is another thing wat are the revs at at highway speeds. You are really lacking on information hear. Do not think I would be interested in the Vespa as lack of storage, and small wheels.

La meglio la Vespa è un mito non a niente da provare 💪👍🇮🇹

can not imagine buying vespa when I have the option of having a Tmax. There is simply no comparison in my opinion.

Can ship spares to india.vespa GTS 300 spares

Simple, one’s a bike that’ll be history in no time, the others a piece of history. You decide 😁

So, two European Vespa salesmen like the vespa better! LOL!

What I dislike is Japanese brand loves to build a big frame bike with small engine.

Vespa is more beactifull ,but very very dangerous. It cant be stoped with that small tires , especially in bad road . If something happens you go to hospital ..

Vespa is “All go….and show”. Yamaha is “All go……and…..Doh !!

Been riding the xmax since 2019. Crazy storage space, impressive fuel efficiency and low maintenance cost.. definitely a good choice! Actually nimble for a scooter that size. 5 years later, im actually switching to a GTS300 thanks to COE-related factors, machine depreciation value, lack of enthusiasm and also finally getting to indulge in my impulse of owning a Vespa! 😂

The Vespa is a Good city scooter but rubbish outside the Yamaha is fine in the city but outside the city and on highways is much better also two up the Yamaha is outstanding. I have. BMW C400x I can do most things a motorcycle can do and a top speed of 120 km on the highway and country roads with a passenger.

Battle? What battle? This video is a bit FAKE. Clickbaiting.

The VESPA looks to old needs a new lift ! For weather protection ! I'll take the Yamaha ! I have a Honda Helix now and love it commuter around town and highway usable.

Yamaha looks like a much more substantial machine. Perhaps also a lot more expensive. so, not a fair comparison.

U guys tried very hard to sell Vespa..😂😂

I have both of these bikes - I have a 2020 HPE GTS and a 2023 XMAX - the Xmax is my daily commuter - and the Vespa, although not as polished, is just so much more fun! The Xmax is way better two up and that is the main reason I have it.

I dont looks like a robot.. as long as give it to me😅

Vespa all day 👍

magnificent scoocter but way way too expensive..

I like Xmax that's why I bought Tmax instead 🤣

Xmax. More comfort.

Vespas always look so puny, and this is only compared to an XMax. Scooters are amazing, especially in traffic, and I've owned numerous bikes, from scooters to a Gold Wing Interstate to an ST1300.

Xmax > Vespa

Ten point xmx🎉

Évidemment que je préfère le 🛵 🛵 VESPA !!! Le Xmax est trop futuriste en ce qui concerne son design.....et puis trop de plastique.....

Vespa is garbage compared to a maxi scoot like the xmax, Xmax is bigger faster and more storage space, also bigger wheels to deal with potholes, Xmax has twin LED lights, Better weather protection, If you want a vintage look go Vespa, if you want practical and better top speed, including better resale price and reliability ease to work on go with the xmax,