This is definitely not a silly video. Thanks for making it! I recently purchased a Vespa after being a car driver for years in CA and definitely could have used this advice. I had to make a call to a friend for them to explain that I had to hold the rubber part with my hand to get the fuel to work. I'm sure this video will be helpful for many.
Had to fill Vespa up for the first time yesterday. Thought i was losing my mind when i couldn't get gas pump to work. Luckily a guy nearby walked over and mentioned the rubber part
I bought a 2 gallons gas can and went to the gas station to fill it up. Then I use a funnel to pour it into my Vespa gas tank. No overfill, no drip, no need to clean up. Now that is what the Italian guy does in Rome. Chao.
Can I just say how thankful I am for your entire video series! You guys saved me from waiting for “undetermined amount of time because Piaggio is slow” to get a turn signal switch for my GT200. I asked for a full service treatment on a Vespa I just got, introducing me to anything extra I should get... to save myself a future headache; you’de think they would want to sell stuff to me? Thank god I understand the importance of the “brown key”! I’m getting back up keys from you guys, replacement trim and anything else I need. It’s pretty old school down here in New Orleans and when the boomers retire, we are in so much trouble if some younger folks don’t step up to learn how to do mechanical work properly but also how to communicate with the client. I know the importance of having a good mechanic so if anyone knows where to go in the Big Easy lemme know... Why? I’m a doctor of moving parts as well (surgeon) so I put stuff back together myself... only it heals... no screws required... well orthopedic cases! 🤣 I don’t know the anatomy of a Vespa but it appears it may be the best species to study first if I’m gonna start getting greasy on the weekends. 🥰😎🏁Modern cars are a mystery to me. Bless 🙏🏻all good mechanics... you guys and gals do the SAME thing done in an operating room and lives DO depend on your work. Just ask about the major component of an axel replacement that was left off my mom’s basic model Mercedes at the dealership.... finding out the mistake was life threatening reminded me that you must learn or have a mechanic you trust like your surgeon or medical doctor! Same thing! We all make mistakes too, but you gotta communicate and educate your client. I’m rambling but thanks y’all. I just need to find some Vespa friends down here. I think I’m hooked! 🏁❤️
The team at Vespa motor sports are awesome. Bought a few vespas from them a few years back. Just took the bikes in for a fluid change. Just a good shop. Vespas, piaggio, helmets, gloves, jackets. Great show room with plenty of options.
Thank you for this! Not silly to me--just tried twice to put gas in my Vespa for the first time today and didn't know about holding the sealing-thing back. 🤦🏼♀ Now I know! 🤗
Same here with my new Vespa! At half a tank, I was getting nervous about potential spill or overflow! Thank you for the Confidence Boost after watching this video! I 💜Robot videos!
When you said "rubber vapor recovery nozzle", I thought "Rubber baby buggy bumpers". Lol. Just as hard to say, and equally ridiculous. Great video. I'm going to make one just like it and put a link to yours in the description.
i find it amusing all 3 grades of fuel share the same hose! so if you go with higher octane, you fist get what's left in the hose from previous fill lol
About €6,13 per gallon here in the Netherlands. That's $7.10 a gallon.... You have it good actually. Good vid Robot! Might seem dumb but the more info the better.
I have a BV350 2019 and i wish someone would have told me that if you have an overfill in your gas tank that you will have a lot of stalling problems because it will get into you evaporator system and its game over I wish they had a protector for this now I just put 3/4 of gas to be on the safe side thanks again robot.
I hold the gas nozzle outside the fuel tank as I'm filling up so I can watch the gas level in the tank and prevent gas from spilling on the motorcycle or scooter. Never use those free blue gas station towels to clean up spills on a painted surface because they will scratch your paint. I did that on a black Harley Davidson tank and scratched the heck out of it. Luckily you can buff it out if you make that mistake.
I don't know what a clean bit is. I usually just let the gasoline evaporate and don't wipe it off. You can carry a microfiber towel to wipe it off and it won't scratch the tank.
Coming in here *seriously* late (over two years), but had to watch this because (1) my usual local fill-up place (Costco) recently installed pumps similar to the one Robot is using here, requiring two handed operation, and (2) I've had just enough overflow incidents for the evaporation system to start acting up, and I'm a bit stuck in deciding whether to (a) fix the evap system or (b) trash it…obviously a bit of a no-no in CA, but here on the Other Coast, not-so-much. Had my GTS 300 rapidly lose power on a major highway (went from 70 to 50 on the Garden State Parkway), so this isn't much of a joke.
I found this very helpful!! Been watching a lot of your video's and I'm so glad I found your channel, going to come in handy once my Vespa (ordered) gets here!
@Anthony Sparapani I can tell you something worse than this! In Greece now the fuel cost is around 1,7€/L. The base salary when you first start a job, is about 600-650€.
Orfeas Lampropoulos Hey Orfeas! I’m a New Orleanian first :) then American. My city is its own planet! Lol! Actually I am 2nd generation Sicilian and many generations French Italian. What about you? Are you Greek?
@@DrMilazzoDVM Yes! I'm Greek. I asked you this because of your name. It has a finesse! The same as your profile pic. I like everything Italian as you undertood!
Turning the handle over the engine, use the slowest automatic fill setting on the handle and it will stop without overflowing. Any slower on the pump and it won't trigger the auto stop feature.
good vid, the basics and good advice.. Most gas stations offer free coffee with every fill, after I fill up I go to get my free coffee but they laugh me out the door .. I did just fill it up.
Wow ... I never spilled on my GTS250 for 6.5 years when I had it... I put gas nozzle from the behind to avoid the spill... I posted video years ago about it... but it didnt work well on my friend's GTS300... strange.... gas on paint.... ouch!!!
thx for making the video. I'm super sensitive to chemicals, etc and so its disappointing they'd putt he fuel port right next to personal storage where a spill could easily contaminate the inside storge bin and/or belongings and gasoline is not easy to clean up, or get rid of the smell. ugh.
I just hope that this kind of sucker on the gasoline gun will make its way here in France ... lol ... thank you for this video in any case and for the valuable advice always on top!
That shell fuel has ethanol...my manual say NO ethanol...and minimum 90 octane...I'm going to use 76 premium 89 octane and add some octane booster to get it to minimum 90...that's what manual says.
I have two Vespas and an overfill is a nightmare. I’ve chased a stalling s150 ie after an over fill. That evap crap is a huge pain in da ass ! Would love to see a video on how to remove all that evap crap on efi Vespas
Julian, go to a site called modern Vespa.com. That's where I learned about this same problem.....and how to remove a small piece of tubing which causes this problem. My LX 150 would actually stall if I accidently over filled it.
I've been doing a mistake by filling my Piaggio Liberty 2019 with gas all the way to the top and now it stalls. Am I in big trouble? Thanks for your answer.
I find it silly that in USA and Canada you need to prepay for gas/petrol/diesel. In Australia we pay after. You fill up the tank to as little or as much as you like and THEN pay at the pump for the fancy Shell/7-Eleven/BP etc or in the shop/station at independent Ones. Because what of you buy more then the tank will hold. Eg. A rental/new vehicle.
Do you know why the hole is so narrow? I find it annoying that when I try to top it off, I need to very gently pull on the handle to make the fuel come out slower to prevent overflowing. Since the hole is so narrow, I need to raise the nozzle higher so I can see when the fuel reaches the top, and since its so dark in there, I can't see the fuel until its VERY close to the top. It would have been much easier if those pesky thin pieces of plastic weren't there to make the hole narrower! Do you know why the hole has those pieces of plastic? Can they be removed?
37.6k miles! That's a lot. How fast do these scooter go, can they handle 60-75mph speeds for long periods of time? Is it even safe to ride these that fast compared to a sport bike or cruiser?
Our pumps in europe or at least the uk automatically cut off and on randomly even if you press the nozzle down it cuts off sometimes. We dont have those pay at pumps screen either
Can you talk to us about octane? To my eagle eyes it looks like you put 87 octane in the scooters. I usually put in the premium, but if I'm only putting in a little over a gallon I feel like there's close to that much in the hose, so I'm only getting what's left over from the previous customer
Great video I have A 50 sprint someone tell me put premium gas but with ur video I see I can put 87 😅… what type of gas u guys put on ur Vespa sprint 50???
So I just bought a Piaggio BV350, the dealer filled up my tank I rode 126 miles before the needle was close to empty, I filled up the tank as best as I could without overfilling and the pump read 2.08 gallons. Nowhere near 3.5 gallons like the dealer and brochures say. Now I'm wondering how much fuel is left after the after the needle hits empty?
Isn't there a preset amount on the pump, in dollars. The pump stops when you reach that amount. When my scooter gets down to 1/3 tank I know exactly how many dollars to top it up again, usually $2.00
My Piaggio mp3 250 IE fuel tank 3.56 of Gallon gas! First time I got it I drain out the fuel because it been sitting in the garage sense 2018! I fill it up & I mix fuel with Star Tron Enzyme help it out! I want know can I use no Ethanol fuel in it? Mr. Robot
Robot, the only way how to avoid spills on GTS is to insert the nozzle in parallel to the bike (as opposed to perpenticular way you did it). Then go with 3/4 throttle on the filler lever and release with the first click.
