My father would have loved this video. He owned a number of Vespas in his time and he adored the Northern coast of Mallorca.

I rode my 2022 Vespa GTS 300 from the UK to Azerbaijan via Cyprus. It even traversed 110 km off-road smugglers route across a mountain range in Georgia, never ever again. The Vespa 300 makes an ideal lightweight tourer and my wife even road pillion from Istanbul to Cyprus. I have always had adventure or sports bikes, but don't under estimate the Vespa.

Of all the transportation methods i have, i need to admit that the Vespa is the most bang for the buck. More then fast enough, pretty reliable, low maintenance, fuel efficiant, slips you easily through trafic jams…. And it’s quite fun to ride. There’s a reason it’s my daily driver.

@Bobby-wn5yr

8 ай бұрын

We got one for my wife. She loves it because it’s Matt black with red accents. It’s very pretty, but the bang for buck is horrendous compared to other scooters tbh. Buy in, servicing, parts and fuel economy are all worse Great style, but yeah, money goes a lot further with the Japanese or Korean scooters, not that my wife cares lol

@doyourememberbe

8 ай бұрын

@@Bobby-wn5yr i never bought my Vespa brandnew. Plenty of second hand ones in Europe. Service i do myself. Pretty easy. Can’t say that parts are more expensive compared to. Unless they are branded Vespa, then yes i agree.

@KamBenni3

4 ай бұрын

Vespa are great but expensive. In Australia the syms are 1/4 of the cost so it’s hard to justify the extra for the Vespa

@ant_ramos

2 ай бұрын

@@KamBenni3 I don't own a Vespa neither a scooter. But in my street there are a couple a Vespas + of course other scooters. It's shocking to see the condition of the scooters compared with the Vespas. The plastics, the rust in the mirrors and screws, the seat... Even my wife that doesn't likes bikes even commented "how good these Vespas look after years and years under the sun, rain and all weather conditions". I would say, that's where some of the price can be justified in built quality and materials. The rest of course, it's the badge and the Vespa name.

Hiring a scoot on holiday got me back into riding after 10 years out. They are ace!

I’ve never done any motorcycling anywhere else other than the UK but it does appeal to me all the stuff I see suggests the roads are better and the weather is always better it makes you just wanna go and do it If my wife ever gets around to doing her motorcycle license the little 300 Vespa is what I’ll probably get her 👍

Here on Canada's west coast, we have just been subjected to an atmospheric river for the past 3 days, and just as I opened this video, the sun came out for a few minutes. The beautiful scenes on your video are always welcome in our home, especially when you are on one of your beautiful ride vacations. Great stuff!

Thank you both very much for taking the time out to make this. A great piece of work that deserves a lot of views.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you!

@guyrose2239

8 ай бұрын

I really do enjoy your vids… and this one was a nice pick me up on a horrible wet Cotswolds Saturday… good work Team MF… when’s the next Scran?

@samhill3496

8 ай бұрын

Good go. Beautiful laid back place. Hey try out one of the old BMW K1200RS's. I have a 2001 model myself, big heavy powerful and mostly SMOOTH@@TheMissendenFlyer

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Filming the next Scran in a couple of weeks weather permitting....

Lovely scenery around that part of Mallorca (our spelling of it). I was there back in the late 70's, and I most certainly visited the museum and looked at the cast version of one of Frederic Chopin's hands - seeing those long, slender fingers made me realize better how the heck he was able to play some of those near impossible pieces he created. I rode there in a bus, it took forever and a half, so I can easily see how it was a lot more comfortable and enjoyable on a scooter.

Scootin' around Majorca, sometimes the grass is greener on the other side.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean? Can you elaborate??

@CrapKerouac

8 ай бұрын

@@TheMissendenFlyer The grass is greener on YOUR side. I'm listening to the rain hit the roof. Thanks for the video.

@howardrathbone2120

8 ай бұрын

And on a green bike!😂

Loved watching this on a very soggy morning in November. We love that region of Majorca and I’ve just sold my Vespa GTV300 so could happily imagine how your journey felt. I bought mine in lockdown three years ago and it was my toe back into the water of motorcycling and now have a garage full of litre bikes so the scooter had to go. I always loved riding the scooter around but it’s too nickable in the UK plus needed the space.. We will definitely rent one when we go back now that I’ve watched this 👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Nice one - enjoy!

@davidshardlow4369

8 ай бұрын

Love how your “toe in the water” became a garage full of big bikes in 3 years.. well done!

Having watched several of Scooter in the Sticks videos, I'm really beginning to see the attraction of Vespas.

One of your best , ride to port special ! Thumbs up for sure .

Thanks for that great video .I need a holiday in Majorca now on a Vespa .

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Go for it if you can!

Great to finally see you on a Vespa. I owned a couple of these a few years back and absolutely loved them. I've been hoping to see you try one ever since I've watched your channel. Believe it or not, I've covered more miles in a day on one of these than any other bike I've owned (400+ on more than one occasion). Great bikes...fast enough to keep up with traffic on open roads, with the ability to cut through city traffic like a knife through butter (whilst imagining you're Gregory Peck in Roman holiday), economical, cheap to insure, easy to keep clean and maintain... and timelessly stylish. If I could afford a second bike, this would be what I would own, no question.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Yes - perfect urban (or island) transport....

@GadgetMart

8 ай бұрын

They are ludicrous to insure. My BMW GS is £120 fully comp, I got a quote for a Vespa GTS 300, only one company would insure me and it was £700+ with a clean licence/record

@Maverick-moto

8 ай бұрын

@@GadgetMart Yep, I found exactly the same problem trying to insure a Honda Monkey along with my regular bike - a Honda Fireblade

@garethtemple6242

8 ай бұрын

@GadgetMart I live in rural Suffolk and I paid £93 fully comp on mine three or four years ago.

Nice work Andy.. great to see you and Carol relaxed and enjoying yourselves ☀️

Thanks for sharing with us!

Really enjoyed your video, I’m older (71) and still ride a sport bike but I think a Vespa would be fun for around the city and doing errands and the odd ride into the country.

Myself and the hubby both rented Vespas on Holidays for the week ..the last few year’s Amalfi coast one year and Tuscany the following touring around and sightseeing ..we are both bringing our own Vespa 300 Gts’s this year to Padua and then back later in the year to Barre in the south … we just love it 🥰

Thanks both , just what we needed on a dark wet saturday morning

Love this kind of content where Mrs Flyer is included. Great island! 💕

Looks fab, love the scoot!

Great video. Sometimes, a day out on a scooter can be perfect.

Fantastic! Loved watching this from a grey, soggy Western Sydney, Australia. Brightened up my Sunday morning.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - that was my intention!

Thanks for taking us along on this tour really enjoyed it.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Majorca looks beautiful. Might need to go there!

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

You should!

Excellent vid Andy. Very informative and entertaining, as always. Thankyou👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Graeme - appreciate the comment!

Great day out with you and Carol, we were in Majorca earlier in Sept and loved it! Scooters are a guilty secret!!

A delightful interlude to the wind and floods back home 👍 Scooters are great for getting around the med. Islands 🙂

How lovely was that😊fantastic ❤

I like how you call a scooter a bike, I have a motorcycle and a scooter and if it has two wheels and an engine then it's a bike in my book. Scooter is great commuting in the rain and I ride my inline four when it''s dry.

What a lovely video. We were at Port Val de Mosa some years ago with the family, really nice there and not so many tourists back then. I remember also visiting Port Soller and parked the rental car in a multi story car park where I reversed into a stanchion, caused a lot of amusement with the kids.

Great video Mr and Mrs Flyer, really enjoyed it, thank you

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Lucky man , I love Majorca , great roads and people 👍👍

I can watch these Spanish adventures of yours and your good wife all day long ... Especially on a cold wet day in winter keep them coming

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks - will do...

What a fun little video! What a beautiful place! I love that Vespa Scooter! Looks like you and Carol had a nice time together.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

We sure did - was a good day!

So thrilled to see your Facebook post today about the upcoming tour series, TMF. I won't spoil the surprise for those who haven't seen it, but having lived and ridden motorcycles there for the last 16 years, I'm sure you can understand how excited I am about the upcoming series. Lovely Majorca day trip video too. Your filming, music and editing are really taking the channel to new heights. Many thanks.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Wow - thank you very much!

Great little vlog Mr Flyer. Have visited both Sóller and Port of Sóller on previous visits and must agree they are lovely places. Next trip I will definitely be looking into hiring a Vespa. What a fantastic way to see the island, and yes, the 300 lookes the ideal size to do that with.

I have a Vespa 250 and love it. I use it around town and my Speed Twin out in the countryside. I hardly use my car at all anymore.

Great video. Thanks!

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

That video was very well done !! Great editing and music choice !!

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Lovely tour and tell.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Well done guys. Knew I was going to enjoy that. Good sound, great scenery and some great backing music. Just what we needed after a whole day of rain in Blighty. Top work 👍

Beautiful scenery, well done ✅👍🏽

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks

My fastest bike: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple. My slowest: 1964 Vespa Allstate. I love riding them equally, for different reasons😎. Would love to take my Vespa over there…

Excellent camera work 18:26 Flyer!

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

😘

Great vid. One of your best 👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Big thumbs up !

What a fab watch this was on a wet November evening! I would love to have a Vespa - would complement my GS perfectly for zipping round town 👍

There are times and places where scooters are just the best choice, great video thanks

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Lovely video. We hired a Vespa 300 in Como, Italy. It was great for exploring around the lake. Felt like we were living La dolce vita!

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Very cool!

We pulled into Palma de Mallorca back in my Navy days. It was my first and only visit to any part of Spain. I was just a young pup at the time, so it was my first experience of watching a place totally shutdown (siesta) in the middle of the day. Some of the people with me wanted to see Palm Nova, but regretfully we weren't in port long enough. Looks like I'd forgo that for the Northern area after seeing this. Well done!

Fantastic viewing and yes Mr Flyer you were absolutely correct it certainly cheered up this miserable grey and wet November day here in Manchester. Mostly your video brought back fabulous memories of a geography field trip I went on to Majorca and Soller specifically when I did my geography degree back in '88. Thanks so much.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Oh cool - so glad you saw the video.....

Very nice, thank you !!!

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

Great scenery. Enjoyed the trip with you guys.

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming!

Lovely vid, thank you both. Up until a year ago we lived on the edge of Greater London. I used a litre bike to travel into London when I could/had to. Unfortunately my wife wouldn't get on the back of it. Ever. So in 2018 I bought a Vespa Sei Giorni which is basically the same as the GTS just a slightly different front end. She happily sat on the back of that so we often used it to travel into town for gigs etc and also nice weekend trips into the countryside. The big bike did very little for 3 years until we moved to the Wiltshire/Somerset borders and since, the Vespa has had very little to do. I don't think I could bring myself to sell it though, such a great little machine.

Well done guys perfect mode of transport on those tight corners. And excellent to see both wearing proper kit better to be safe.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

I had no idea Majorca was such a beautiful island thanks for a super film. Must show my wife this one so we can put it on our visit list. Love the colour of the Scooter, reminds me of a similar one Triumph did on the tank of (I think) the T100 (two tone with cream)

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Yes that's the colour! ....and yes, do show the Mrs, gret place to explore on two wheels....

Fabulous, can’t wait for the summer already 😎

@TheMissendenFlyer

5 ай бұрын

Same here!

Beautiful. Thank you both so much for brining us along. The cold damp grey settling in here in Ct wet leaves still hiding on the roads to watch for. Cuts into riding time

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Right, great job, well done, you just put another place on my ever growing list of places to visit. 😵‍💫 Absolutely beautiful! 🤗

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video 👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit - delighted you enjoyed it!

Me and my girlfriend rode round Lake Garda on a vespa. 125!! Proper little Italian adventure. Great fun albeit a little scary in parts. Two up, me in the driving seat

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

Great video on what really is a "dreary November day" (to put it mildly) - it really has brightened my day. Love that so many of the comments are from us blokes planning to show the video to our wives - you're not just doing tourist information videos, but relationship counselling, too!

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Excellent news!

That's a nice little travelogue, guys! Good on you for doing it. The only Vespa I've owned was a '58 model (?), back in 1962, a Douglas-built 125 with the gears on the left twistgrip and a dual-seat; it took a little getting used-to but was fine around town. It was replaced in '63 by a new Jawa 250.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Very cool!

Fantastic video, kudos to Mrs Flyer and yourself! Cunningly timed as well as it is perfectly suited to contrast an absolutely dreadful November day.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Yes that part of my planning worked a treat!

What a great video and a lovely island. Perfect territory for a Vespa 👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Thanks for cheering up a miserable November day

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

That was my intent when I made this =- so glad it worked in your case!

Great video as per usual and great you make time to do videos like this plus making me miss my gts300 lol

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching and stopping by Ashley.....

Really nice video, TMF! Beautiful place for sure.

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Twist & rip scooters are ideal for zooming around islands like Majorca & do just as they oughta . A I25 would do the job ,but a 300 job will pull two up better & especially for the hills . A bit different from when I used to visit the place & have to settle for a pedal & pop moped ,no helmet next to no brakes & dressed in T shirt ,jeans & beach shoes . The place has changed a lot ,since I used to go there in the 1970 ‘s ,gone up market ,many of the hotels have been renovated & changed names . Resorts & airport has expanded & loads of new roads , they got all that bunce the EU shafted out of us . I prefer the Spanish islands to the Mainland ,they have a nice mellow cool vibe about them . Last time I was there ,I saw a big Kawasaki Z three up ,an olive skinned bikini clad beauty piloting it ,a very lucky bloke in the middle & another bikini clad beauty hanging half off the pillion seat . There was a Spanish cop on traffic duty , he just waved them past , I bet that wouldn’t happen now . Nice vid 👍

nice one both really enjoyed that

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear!

Did the same thing 4 weeks ago, flew from Alicante €32 rtn. The Vespa is a great little scooter and perfect for Majorca. 😎👍

Great video. I love Mallorca. I've been there a couple of times and done a lot of cycling. The last time in 2019 I rode from Andratx to Port de Pollenca along the north coast roads. So I've ridden some of the roads in this vlog and it was bloody tough. I wish I'd been on your Vespa!!!

Stunning island vesper looked cool and perfect for the island keep up the great vids Andy 👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

So glad you done this small test on the Vespa, I started riding on one these many moons ago, over the years I have had many bikes including a couple of Harleys, Suzuki's and Yamahas. A couple of months ago I said to my other half I would still like to do the ride that I dream I had at age 15! Take a Vespa all the way to Italy. 70 now and finally retired and there does not seem to be a problem two up judging by your video, so I have to do this! :)

@TheMissendenFlyer

5 ай бұрын

That will be quite a trip! Enjoy…

One of your best yet. I love the travel videos and local info. It was like a Missenden Flyer meets Freddie Dobbs video. Keep up the good work 👍🥂

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Well done; an episode that would make Richy Vida proud!

Lovely place Majorca, nice way to do it as well. Last time i rode a Vespa though it was a 50cc back in the early 80’s . A 3 speed twist grip affair wearing a green fish tail Parker with a target on the back. Happy days 😊

It's cold and rainy in the Pacific Northwest of the USA where I live, and I now have a goal to rent a Vespa GTS300 and ride it around Majorca to replicate your trip. Great video! 🙂

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Nice one!

Nice. Thanks for the introduction (for me at least) to Majorca. Cheers Andy & Carol

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Really enjoyed accompanying you on your trip round this part of Mallorca!! Even more grist to my mill that ten million cc behemoths are not necessary to have fun. The new 1300 GS is giving me a real headache at the moment - was on one the other day & fell in love, but later thinking why? (especially having having priced it up as 25k€ in the spec I want). Anyway - Mallorca is fantastic - I would like to to see one of you 'youtube' bods' over here on the mainland - the area of 'Levante' - Valencia etc - spectacular - the area from Gerona to Almeria (provinces). Anyone who wants to know about this area can give me a shout & I'll give some ideas😀

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Yes I love riding in Spain too - I need to get back asap!

Great place Soller. Hiked up that hill, great walk. The smell of smoke in the villages in the evenings is nostalgic.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Yes - particularly if you go this time of year when the tourists have gone and the smoke hangs in the town.....

👍 Great video, hopefully your busy editing to bring us the delights of the Japanese tour.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

I am still - and have been all day.......

Nice review👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

A friend of mine who is a subscriber to your channel sent me your video! Just watched and it's fab! I've lived here for 18+ years and haven't been brave enough to ride a scooter! But this looks easy enough and the best way to get around the mountain villages as the parking is terrible!

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

Yes - you don't need to tell me about the parking!!

That took me back.....those mountain roads are fun.....not so much in Winter when they can get pretty misty.....

Great vid guys 😊 and lovely bike.. Pete

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

What a lovely trip, really balance video. Not to much riding, not to much walking and what a lovely Scooter. And look like you love the trip.

Thank you so much.

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Beautiful 😊 💯 with you on.the coffee ice-cream 😁

Ah, Majorca, love that place. I recall having a lovely Tapa lunch on the square in Soller while we were there last April. 25 degrees and blue skies. I think we were there about the same time as you this year, weather was a bit weird but still gorgeous. ☀️

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Lovely when we were there.....

Went 3 years running for a weeks cycling. 3days in hills around 75mile. 2 days 100mile. And a rest day on hired motorbike. February. Nice 20 ish deg weather and quiet😊 when you lift seat there are 2 little spigots on rim of seat pan which you can put helmet strap on and it traps helmet when you close the seat. Very usefull

Hi Andy and Mrs flyer. Brilliant vlog. i didn't realise how lovely the island is. i have been to Mallorca but the touristy bit only. impressed with the Vespa too

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Port de Soller is where it's at!

Mailorca is a beautiful place, I had the chance to visit it many years ago. Lots of tourists from the UK and Germany. I had a wonderful time there.

@TheMissendenFlyer

3 ай бұрын

I was back there last weekend, beautiful inb the sunshine.....

Great Video, lovejoy the vespa.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

All that sunshine marvellous something we all need

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

Wish I had it now!

Hi Carole and Andy, what a fantastic video. Brought back great memories of a family holiday in the hills just outside Valldemossa overlooking the road down to the coastal village. You’ve inspired me to go back and this time to hire a Vespa 🛵👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

7 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

I really enjoy watching your foreign exploits, good for the morale of the Missenden troops. I think my better half would love one of those Vespas too. I will show her the vid, see what she thinks of it. Thank you Andy.

As I sit watching the pouring rain, I was imagining the scent of the trees and the warmth. I used to have a Vespa GTS 300 super hpe a couple of years ago, great little bike, plenty of poke off the line too and handles really well for a scooter. The only thing they don’t really like is potholes with the small wheels. You might wonder why it needs traction control, well imagine riding it on a wet cobbled road 😳 same goes for the abs. Even my SH125 Honda has traction control now with half the power for the same reason (apparently they’re big sellers in Italy) Great vid to brighten up a wet dark November day, well done Andy.

@TheMissendenFlyer

8 ай бұрын

Thank you - glad to help!

I've had three scooters in the past all Suzuki Burgman, two 400's and one 650. They are very nice, big and powerful...Galveston bike week is going on here now, thousands of Motorcycles in the area and on the island...