Is the Vespa GTS still a 300?

Not any more. Vespa's current Euro 5+ range replaced the GTS 300 with the GTS 310, which uses a 310cc engine making about 24.7 hp. Most people still search for it as the GTS 300, and dealers often still say 300, but the bike you can buy new today is the 310. UK recommended retail prices run from 6,605 pounds for the base GTS 310 up to 7,205 pounds for the 80th Anniversary edition. A used GTS 300 is a different, older machine with a 278cc engine.

Which is faster, the Honda Forza 350 or the Vespa GTS 310?

The Honda Forza 350. It makes about 28.8 hp from its 330cc engine against roughly 24.7 hp from the Vespa's 310cc, so it has a clear edge on faster roads and dual carriageways. The Vespa is not slow and is more than quick enough for city and suburban work, but if your commute involves sustained higher speeds the Honda is the more relaxed machine to do it on.

Which is easier to handle, the Forza 350 or the Vespa GTS 310?

The Vespa, and by a bigger margin than most comparisons admit. It weighs about 163 kg against roughly 186 kg for the Forza - a 23 kg difference, which is the single biggest number separating these two scooters. That weight is what you feel paddling backwards out of a parking space, filtering at walking pace, or holding the bike upright at a camber. The Honda's seat is fractionally lower at 780 mm against 790 mm, but the Vespa's lightness matters more day to day.

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Honda Forza 350 vs Vespa GTS 310: Which Should You Buy?

First, a correction almost every comparison online still gets wrong: the Vespa GTS 300 is not the current bike. Vespa's Euro 5+ range replaced it with the GTS 310, and that is what you will find in a showroom today. With that sorted, this is the classic head-versus-heart choice in the A2 scooter class - and the number that actually decides it is not price or power. It is 23 kg.

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Honda Forza 350330cc · 28.8hp · £5,999

The commuting machine. More power, more weather protection, a lower seat, and £600 cheaper. Buy this if the scooter is a tool for getting somewhere and you want the journey to be quick and dry.

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Vespa GTS 310310cc · 24.7hp · from £6,605

The icon, and a genuinely lighter machine. Pressed-steel monocoque body, eighty years of design lineage, and 23 kg less to wrestle at walking pace. Buy this if you want to enjoy owning it, not just riding it.

Specs head to head

	Honda Forza 350	Vespa GTS 310
Engine	330cc single	310cc single
Power	~28.8 hp (21.5 kW)	~24.7 hp
Wet weight	~186 kg	~163 kg
Seat height	780 mm	790 mm
Price (UK RRP)	£5,999 OTR	from £6,605
Body	Plastic panels over a steel frame	Pressed-steel monocoque
Licence	A2	A2
Best for	Faster commutes, weather, value	City agility, style, ownership pride

Prices verified against Honda UK and Vespa UK published figures. The Vespa range runs £6,605 (GTS 310) to £7,205 (310 80th), with Super, SuperSport and SuperTech trims in between - so the gap to the Honda widens if you want the nicer Vespa. Both are European-market machines; specs and prices vary by market and dealer.

The 23 kg nobody mentions

Scooter comparisons obsess over power and price, and in this pairing both point at the Honda. But go and lift each bike off its stand and the story changes. At roughly 163 kg the Vespa is about 23 kg lighter than the 186 kg Forza - the weight of a large suitcase, permanently removed from every low-speed moment you will have.

That matters most exactly where scooters spend their lives. Reversing out of a tight bay on a slope, filtering at walking pace between stationary cars, holding the bike up at an awkward camber at a junction, or heaving it onto the centre stand at the end of the day. If you are a shorter or lighter rider, or you are nervous about dropping it, 23 kg is worth more to you than 4 hp - and it is the reason a Vespa often suits a hesitant urban rider better than the numbers suggest.

Where the Forza 350 wins

Getting places. The extra power tells on dual carriageways and faster A-roads where the Vespa is working harder, and the Honda's larger bodywork and adjustable screen keep far more weather off you - a real consideration if you ride year-round rather than on dry evenings. It is also the cheaper machine by about £600 against the base Vespa, and more against the trims most people actually buy. The seat is 10 mm lower too.

If your honest answer to "what is this for?" is a 30-minute commute in British or northern European weather, the Forza is the better tool and it is not especially close.

Where the Vespa GTS 310 wins

Everything that is not a stopwatch. The steel monocoque body is the reason a Vespa feels and sounds different from a plastic-panelled scooter, and it is why they hold their value and their looks in a way rivals do not. It is lighter, more wieldy in traffic, and it is the only scooter here that anyone will comment on when you park it.

That is not a frivolous reason to buy. A machine you enjoy looking at is one you actually ride, and a scooter that gets used four times a week is worth far more than a more capable one that stays under a cover.

Which should you buy?

Buy the Honda Forza 350 if this is transport. Faster, drier, cheaper, lower - it wins on every practical axis and will do a long, wet commute with less complaint than anything else at the price.

Buy the Vespa GTS 310 if the riding is mostly urban and you want the object as much as the journey. You are paying roughly £600 more for less power - and getting 23 kg less bike to manage, a body that will still look good in ten years, and something you will be pleased to own. Just buy the current 310 knowingly, and if a dealer offers you a "GTS 300" at a keen price, check whether it is old stock or a used bike.

Neither is a mistake. Be honest about how much of your riding is genuinely fast road versus city crawl, and go and sit on both - the weight difference is obvious in ten seconds and no spec table conveys it.

Still not sure which fits you?

The right call depends on your height and confidence at walking pace, how fast your roads really are, your budget once gear and insurance are counted, and whether an A2 scooter is the right machine for you at all. Tell the MyMoto advisor about yourself in your own words - it weighs all of that, including the regret risks most comparisons skip, asks only what matters, and builds your free personal report in a few minutes of chat.

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MyMoto is an early beta. Always verify current specs, pricing, licence rules, insurance, and local availability before buying any scooter. Prices shown are UK recommended retail figures published by Honda and Vespa and vary by market, trim and dealer offer.

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