Does it have a catalytical converter?
If so, you might want to use the opportunity to upgrade the exhaust to a sports exhaust (give you a little more push in the lower revs). Don't go for the extreme ones though. Not every part of the world sells unleaded. Although your bike won't break from running leaded, your catalytical converter will. It will slowly clog up and have negative performance effects. Check with a scooter forum, your dealer, or a forum or club specific for that brand/model, for any issues that might arise from dropping the catalytical converter. Some bikes with tons of electronics need some specific exhausts to function properly. There is undoubtedly an exhaust that would work for leaded conditions and your scooter.
A couple in my club went on a trip Around Norway this summer on a vintage Vespa, with full camping gear and everything... it can be done! You might want to get some non-chrome luggage racks and have them modified/strengthened to carry an aluminum transport box (roomier than those Givi boxes). Being able to secure most of your stuff on the bike is a relief. The original racks are not strong enough for heavy loads on uneven surfaces, this as most allmosts hang in free air behind the bike. You ought to make some support structure to the rack.
I am having my whole rack made from scratch... but this can get a bit expensive. Modifying off the shelf racks for your scooter might be possible, and often they can be found quite cheap.
If you don't wantto spend the money and energy on the aluminum case and the strengthened rack, I once saw a guy successfully mount two GIVI cases on top of each other and is concidering a third (he got them real cheap second hand). I must say though that he is one of those really really odd men, borderpoint frightening.
You should also beef up your suspension with the best there is (or you can afford) and bring the original rear shock absorber as a spare (you will be carrying lots of weight).
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