Genuine tells public early about new bikes

oryx · Post by **oryx** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:31 pm

yes, i placed an order for the blackjack this weekend... estimated arrival is january or maybe sooner.

the dealers have a nice full color info sheet for both the black jack and ecobuddy. so if you are interested i would definitely stop by your dealer and pick one up.

the blackjack msrp is $3499 and ecobuddy is $2699. they both come with 2 yr warranty and 2 yr roadside assistance.

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:38 pm

I wonder if the road side assistance is extended for the standard buddy's if you buy one of the 2009 models. Maybe, maybe not. But I dont see any reason why paying the same price for a eco, vs paying the same price for a buddy 125 wouldnt give you an extra year's worth.

Post by **polianarchy** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:11 pm

From what I understand, all 2009 Genuine scooters will come with 2 year warranty & 2 year roadside assistance.

BuddyLicious · Post by **BuddyLicious** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:39 pm

oryx wrote:yes, i placed an order for the blackjack this weekend... estimated arrival is january or maybe sooner.

the dealers have a nice full color info sheet for both the black jack and ecobuddy. so if you are interested i would definitely stop by your dealer and pick one up.

the blackjack msrp is $3499 and ecobuddy is $2699. they both come with 2 yr warranty and 2 yr roadside assistance.

Oryx,
Cool,I'm excited for you.Hopefullly the blackjack will be here in January,with no delays.I know I can't wait to start hearing from new blackjack owners, once they get them and get a riding.Finally,does the blackjack come with the playing cards(graphics) on em? Just curious.

oryx · Post by **oryx** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:07 pm

thanks, buddylicious. we are total newbs to scootering, and are excited about it. don't even mind the wait, bc it gives us lots of time to shop for gear and take the msf course beforehand.

i don't think it has the playing cards graphic on the front fender anymore, it doesn't seem to have it pictured on the flyer.

i don't know if all the 2009s have 2 yr free roadside, i just know it did mention it on the eco and blackjack's info sheet, and since i wasnt interested in a regular buddy, i didn't ask about it on them.

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:35 pm

Turns out the playing card vinyl graphics was just a photoshop Dave at metro scooter had done. The bike itself doesnt have any special graphics on the fender.

peabody99 · Post by **peabody99** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:20 am

love the 2year assistance. I guess they crunched the numbers and found the Bud's were pretty darn reliable. Chances are if there are some duds in the Buddy, they show up quickly and get resolved so there is not much loss in the second year

tekrek · Post by **tekrek** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:28 pm

A Blackjack with a Buddy front black wire basket would be sobadass. I would fianally end all the discussion of how the red Buddy is the fastest.

Quo Vadimus · Post by **Quo Vadimus** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:59 pm

I think I'd rather have 1.9 years of roadside assistance and an rsa company that sent information to clients on time...

olhogrider · Post by **olhogrider** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:46 pm

I wonder if the Stella will get a 2 year warranty now? Can't get them here anyway. One of the reasons I bought a Buddy was the warranty. Not that I hope to use it, but that Genuine is betting I won't need it. This site and Alex's adventures are what put me over the top. I bought it before I ever rode it.

Interesting that Andretti (Mario) is offering a 3 year warranty on mainland Chinese scoots now. All they need now is a dealer network and fan base like this

mattgordon · Post by **mattgordon** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:16 am

olhogrider wrote:I wonder if the Stella will get a 2 year warranty now? Can't get them here anyway. One of the reasons I bought a Buddy was the warranty. Not that I hope to use it, but that Genuine is betting I won't need it. This site and Alex's adventures are what put me over the top. I bought it before I ever rode it.

Interesting that Andretti (Mario) is offering a 3 year warranty on mainland Chinese scoots now. All they need now is a dealer network and fan base like this

What Stella? Are they even producing them anymore for sale anywhere? I thought the last batch of 200 some-odd, was just that the last batch.

They had a 1 year warranty and NO Roadside. A manual 2-T is too much to warranty for 2 years.

Neducati · Post by **Neducati** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:31 am

mattgordon wrote:What Stella? Are they even producing them anymore for sale anywhere? I thought the last batch of 200 some-odd, was just that the last batch.

Yes, but not for sale in California. I saw a bunch of new 2009 Stellas at a dealership in New Haven, CT last weekend. Different grips and headlight and nicer paintwork, but otherwise the same.

nissanman · Post by **nissanman** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:46 am

Mechanicsburg to New Haven? What brings you to CT? It can't be the lack of traffic around Yale can it?

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:20 am

mattgordon wrote:
olhogrider wrote:I wonder if the Stella will get a 2 year warranty now? Can't get them here anyway. One of the reasons I bought a Buddy was the warranty. Not that I hope to use it, but that Genuine is betting I won't need it. This site and Alex's adventures are what put me over the top. I bought it before I ever rode it.

Interesting that Andretti (Mario) is offering a 3 year warranty on mainland Chinese scoots now. All they need now is a dealer network and fan base like this
What Stella? Are they even producing them anymore for sale anywhere? I thought the last batch of 200 some-odd, was just that the last batch.

They had a 1 year warranty and NO Roadside. A manual 2-T is too much to warranty for 2 years.

Yeah, Vespa Portland has them all the time, they've just gotten the '09 Stella as well.

mattgordon · Post by **mattgordon** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:09 am

Kaos wrote:
mattgordon wrote:
olhogrider wrote:I wonder if the Stella will get a 2 year warranty now? Can't get them here anyway. One of the reasons I bought a Buddy was the warranty. Not that I hope to use it, but that Genuine is betting I won't need it. This site and Alex's adventures are what put me over the top. I bought it before I ever rode it.

Interesting that Andretti (Mario) is offering a 3 year warranty on mainland Chinese scoots now. All they need now is a dealer network and fan base like this
What Stella? Are they even producing them anymore for sale anywhere? I thought the last batch of 200 some-odd, was just that the last batch.

They had a 1 year warranty and NO Roadside. A manual 2-T is too much to warranty for 2 years.
Yeah, Vespa Portland has them all the time, they've just gotten the '09 Stella as well.

Dang that sucks....for us Cahleefornians!

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:23 am

mattgordon wrote:
Kaos wrote:
mattgordon wrote: What Stella? Are they even producing them anymore for sale anywhere? I thought the last batch of 200 some-odd, was just that the last batch.

They had a 1 year warranty and NO Roadside. A manual 2-T is too much to warranty for 2 years.
Yeah, Vespa Portland has them all the time, they've just gotten the '09 Stella as well.
Dang that sucks....for us Cahleefornians!

It's been widely rumored that Genuine and LML are working on a 4-stroke, 50-state Stella. The specs are unknown; rumors were that there'd be an automatic with a 200/250cc PGO engine. We've since learned LML has developed a 4-stroke 150 for its manual scooters.

Neducati · Post by **Neducati** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:39 pm

nissanman wrote:Mechanicsburg to New Haven? What brings you to CT? It can't be the lack of traffic around Yale can it?

Funny! I bought a new leftover 2007 Vespa GT200 from New Haven Powersports on eBay a couple weeks ago and was up there to pick it up. What a great scooter and motorcycle shop. Nice people and HUGE inventory of Vespas, Piaggio, Genuine and Kymco scooters, Aprilia motorcycles and scooters, and other Japanese bikes.

mhardgrove · Post by **mhardgrove** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:39 am

Anyone know anything about the EFI system of the Eco-Buddy? Will it use any sort of o2 sensor or of any odd differences between the Carb vs EFI 125 motors? I personally could care less about the Eco aspect, but I wonder about EFI and the use of a Prima pipe? Sorry if this has been asked before, I'm considering a EFI upgrade and wonder if it will be worth it.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:34 pm

mhardgrove wrote:Anyone know anything about the EFI system of the Eco-Buddy? Will it use any sort of o2 sensor or of any odd differences between the Carb vs EFI 125 motors? I personally could care less about the Eco aspect, but I wonder about EFI and the use of a Prima pipe? Sorry if this has been asked before, I'm considering a EFI upgrade and wonder if it will be worth it.

All the info I've seen describes it as a "closed loop EFI" which would mean that it uses O2 sensors. That being said, it should actually be fairly easy to drill a pipe and use the EFI system on a regular buddy.