New Stella Automatic - Let the fun begin

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:17 pm

A few stock shots. Had dealer replace tires.

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:24 pm

Front reflectors and Stella logos off. Do the reflectors on the rear bumper pull off or unscrew off?

Took off the fake spare cover to paint it. Satin Silver to match the rims and CVT? Or Satin Black to match the undercarriage? What do you think?

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:54 pm

Looks fantastic!

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:40 am

For a new bike it looks nice. But since I am not a fan of the Stella look, this is so sparse looking. Definitely needs some bling. And if you do end up painting those covers, might I suggest a two tone look.

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:21 pm

To each their own, Roughhouses are not my thing.

I'm referring to the plastic spare tire cover, not the cowls. I painted it silver and take a photo and see how it looks, otherwise I'll paint it black.

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:08 pm

Down the road I could see swapping with someone that had another color of Stella for a two tone look (I would go red myself!)

The glossy black is really nice. I can't wait to hear more subjective reviews.

RoaringTodd · Post by **RoaringTodd** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:13 pm

Is the faux spare wheel cover really necessary? Can it be run without the cover in place?

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:25 pm

I'm sure you could run it without it, at least on a dry day, but it does shield a bunch of electronics, including the battery, so I put it back on. It's fully silver now and seems to blend in well with the wheels and contrast nicely with the 'black'.

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:05 am

After seeing it in place it does give it a two tone look. Definitely stick with the silver, it goes with the current color scheme and looks factory done.

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:56 pm

The front reflectors are glued on and if left out in the sun they will fall off. The back ones are screwed in to the bumper....

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:21 pm

Those white walls are SWEET. Definitely an item on my radar now.

ankdworak · Post by **ankdworak** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:58 pm

Are those the K62 Continentals that you have on the Stella?
She sure is a beautiful looking scoot. I'm half tempted to trade in my 08 Stella for the new Stellauto.

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:32 pm

A custom seat cover from Cheeky Seats.

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:33 pm

a close-up of the sparkles in the new black paint

jrstone · Post by **jrstone** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:26 pm

That seat cover looks fantastic along with the whitewalls.

listless · Post by **listless** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:12 pm

Looking great! All of it.

I had no idea the paint was so sparkly

(makes me miss my whitewalls even more)

DariaSen · Post by **DariaSen** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:29 pm

That seat cover is perfect! Such a classy ride.

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:30 pm

ankdworak wrote:Are those the K62 Continentals that you have on the Stella?
She sure is a beautiful looking scoot. I'm half tempted to trade in my 08 Stella for the new Stellauto.

Yes, they are. From Scootworks.com

That seat cover is perfect! Such a classy ride.

Thanks, was actually looking for a Burberry plaid and this was the best I could do that was waterproof and not from China….Suzy from Cheeky Seats is great!

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:48 am

clayjo wrote:
ankdworak wrote:Are those the K62 Continentals that you have on the Stella?
Yes, they are. From Scootworks.com

I just looked at the price for those; about $100 each - OUCH! That strikes me as steep for such teeny little tires. Now… how to convince the wife I'll simply die without them?

clayjo · Post by **clayjo** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 4:04 am

$156 at scooterworks delivered for my pair.

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:26 pm

clayjo wrote:$156 at scooterworks delivered for my pair.

Oh, lol, you wrote "scootworks" which is actually a website that has them. I should've guessed you really meant "scooterworks". Ok then, good, $156 shipped sounds a little more reasonable.

StellaFelL.A. · Post by **StellaFelL.A.** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:54 pm

I like what I see.

BuddyLicious · Post by **BuddyLicious** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:53 pm

Oh so Beautiful! One thing I would think about is switching out the tail light cover to something not so big.Or at least a black screen covering.

Just a thought as we all have our own unique taste.

I'm jealous!

Tim

1.21 Jigawatts!! · Post by **1.21 Jigawatts!!** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 4:34 pm

That looks fantastic! I didn't realize the spare tire cover protected anything. I took mine off yesterday. Now I might paint it black with some of that specifically-for-plastic spray paint and reattach. I bet the auto is nice, and that you do not have a huge blister on the inside of your thumb right now.

Kingundswing · Post by **Kingundswing** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:23 pm

I took mine off as well. Only had one drenching ride but reconsidering the
paint option. Thanks.

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