ran across this article...
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/2 ... /140829658
stellas across america
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Nice article. On the 2012 CBR Team Scooter Trash ran it for Surfers for Autism. We figured...what the heck...we're going to run this anyway...might as well raise some money for a charity.
I got a late start setting it up from Ramallah but we still managed to raise about $3K.
I got a late start setting it up from Ramallah but we still managed to raise about $3K.
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Doesn't sound to bad of a pot for what sounds like an Almost last minute idea....think of how much more with a year to plan!
BTW, how'd the Stella's run/ handle it?
BTW, how'd the Stella's run/ handle it?
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We had a 4T on this year's Cannonball and it did GREAT. Even as a 4T owner, I was impressed and amazed. Granted, it ran pretty slow in the mountains. And Steve didn't push his scoot as hard as many of us. He's a much more patient sort, I guess. He just cruised along at a comfortable speed and took his time.EvilNerdLord wrote:Doesn't sound to bad of a pot for what sounds like an Almost last minute idea....think of how much more with a year to plan!
BTW, how'd the Stella's run/ handle it?
Maintenance-wise, I think he swapped his tires and did two oil changes. He did very little prep.
He was also on the stock seat, which is just nuts.
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I did a hundred mile loop a few weeks ago and even though the stock seat is fine for all my grocery getting-errand running-jaunting about town riding....that trip got...painful, and had to make breaks frequently, but the SOM recommends stopping every hour anyway, so it worked fine.ericalm wrote:We had a 4T on this year's Cannonball and it did GREAT. Even as a 4T owner, I was impressed and amazed. Granted, it ran pretty slow in the mountains. And Steve didn't push his scoot as hard as many of us. He's a much more patient sort, I guess. He just cruised along at a comfortable speed and took his time.EvilNerdLord wrote:Doesn't sound to bad of a pot for what sounds like an Almost last minute idea....think of how much more with a year to plan!
BTW, how'd the Stella's run/ handle it?
Maintenance-wise, I think he swapped his tires and did two oil changes. He did very little prep.
He was also on the stock seat, which is just nuts.
BTW, are there upgrade seats for a 4T out yet?
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You could try swapping on a seat made for a Vespa Rally. They had a humped fuel tank as well and the seat design is relatively interchangeable with the Vespa P/PX line, from which the Stella is derived.
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Seven mopeds ...that's still manageable...
Seriously...I've lost count...
Seven mopeds ...that's still manageable...