Modern Buddy

Ok... its not like no one has seen a completely stock red Stella on MB... but here is mine anyway

Loaded up at Riverside Rides (thanks Yvonne!!!) http://www.riversiderides.com/
Highly recommended if you are within a few hundred miles of them
I know... the outside of the building does not look like much... but the inside is done up & its the people, not the building, that make the difference.


Stopped at my place in Wisconsin for the night so I ran over to the lake


Back at the "cabin"


Ready for the 244 mile drive home


Sunset ride after making it back home

did you do the manditory new stella owner wheelie infront of the shop

Looks good. Why did you have to go all the way up to Green Bay for it?

(in my best Austin powers impression ) "that's right sexy."

WTG Lemont! Lookin good.

jmkjr72 wrote:did you do the manditory new stella owner wheelie infront of the shop

Yep... I was NOT ready for the torque, gave it a little gas, let the clutch out and holy crap!

By mandatory did you mean "its a rule every new ower should do one because Stellas rock"
or
"mandatory because no one thinks they will jump like that the first time they ride one"

BootScootin'FireFighter wrote:Looks good. Why did you have to go all the way up to Green Bay for it?

Price + I wanted a 2T & not many left in Chicago area + price + I wanted a red & the only Red around here is at scooterworks + price

Edit - not that I have any problem with scooterworks... they just were not willing to deal as much as the dealers outside the area

Very nice SL.

(I don't want to pick at old scabs, but how's the Rattler?)

I had to Google it to see if Stella's were Genuine aka PGO here in Australia or made by Vespa as there's a Black Vespa I see around town quite often that looks very similar. You can see it parked on the left of Henry in my Worldwide Scooter Tag photo of the Post Office Clock Tower posted earlier today 28/6/2010 or on my blog at http://ynot60.com/2010/04/26/scooter-spotting/

Yeah its a bone stock Stella...but its YOUR bone stock Stella!

Sweet looking scooter! Welcome to the classic side!

Tony McGurk wrote:I had to Google it to see if Stella's were Genuine aka PGO here in Australia or made by Vespa as there's a Black Vespa I see around town quite often that looks very similar. You can see it parked on the left of Henry in my Worldwide Scooter Tag photo of the Post Office Clock Tower posted earlier today 28/6/2010 or on my blog at http://ynot60.com/2010/04/26/scooter-spotting/

In your neck of the woods a Stella is known as a Belladonna

The rattler is an 06 that I bought new in spring of 08
Now i just need to get that back on the road and sold before the end of summer

Syd wrote:Very nice SL.

(I don't want to pick at old scabs, but how's the Rattler?)

BuddyRaton wrote: In your neck of the woods a Stella is known as a Belladonna

I just wish they'd call things by the same name the world over, it would make things a lot easier

Very cool. Can't wait to have one of my own.

Belladonna - It's Australian for scooter, mate!


Tony since you live down under... you might not get that... here in the states, Fosters ran an ad campaign with the tag line "Fosters - It's Australian for beer, mate!"

Tony McGurk wrote:I had to Google it to see if Stella's were Genuine aka PGO here in Australia or made by Vespa

But to answer the question you really didn't ask... most Genuines are PGOs here in the states... but not the Stella which is a LML from inda
It is pretty much, a Vespa PX150

The details (more or less) are here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_(scooter)

OK Thanks for the explanation Scootlemont, everything is clear now....
I think..

Tony McGurk wrote:I just wish they'd call things by the same name the world over, it would make things a lot easier

It's a good idea, but who knows, stella could mean 'old, slow, ugly woman' in Mongolia or something. Like using the (onetime?) UK term for cigarettes in the US; fags just doesn't translate well here!

Fag doesn't translate well here in Oz either
Here it is in a sentence to give it more meaning. ie "I've just been for a ride on my wife's pink scooter & now I feel like a fag.

I strongly recommend putting on a Sito+ exhaust. Cheap excellent way to get more of your Stella's potential!

Tony McGurk wrote:Fag doesn't translate well here in Oz either
Here it is in a sentence to give it more meaning. ie "I've just been for a ride on my wife's pink scooter & now I feel like a fag.

yeah... had a women I know (from Belgium) ask me If I wanted to go out and share a fag..... talk about taking a double take

dwayneed wrote:I strongly recommend putting on a Sito+ exhaust. Cheap excellent way to get more of your Stella's potential!

Thanks for the tip... I will put it on my "wish list"
dont plan on doing a lot before next summer... but I do need to get a rack since I already have a top case (not that i will leave it on all the time, just when I need to haul paperwork for work)

I strongly suggest pulling off the regular mirrors and getting a legshield mirror, just because it looks effin' awesome!

ScootLemont wrote:

dwayneed wrote:I strongly recommend putting on a Sito+ exhaust. Cheap excellent way to get more of your Stella's potential!

Thanks for the tip... I will put it on my "wish list"
dont plan on doing a lot before next summer... but I do need to get a rack since I already have a top case (not that i will leave it on all the time, just when I need to haul paperwork for work)

I would break it in first.

People break in in different ways but I like the old fashioned vary speed, don't hammer it method. All it takes is a few nice easy rides and it gives you a chance to get used to it before pushing it hard!

yeah... I will break it all the way in before I mess with it much...
Like I said, no big plans for the rest of this year

I really get a kick out of how you can take just about any photo of a Stella, make it black & white & then the photo looks like it is from 1968

Got my rack from scooterworks (FREE shipping this month!)



I know... vintage style scoot with moder top case but it allows me to use the scoot for work & it comes off in 2 seconds when I dont need it
I do think it looks better than the case did on my Rattler - it looked pretty BIG on the back of that scooter

Rotate those mirrors forward just a bit and you'll have a better chance of seeing something other than your manly shoulders.

yeah... hangin' out with the biker crowd at the local waterin' hole on a hot day....
yep, thats how I roll

What is the grey half round thing hanging out from under the left rear wheel fender. My wife said maybe it's a spare tyre carrier

Yep

Ha! Do you wear your black leather vest and chaps with fringe?

Nothing says biker like fringe!

yeah... all the Stellas (& Vespa PX) have them.
I am not a scooter history buff... but I assume it helps balance the motor which is hanging off the opposite side.

Tony McGurk wrote:What is the grey half round thing hanging out from under the left rear wheel fender. My wife said maybe it's a spare tyre carrier

yeah... whats up with bikers & fringe?
Fringe says "stripper" to me or maybe "stripper cowgirl"... not biker

Syd wrote:Ha! Do you wear your black leather vest and chaps with fringe?

Nothing says biker like fringe!

Garage cleaning day


Any my father in law is up visiting from FLA - he is ready to tear up the town

ScootLemont wrote: Any my father in law is up visiting from FLA - he is ready to tear up the town

awesome!

Just got to looking at the photos and came across your new Stella – Very nice!
I was wondering why earlier this year you were asking about how to trailer a scooter.

rajron wrote:Just got to looking at the photos and came across your new Stella – Very nice!
I was wondering why earlier this year you were asking about how to trailer a scooter.

thanks
& yep... had to trailer it from a couple hundred miles away
thanks for the help