a new stellarite has appeared!

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:40 am

just shook hands on a 2008 tangerine stella with 400 miles on it! glad to be part of the group! had a blast test driving it! cant wait to ride it as my own! thanks for all the info yall put up on here...it really increased my fascination and desire for the stella and now i will have one! ill put up a pic with me on it when i get it!

squidsie · Post by **squidsie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:03 am

congratulations! cant wait to see the pics!

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:41 pm

Mine is an 09 Tangerine ...Congrats!

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:09 am

viney266 wrote:Mine is an 09 Tangerine ...Congrats!

funny you say that, b/c mine has an interesting story about it that the guy told me tonite when i went to pick it up. apparently the dealer he bought it from took off the glove box from my scooter to put in another scooter. genuine then sent him another glove box. on the inside of the glove box it says 2009 yet it is a 2008! and genuine knew about it when the guy who sold me the scooter called them up. so i can pretend like i have an 09 lol

btw, how do you like yours?! took it for a spin when i got home...so much fun! fast too! only 473 miles so still got some breaking in to do. cant wait to drive it to work tomorrow and have everyone talking about it! =)

good nite...gotta get some sleep.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:00 pm

Just take your time on the break in, and if you stay up on the little adjustments and maintenance they are fine.

I enjoy the vintage feel. Mine is apart right now, getting its paint job for winter...something fun.

Add a good aftermarket pipe and do a little carb work and it will reward you! They are really corked up from the factory.

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:09 pm

so frustrated right now lol since I picked up my stella Thurs nite, it has been raining non stop in FL! All my stella is doing is looking pretty in the garage....
Just looked at the radar and we might get a break from the rain for a couple of hours but not sure because the rain keeps popping back up. I cant believe how much I just want to get on it and ride! LOLNeed to practice too cuz I drive through some traffic on the way to work and want to be able to react quickly. that's my rant for the day lol

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:04 pm

Here he is:

Hobbes

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:18 am

just got Hobbes up to 62 on the speedo tonite! woohoo! that was fuuunnn!!!! granted, dont know how accurate it is, but who cares! i was going fast! it rides great too! felt some squirrely-ness before, but i just press down on the handles and it settles it down nicely. feels very good in curves too, not light, but very grounded. and I LOVE PASSING PEOPLE! lol great feeling after riding on a 50cc scoot lol

Howardr · Post by **Howardr** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:33 am

Beautiful. The first Stella Iever saw was tangerine and it helped lead me to my current scooter obsession.

Howard

squidsie · Post by **squidsie** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:47 am

Congrats on the ride! And thanks for sharing the photos! Love that tNgerine color! Really making me lean toward the Stella!

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:59 am

[quote="Howardr"]Beautiful. The first Stella Iever saw was tangerine and it helped lead me to my current scooter obsession.

Howard[/quote
that's awesome! avacado green got me hooked, but there were no green ones available when it came time to buy =( but i am more than happy with this color!

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:01 am

squidsie wrote:Congrats on the ride! And thanks for sharing the photos! Love that tNgerine color! Really making me lean toward the Stella!

thanks! glad to hear it. it's a little bit of a pain when setting up on its stand, but i might be biased b/c i used to use a side stand on my 50cc so i got a little lazy lol trick for me is to keep the clutch in so that it doesnt accidentally slip into gear and prevent me from rolling the bike up on the stand. same with dismounting too. good luck in your quest! i have to say any genuine scooter would be a good choice. really impressed with the company!

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:27 am

Nice!

Hobbes eh...gonna put some tiger stripes on it?

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:33 am

Looks great. I really like that rack. It looks to be exceptionally stiff for a luggage rack.

I see it's still wet down there. I have an aunt and uncle who live near Daytona and they had to drive back from up here yesterday. Bet they were in rain the whole way.

Enjoy your scoot!

Mulliganal · Post by **Mulliganal** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:05 pm

She's sweeeet!

What are ya' gonna' do to personalize her?

noodoggy · Post by **noodoggy** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:01 am

Mulliganal wrote:She's sweeeet!

What are ya' gonna' do to personalize her?

dont know yet...still getting to know him, and he getting to know me lol

i havent even washed it yet...might do it tomorrow...could use a good cleaning and waxing. might even do the 500 mile tune up of gear oil change and tightening the cylinder head. also check the tire pressure and oil levels too. i'll come up with something lol this is what my old scooter looked like:

it was originally blue and creme lol

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:15 am

BuddyRaton wrote:Nice!

Hobbes eh...gonna put some tiger stripes on it?

^^^^ He can't!!! Why do you think mine is apart being painted

...yeah tiger stripes baby! The bike screams for it!

and on chance of being "risque"....I like your rack.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:23 am

viney266 wrote:
BuddyRaton wrote:Nice!

Hobbes eh...gonna put some tiger stripes on it?
^^^^ He can't!!! Why do you think mine is apart being painted ...yeah tiger stripes baby! The bike screams for it!

and on chance of being "risque"....I like your rack.

Post pics when done...I do think that would look cool!