Scooter sighting, now I want....

SonnyD · Post by **SonnyD** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:08 pm

Saw a young Lady riding a 2T Stella today, now I want one more then ever. She had the shifting down very good, both up and down, obviously been riding a while, but I have to ask ......why is it every time I see a Stella, it has that milk crate strapped on the rack, LOLOLOL ?????

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:11 pm

it's how they look best!

Besides, there's no storage to speak of....

JohnKiniston · Post by **JohnKiniston** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:28 pm

Top cases are for Wallstreet Fat Cats?

Milk crates for the 99%?

I don't have one on mine, I use cloth grocery bags for hauling stuff.

SonnyD · Post by **SonnyD** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:59 pm

I didn't think about the storage space on the Stella....makes sense now...
My comment wasn't to bash anyone, so I apologize if I offended anyone..I just didn't think about the storage. I had lots of friends back in the 80's and 90's that did the same thing on their motorcycles... Most definitely if your riding for the economy of riding, no sense in spending 4-500 dollars for something that can be done using something that's basically free....

iMoses · Post by **iMoses** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:15 pm

My Buddy has a milk crate attached to it. I've had that milk crate longer than I have owned a scooter.

JohnKiniston · Post by **JohnKiniston** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:26 pm

SonnyD wrote:I didn't think about the storage space on the Stella....makes sense now...
My comment wasn't to bash anyone, so I apologize if I offended anyone..I just didn't think about the storage. I had lots of friends back in the 80's and 90's that did the same thing on their motorcycles... Most definitely if your riding for the economy of riding, no sense in spending 4-500 dollars for something that can be done using something that's basically free....

I guess the frivolity of my comment didn't' come through

Totally not offended, Just being a goofball.

SonnyD · Post by **SonnyD** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:45 pm

JohnKiniston wrote:
SonnyD wrote:I didn't think about the storage space on the Stella....makes sense now...
My comment wasn't to bash anyone, so I apologize if I offended anyone..I just didn't think about the storage. I had lots of friends back in the 80's and 90's that did the same thing on their motorcycles... Most definitely if your riding for the economy of riding, no sense in spending 4-500 dollars for something that can be done using something that's basically free....
I guess the frivolity of my comment didn't' come through

Totally not offended, Just being a goofball.

Lol, I haven't been here enough yet to really get to know people. After reading my post again, it sounded like I was being kind of a jerk, but like you, I was just being a bit silly with my comment.
All's good......

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:45 pm

I REALLY thought about adding one of my plastic milk crates before I bought a top case.

It was a hard choice, but I need things that are enclosed a lot of times.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:38 pm

I don't like the look of that big blob suspended in mid-air off the back of the scoot. For a while I had a small - about the size of two strawberry baskets side by side - bungied to the back of my SYM. But even that got to be too much for my taste.

What I've thought of doing is somehow mounting a top case to the pillion seat. I just haven't figured out how to securely mount it and still have access to the pet carrier and not destroy the seat. Someday, though...

Mary Somerville · Post by **Mary Somerville** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:31 pm

I have a pink crate. The crate is probably 30 years old--it was in my college dorm room.

I've been looking at some older metal milk crates on Etsy though. They are a bit wider and that might be handy. But I haven't decided yet.

CapnK · Post by **CapnK** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:32 pm

I'll have to keep an eye out for a mustardy green/olive drab milk crate, to preserve the Int'l color scheme...

Scully, if I find one, there'll probably be a second, I'll send it your way.

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:42 pm

I'm thinking bout doing the milk crate thing for my Stella. I hae to get a back rack first though....

JohnKiniston · Post by **JohnKiniston** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:48 pm

If your getting a rack go for the vintage BBQ Rack!

Unless you have a 4T that is, They won't fit on the 4T due to the fuel tank design.

And SonnyD you should try one out, They are totally fun and shifting is a lot of fun.

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:55 pm

Yeah I got the 4t...

SonnyD · Post by **SonnyD** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:42 pm

Well, in all honesty, the milk crates look better then a lot of the boxes I see. Not that there is anything wrong with them, but as someone mentioned, it's the way they are perched out over the back... I have a Quick release Tour pak on my Harley, and it isn't perched out over the back. But obviously as large as the Harley is, they can tuck the box in some... I'm sure if I ever get a Stella, I'll get me a milk crate too, or one of those metal ones..

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:14 am

CapnK wrote:I'll have to keep an eye out for a mustardy green/olive drab milk crate, to preserve the Int'l color scheme...

Scully, if I find one, there'll probably be a second, I'll send it your way.

Spray paint!

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:42 pm

When my multi-decade old 13x18 inch milk crate. blue to match the scoot, started to fall apart I did this.
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SonnyD · Post by **SonnyD** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:57 pm

Well heck yeah, that looks about perfect... great idea on the reflectors too......!!

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:33 pm

SonnyD wrote:Well heck yeah, that looks about perfect... great idea on the reflectors too......!!

I spent most of my ownership of the buddy up to that point thinking and looking for what would work for what I wanted in lieu of the milk crate which I knew would eventually fall apart. It was the constant thought for the ultimate mod, every time I was anywhere that had anything I would look!! (I can get a bit obsessive sometimes)

SYMbionic Duo · Post by **SYMbionic Duo** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:59 pm

I prefer to use my milk crates as shelving.

I use a kitty litter bucket on my scooter. it's watertight, has a convenient handle, can be used as a seat when working on the Stella, or can be used to prop the bike up on.

one of these

They are so versatile. I love em, and i don't even have a cat anymore.

-duo

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:08 pm

SYMbionic Duo wrote:

It also doubles as a portable toilet!

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:34 pm

wow! never thought of that.