05-01-2023, 09:12 AM
(05-01-2023, 08:44 AM)user328 Wrote: What a coincidence. Somebody is assembling a jigsaw puzzle of the motorcycle museum downstairs. lol
https://imgur.com/a/GXmPpYc
It looks like that in real life too, with the two old pickup trucks parked outside and everything.
Just kidding. You're more likely to see the local scooter club parked outside. They had a preference for the Stella, marketed by Genuine Scooters, when I was rolling with them. The Stella wasn't just a copy of a vintage Vespa P-body, it was made in the same factory in India as the P-body after Piaggio abandoned it.
There was talk of upgrading the Stella to a modern four-stroke engine after California banned new two-stroke scooters. I don't know what became of that plan. The Stella isn't listed on their website anymore. The newer Grand Prix, Grand Tourer, and Bella Classic models have a similar but updated body style.
https://www.genuinescooters.com/shop/scooters/
The Buddy, a rebadged Taiwanese budget scooter was also pretty popular, and is still being sold. My first scooter was a Buddy.
My second scooter was a new water-cooled, fuel-injected 278cc Vespa. That fucker was insane. Zero to 80 at the flick of a wrist. I totaled it, and damn near totaled myself on that thing.
