stella for the winter

bomberdave · 01-18-2010, 01:36 PM

my first scooter- ive been talking trash about scooters for years, now i are one. found this crashed 05 stella on craigslist for short money, offered less than that and had it fixed up in a week. now its got a mazzy crank, a sito+, foam uni-filter and big fat jets, goes like a raped ape and keeps my feet dry. has a big fat windshield and welded up a rack out of polished stainless. probably get some bitubo's for it but they are so much $, i dont know.

anyway -big fun i'll be stacking the miles up on this thing in the spring

(thats a piece of scrap railing leaning up against the wall behind the windshield)

emmettken · 01-18-2010, 03:58 PM

Why do people treat their scooters like that?

brockster · 01-18-2010, 04:38 PM

Umm...gravity?

Lack of a garage space?

Fire codes in multi-family dwellings prohibiting gasoline stored in motor vehicles indoors?

Want to see if it was white as the driven snow?

Who can think up of some other possible reasons?

PinkSteel · 01-18-2010, 04:42 PM

He wants to analyze the dynamics of rust?

approachbears · 01-18-2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brockster

...Who can think up of some other possible reasons?

Perhaps working his way up to this?

Photog · 01-18-2010, 06:10 PM

MP3 got the primo spot in the shed

bomberdave · 01-18-2010, 06:21 PM

its got snow on it because i rode it to work in the snow.

bomberdave · 01-18-2010, 06:21 PM

and salt

bomberdave · 01-18-2010, 06:32 PM

most every day this winter down into the single digit temps.

emmettken · 01-18-2010, 09:39 PM

poly tarp=cheap cover

bomberdave · 01-19-2010, 04:59 AM

hey emmettken- give me your address and i'll send you a big tub of scooter polish and a 30 pack of imported detailing brushes.

the thing does pretty good in the snow- the light weight allows it to recover from loss of traction pretty quickly (damn that black ice), narrow tires cut through slush ok, and if things get real squirrely you can move over to the side of the road and putt allong at 20 until the road clears up. just pick your routes carefully to get on the cleared roads asap.

i can have the motor out and on the workbench in 30 minutes, the cases split in another hour and the whole thing cleaned and rebuilt (bearings seals and a new crank) in about 3 more hours.

anyway i would recomend the sito+ unifilter rejet and new mazzy crank (the stock ones like to blow up at 5k or so say everyone i talk to with stella experience) mods to anybody with one of these priceless machines. woke it right up, yet still doesnt seem to challenge the motors soundness at all. really isnt too loud either, not offensive in volume or pitch.

the all steel construction is cool - if i turn the stereo down and its quiet outside i can listen to it rust from my couch.

emmettken · 01-19-2010, 09:10 AM

"if i turn the stereo down and its quiet outside i can listen to it rust from my couch."

I have to give you a

for riding in the snow. I did it in my younger days on small motorcycles.

bomberdave · 01-20-2010, 09:36 AM

riding through the winter is great- wish i had thought of this sooner.

01-18-2010, 01:36 PM	#1
bomberdave ^OP black cloud wandering Joined: Dec 2002 Location: woburn ma Oddometer: 718	stella for the winter my first scooter- ive been talking trash about scooters for years, now i are one. found this crashed 05 stella on craigslist for short money, offered less than that and had it fixed up in a week. now its got a mazzy crank, a sito+, foam uni-filter and big fat jets, goes like a raped ape and keeps my feet dry. has a big fat windshield and welded up a rack out of polished stainless. probably get some bitubo's for it but they are so much $, i dont know. anyway -big fun i'll be stacking the miles up on this thing in the spring (thats a piece of scrap railing leaning up against the wall behind the windshield) __________________ motorcycles are dangerous.

01-18-2010, 04:38 PM	#3
brockster Despair & Repair Garage Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Near Dayton, Ohio USA Oddometer: 2,039	Umm...gravity? Lack of a garage space? Fire codes in multi-family dwellings prohibiting gasoline stored in motor vehicles indoors? Want to see if it was white as the driven snow? Who can think up of some other possible reasons? __________________ 2001 HD XL1200S 1977 Vespa + 1985 Honda Elite CB550K project. "Man whoever came up with Ronald McDonald was dropping some serious acid.." - SpoonKiller / tiotalruckus.com

01-18-2010, 06:10 PM	#6
Photog Charismatic Megafauna Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Cackalacky Oddometer: 46,039	MP3 got the primo spot in the shed __________________ Only an XR1200 owner knows why Cthulhu hangs its head out a car window. Like I like. Yep.

01-18-2010, 06:21 PM	#7
bomberdave ^OP black cloud wandering Joined: Dec 2002 Location: woburn ma Oddometer: 718	its got snow on it because i rode it to work in the snow. __________________ motorcycles are dangerous.

01-18-2010, 06:21 PM	#8
bomberdave ^OP black cloud wandering Joined: Dec 2002 Location: woburn ma Oddometer: 718	and salt __________________ motorcycles are dangerous.

01-18-2010, 03:58 PM	#2
emmettken Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Location: southwest idaho Oddometer: 1,742	Why do people treat their scooters like that?

01-18-2010, 04:42 PM	#4
PinkSteel Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2009 Location: Fairfield County, CT Oddometer: 205	He wants to analyze the dynamics of rust?

01-18-2010, 06:32 PM	#9
bomberdave ^OP black cloud wandering Joined: Dec 2002 Location: woburn ma Oddometer: 718	most every day this winter down into the single digit temps. __________________ motorcycles are dangerous.

01-18-2010, 09:39 PM	#10
emmettken Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Location: southwest idaho Oddometer: 1,742	poly tarp=cheap cover

01-19-2010, 04:59 AM	#11
bomberdave ^OP black cloud wandering Joined: Dec 2002 Location: woburn ma Oddometer: 718	hey emmettken- give me your address and i'll send you a big tub of scooter polish and a 30 pack of imported detailing brushes. the thing does pretty good in the snow- the light weight allows it to recover from loss of traction pretty quickly (damn that black ice), narrow tires cut through slush ok, and if things get real squirrely you can move over to the side of the road and putt allong at 20 until the road clears up. just pick your routes carefully to get on the cleared roads asap. i can have the motor out and on the workbench in 30 minutes, the cases split in another hour and the whole thing cleaned and rebuilt (bearings seals and a new crank) in about 3 more hours. anyway i would recomend the sito+ unifilter rejet and new mazzy crank (the stock ones like to blow up at 5k or so say everyone i talk to with stella experience) mods to anybody with one of these priceless machines. woke it right up, yet still doesnt seem to challenge the motors soundness at all. really isnt too loud either, not offensive in volume or pitch. the all steel construction is cool - if i turn the stereo down and its quiet outside i can listen to it rust from my couch. __________________ motorcycles are dangerous.

01-19-2010, 09:10 AM	#12
emmettken Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Location: southwest idaho Oddometer: 1,742	"if i turn the stereo down and its quiet outside i can listen to it rust from my couch." I have to give you a for riding in the snow. I did it in my younger days on small motorcycles.

01-20-2010, 09:36 AM	#13
bomberdave ^OP black cloud wandering Joined: Dec 2002 Location: woburn ma Oddometer: 718	riding through the winter is great- wish i had thought of this sooner. __________________ motorcycles are dangerous.

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