News from Genuine: Stellas, Buddys

Lots of information about Genuine Stellas that will sell for U.S. $3,399 in a post at the 2strokebuzz scooter blog. Lots of photos too!

Also, Genuine is going to begin selling 150cc Buddys for U.S. $2,999. Previously the "biggest" Buddys were 125cc. That news is in the same post.

The Stella is built by LML Ltd., an Indian company that built Vespa scooters under contract to Piaggio for many years. The Stella is the same body as the 1970s Vespa P200-E. The appearance is nearly identical. The mechanicals are very similar.

... In summary, the Genuine Stella is a new scooter that is exactly like a classic Vespa with the front brake upgraded to a disc and an electric starter.

That's from a nice review (100 Miles on a Genuine Stella Scooter) written by David Leader.

The Buddy is marketed by Genuine Scooter Company of Chicago Illinois, the brain-child of Philip McCaleb. ... The introduction of the Buddy adds a "new school" automatic scooter to complement the established "old school" manual shift Stella line. ... The Buddy is manufactured in Taiwan by PGO. Founded in 1964, PGO manufactured components for Piaggio from 1972 to 1982 and has won numerous quality awards.

That's from a point-by-point comparison of the Buddy 125 to a Yamaha Vino scooter, including tons of photos!