Modern Buddy

Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:53 am**

Hey guys, not sure how many of you remember me but I thought Iâ€™d pop in and say hi now that I have another Genuine in my stable. Just picked up this 05 Stella!

Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:04 am**

Hey ScooterTrash! Welcome back. Glad to see your new/old Stella.

Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:13 am**

Long time no see! Welcome back.

Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:33 pm**

Well now...look what he freaking cat dragged back in...Scooter Trash...what else! Good to see ya...now slap a kit on it!

(Pssst....need to change your sig...Stella ain't got no stinkin' valves!

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Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:34 pm**

Welcome back! Love the four eye in the background. Is that a 71 or 72?

Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:54 pm**

that's a cool scoot, I ride a Burgman 400 (a rocket- shhh! don't tell anyone) but I can see having one of those. Heck a couple of them

Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:03 pm**

WOW! Scooter Trash! Why have you been in hiding? You've been sorely missed.

Posted: **Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:25 am**

Wow, you're still alive? Welcome back to the fold! Nice Stella. You might have to track down KRUSTYburger to redo your avatar though, LoL.

Posted: **Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:40 pm**

bgwss wrote:Welcome back! Love the four eye in the background. Is that a 71 or 72?

Thanks itâ€™s a 71

Posted: **Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:36 am**

Little elbow grease and paint

Posted: **Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:15 pm**

Good looking scooter!

Posted: **Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:25 pm**

Congrats on the Stella. While they dont have the same riding dynamics as a Buddy, they are a lot of fun in their own right.

Props on the truck; currently working on a '68 C2500 with my brother. Has the 351c.u. GMC V6 and a THM400. We ditched the 16.5" widowmakers and it sits on 16"s now.

Posted: **Sun Apr 08, 2018 6:05 pm**

az_slynch wrote:Congrats on the Stella. While they dont have the same riding dynamics as a Buddy, they are a lot of fun in their own right.

Props on the truck; currently working on a '68 C2500 with my brother. Has the 351c.u. GMC V6 and a THM400. We ditched the 16.5" widowmakers and it sits on 16"s now.

My Buddy was stupid fun. More done to it than I care to explain haha. But the Stella is completely different and more raw, a lot like driving my truck

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:42 pm**

Good to see old members still kicking, some of us hangs out at advrider battlescooters

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:26 pm**

ScooterTrash wrote:
az_slynch wrote:Congrats on the Stella. While they dont have the same riding dynamics as a Buddy, they are a lot of fun in their own right.

Props on the truck; currently working on a '68 C2500 with my brother. Has the 351c.u. GMC V6 and a THM400. We ditched the 16.5" widowmakers and it sits on 16"s now.
My Buddy was stupid fun. More done to it than I care to explain haha. But the Stella is completely different and more raw, a lot like driving my truck

You can mod the snot out of that Stella!

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:38 am**

az_slynch wrote:Congrats on the Stella. While they dont have the same riding dynamics as a Buddy, they are a lot of fun in their own right.

Props on the truck; currently working on a '68 C2500 with my brother. Has the 351c.u. GMC V6 and a THM400. We ditched the 16.5" widowmakers and it sits on 16"s now.

Not to change the subject, but what aren't you working on?!

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:16 am**

Put some personal touches and a new headlight on

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:59 pm**

Syd wrote:
az_slynch wrote:Congrats on the Stella. While they dont have the same riding dynamics as a Buddy, they are a lot of fun in their own right.

Props on the truck; currently working on a '68 C2500 with my brother. Has the 351c.u. GMC V6 and a THM400. We ditched the 16.5" widowmakers and it sits on 16"s now.
Not to change the subject, but what aren't you working on?!

My own bikes?

Spent yesterday working on a Burgman 400 with dead brakes. Brakes work now, but is still has a leaking right fork leg, a cupping rear tire, a dead speed sensor and a broken lock cylinder. I have a belt and rollers on the way and the final drive may never have been changed despite having ~35K on the bike.

Fixing Tom B's new Morphous next week; fuel pump has the same issue as the TMAX of the same vintage.

Might get to rewiring my Aermacchi Harley SX125 this week if time permits. I also have Damn Dirty Dave's ex-MB5 in my garage for a full rebuild prior to the Lake Erie Loop, which has priority over the SX. There's also an '82 FA50 charity case rebuild that needed pretty much everything but the crankcase and the head; I haven't even gotten started on the chassis yet.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:12 pm**

ScooterTrash wrote:Put some personal touches and a new headlight on

Does it go faster now?

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:21 pm**

ScooterTrash wrote:
az_slynch wrote:
Props on the truck; currently working on a '68 C2500 with my brother. Has the 351c.u. GMC V6 and a THM400. We ditched the 16.5" widowmakers and it sits on 16"s now.

My 1967 GMC 3/4 ton has V6 351E motor in it small window. When money and time afford most likely replace with LS motor as it gets 6 mpg if I am lucky. I love my truck!