Unnecessary Motorcycle Shopping With Mercedes: The Other Bucket List Item I Forgot About..

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 07/17/2019 at 18:10 • Filed to: unnecessary motorcycle shopping with mercedes, unnecessary car shopping without E90M3, Scooter, Stella

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The BMW K75 slipped out of my grasp, but with today’s find I’m actually kinda happy! While doing my normal Marketplace sweep I accidentally looked a bit out of my normal 80 mile radius. In doing so, I found this 2005 Stella!

Of course, Decay’s Stella got me hooked on wanting one of these, even after his engine troubles.

Aside from a manual shifter, these bad boys have 150cc two strokes under the metal body. This one has some rust and a dent on the front mud guard, but it’s all there! Also, only 3k on the odo!

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The price for all this scooter? $700 :D Only hitches are a very dead battery and the owner reports a very slow oil leak, albeit not from the engine. I’ll definitely see for sure if this one doesn’t disappear from under me like the BMW did.

Yes, this means the DT175 is back on the market, and shop-teacher is first in line! :)

Decay buys too many beaters > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 18:17

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Its an 05, so plan on a rebuild due to the same issue as mine down the road.

That’s a great price, do it

Mercedes Streeter > Decay buys too many beaters 07/17/2019 at 18:23

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Price is even OBO so I could probably even barter down. So with that tolerance  issue, is there any way to prevent it if this scooter suffers from it?

Decay buys too many beaters > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 18:30

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Preliminary replacement? ¯\_()_/¯

Not really much to do, just be ready for it to happen and be glad if/when it doesn't. Mine went at 9k, but I hear stories that it is not coupled to miles. In general, a good oil (I use motul 710) and a cht gauge are good ideas, but neither mitigate the crank issue. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 18:34

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I HATE YOU BECAUSE HOLY SHIT I WANT IT SO BAD !!! I don’t have thing for bikes, but I love retro-style and classic Vespas!

Stellas are awesome because they are basically license-built Indian direct copies of old Vespas if memory serves? Looking forward to more updates on this one! :D

Mercedes Streeter > Decay buys too many beaters 07/17/2019 at 19:13

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Sounds a bit like the infamous burned valve issue with smarts. No cause was ever determined and it doesn't matter whether you babied or raced it, if your engine is one of the bad ones it'll go. I'll keep that in mind! Thankfully a new engine can't be too hard to replace in one of these?

Mercedes Streeter > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/17/2019 at 19:16

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Yep! Basically an Indian company sold license built Vespas, then Genuine was set up to import them to the States. If you want a modern scoot with a 2 stroke, Genuine is the only company doing it!

So long as she doesn't sell it before Saturday it'll be all mine! :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 19:22

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SO, what I hear you saying is that you’re going to buy it for me, then road trip it with the Smart and Uhaul trailer all the way up here in Nova Scotia and drop it off....right.....right? :P

Sovande > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 19:37

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I had a Stella for a while. It was a P150 Vespa clone and ran and rode well. $700 is a nice deal. Shifting gears and a steel body are also fun. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 20:41

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I’ve had many Vespas over the years, those are rebadged Bajaj I think. Nice reed valve LML engines though. I only have one left, a 66' 150 Super in storage with no motor, I would probably put an LML in it. We started the first club in Hawaii.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/17/2019 at 20:42

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They were a factory licensed over there and they never stopped making them, Bajaj now. I’ve never had one, but I hear the LML engines are good. I only have one Vespa left, I’ve had all kinds of scooters though. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 20:48

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You can’t buy those anymore, they won’t let them import the old 2 stroke style anymore. They have only gone up in value because of it. The only one I had like that was a blue P200E with a 10cc kit on it, it was pretty nice.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 07/17/2019 at 22:34

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I'll let you know tomorrow about the DT. I didn't get a chance to ask her about it today. I was gone all day building a deck.

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 07/18/2019 at 14:44

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No problem! If you get the green light I should be available any day but Saturday. lol