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scholar jstor free images june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message genuine scooter company . type private industry motorscooter founded chicago illinois 2002 headquarters chicago illinois products stella buddy website genuinescooters.com 2007 genuine buddy the genuine scooter company is a chicago based distributor of motorscooters notably the stella and buddy models . the company markets scooters and accessories through a network of over 240 dealers in the united states 1 and in 2015 announced it would begin importing a 400cc air cooled single cylinder motorcycle under a sister brand genuine motorcycles in 2016 . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit founded in 2002 by phil mccaleb the company was an outgrowth of the garage based business scooterworks usa which sold vintage vespa and lambretta scooters via a mail order catalog featuring scooter parts and accessories . scooterworks usa continues and specializes in aftermarket parts and accessories for genuine vespa and other scooter brands and parts for chinese scooters . 1 genuine scooters first model was the model year 2002 4 speed manual two stroke stella model manufactured by lml in india . the stella was successful and in 2006 the company began a relationship with pgo scooters a taiwanese manufacturer . genuine developed the buddy an automatic scooter with a cvt . the buddy features several engine sizes and versions ranging from 49cc licensed as a moped in many us states to 170cc . later introductions were the rattler 110 since discontinued and roughhouse 50 designed more aggressively than the previous classic designs and the blur 220i a scooter with a higher powered engine capable of maintaining expressway speeds . 1 3 in 2010 genuine introduced a version of the stella with a redesigned four stroke engine compliant with california emissions standards and a 170cc version of the buddy with fuel injection instead of a carburetor . following these introductions it received additional capitalization through investment banker livingstone partners . 4 in 2014 the stella 125 automatic was introduced the first stella with an automatic cvt transmission and a newly redesigned high output 125cc engine . from time to time genuine produces special limited edition scooters . these include a gb150 version of the stella with british themed trim a black cat fireworks scooter similar to the roughhouse a high performance psycho buddy 125 a high performance riot buddy 50 and buddy 125 and in conjunction with neighboring ferrara pan candy company the atomic fireball stella and a lemonhead buddy 50 . in late 2015 they introduced the special edition 10 year anniversary buddy 50 & 125 celebrating ten years of buddy . products edit genuine scooter company features the following scooters in its product line as of december 2015 buddy 125 125 cc 4t buddy 50 50 cc 2t buddy 50 10 year anniversary edition 50 cc 2t performance upgrades front disc brake buddy international 150 cc 4t buddy li l international 50 cc 2t buddy 170i 170 cc 4t fuel injected hooligan 170i 170cc 4t fuel injected roughhouse r50 50 cc 2t stella automatic 125cc 4t cvt auto transmission blur ss220i 220cc 4t fuel injected references edit a b c http www.genuinescooters.com nathaniel salzman november 6 2015 . exclusive genuine to produce small motorcycle for 2016 . scooterfile . motorcycle.com overview livingstone partners press release may 10 2011 genuine scooters recapitalization deal motorcycle usa retrieved 2011 07 01 external links edit official website feature about the genuine buddy blackjack model on jay leno s garage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title genuine scooters & oldid 743367490 categories scooter manufacturerscompanies based in chicagoamerican brandsvehicle manufacturing companies established in 2002american companies established in 2002hidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from december 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