Motorcycle.com doesn’t just reserve its love for the humble scooter’s more burly brother. On occasion it dishes out its admiration in our particular category nominating the Stella four-stroke its scooter of the year.

New England. December 26th. 2010. Post Kwanzaa. Post “Snowopalis.” One scooter rider decides to take his Genuine Scooters Rattler out for a ride to the bank. Because that’s what you do after the holidays.

What do you get when you create a bike that combines a bang-up-to-date engine with vintage everything else? Click on inside to get an fresh perspective.

Genuine Scooter Company Stellas pop up regularly in the New York City area CraigsList pages but what won’t pop up regularly is a limited edition “Atomic Fireball” model.

The delayed US debut of the new four stroke Genuine Scooter Company Stella has hit another hitch. At least this time we know why. Read on inside.

Is it a Vespa or isn’t it? We’ve talked quite a bit about the Genuine Scooter Company’s Stella but we haven’t fully covered its origin and its versatility as a practical everyday scoot for New York City, until now…

JustGottaScoot’s David Harrington recently got Genuine’s founder Philip McCaleb on the phone to answer some questions about their upcoming releases. Click through to listen in.

India’s LML Star is a scooter by many names. Here in the US it’s re-badged by Chicago’s Genuine Scooter Company as the Stella. In Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, it’s the Belladonna RV150. Click through to get the down-under take on this classic design.

Chicago’s Genuine Scooter Company has more than the much-loved Stella in its line-up. Back in 2006 it also introduced the Blur 150. This year comes the improved Blur SS 220i.

Start out your 2010 riding season with a gently used daily rider from Chicago’s Genuine Scooter Company.