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Wait till you get them, they are awesome! Make sure you have a good shop mount them though, you want one with a machine that can do 10" rims, spoons are not so good for these bad boys... Don't ask me how I know.

These are the tires that I run: www.partsforscooters.com/154-84_Kenda_Tire

For the dollar these are some of the best feeling and wonderfully sticky scooter tires I've ever found. They are Kenda's newest sport compound and are quickly becoming one of our best sellers.


Matt

Oh man, you are right... I keep on forgetting that the Stella is now a 4t. I haven't ridden a Stella 4t yet, but I bet that engine gets the job done and you are probably right that it might need just a bit of a boost. LML does a pretty good job with that bike.

Bitubo is a whole lot of money for the suspension on that bike though, unless you are going to be riding the bike really really hard, you can get away for less. I have a set of the Prima shocks on mine, and they actually work great and for a fraction of the cost. I know SIP has a set for that bike that costs quite a bit less than the Bitubo setup that also works really well.

I hear you, having a 4 speed bike is just great. I'll be honest though, I like my auto too. I guess they both have their place. I'm sure you probably won't have much problem selling the ET.

A word of caution though... I'm sure you can get the engine to hold 60mph no problem with a few mods, but on those bikes, there is no such thing as "comfortable at 60". The small wheels coupled with the bike's old geometry and very short wheelbase makes for a very nervous (darty and unstable) ride north of 50mph. It's just they way they are, crazy fun but something to consider nonetheless. I did find that the SIP tubeless aluminum rims made a substantial difference in ride quality over the split rims, although that could also be attributed to the quality rubber I have installed now as well. I'm not a big fan of tubes (for safety reasons) so that was my first upgrade.


Matt

All I can say is my stock piped PX is plenty fast on those 10" wheels with its ancient geometry. I can't say I'd want to get much more out of it, although that may have more to do with the fact that I can easily out ride my brakes on that bike.

Faster than 50mph and I can honestly say that 12" and up wheels and 4t are the way to go just for the sake of stability and longevity. Well in my opinion anyway.

Now I don't want to sound like I'm coming down on the shifty bike, because I love my 4 speed PX. It's such a cool bike, and a wonderfully raw scootering experience. It is the bike that I recently took to Deal's Gap, and had a blast on it.


Matt

KZ, y'know, it isn't just for Vespas, all scoots welcome. Just sayin'...

We'll be there supporting all scoots as well.


Matt

On a standard motorcycle or scooter rim, the last number in the tire is your rim diameter, in this case 10, or 10 inches. Many rims don't have a size actually printed on the rim, although yours does so it tells you that the rim is a 2.50-10. The proper size tire for a 2.5-10 rim is 3.50-10, which I see is currently mounted on your rim. Lucky for you 3.50-10 is the most popular size in scooter tires and there are many options available.


Matt

A good rule of thumb is that if you are looking for a performance part for a Chinese built scooter, look for something made in Taiwan as opposed to Made in China. It'll cost a bit more, but Taiwanese manufacturing standards are heavily influenced by Japan, and it really shows, particularly in scooters.


Matt