Stella Oil Change (Lots of pics)

[Howard]

W00t! I changed my own gear oil and spark plug today on the Stella. It's not a complicated process, by any means, nevertheless, I got a great sense of satisfaction after having done it. I took some pictures along the way and I'm posting them here. I hope that it may help someone along the way. I will consider doing a video at some point as well.

[Redniner]

I always wondered what purpose that shroud served. It's currently sitting in a corner of my garage, looking ugly, until I can think of some use for it. Finding an oil can/injector that will hold the full amount and effectively deliver it to the gearbox is still a problem. You'd think that Genuine or ScooterWorks would have seized the opportunity to put something like that on the market.

[az.slynch]

How about one of those commercial-grade ketchup bottles that restaurants use? Already has a narrow tip. Something like this:

http://www.organize-it-online.com/itm_must_ktchp.html

[Redniner]

Great idea! I believe that WalMart has them for a buck apiece. I don't know how they'll stand up to oil over time, but even if you used up one per oil change, you'd still be ahead.