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{{Infobox company
| name = Genuine Scooter Company.
| logo = genuine.jpg
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = [[Chicago, Illinois]] (2002)
| location = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| industry = [[Motorscooter]]
| products = [[Stella (scooter)|Stella]], [[Buddy (scooter)|Buddy]]
| homepage = {{URL|genuinescooters.com}}
}}

[[Image:Genuine Buddy 01.jpg|thumb|right|2007 Genuine Buddy]]

'''Genuine''', or ''' The Genuine Scooter Company''' is a [[Chicago]]-based manufacturer of [[motorscooters]], notably the [[Stella (scooter)|Stella]] and [[Buddy (scooter)|Buddy]] models.  The company markets scooters and accessories through a network of over 240 dealers in the United States.<ref name="Genuine">{{cite web |url=http://www.genuinescooters.com/ |title=Home |website=genuinescooters.com}}</ref> In 2018 it began selling a 400cc air-cooled, single-cylinder motorcycle, under a sister brand '''<nowiki/>'Genuine Motorcycles''''.<ref name="motorcycle">{{cite web|url=http://www.scooterfile.com/oems/genuine-scooter-company/exclusive-genuine-to-produce-small-motorcycle-for-2016/|author=Nathaniel Salzman|date=November 6, 2015|publisher=Scooterfile|title=Exclusive: Genuine to Produce Small Motorcycle for 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The company was founded in 2002 as an extension of Scooterworks USA, a vintage scooter business that sold vintage [[Vespa]] and [[Lambretta]] scooters via a [[mail-order catalog]]. The catalog also featured scooter parts and accessories. Today, [[Scooterworks]] USA continues to specialize in aftermarket parts and accessories for Genuine, Vespa, Honda, Yamaha, and other scooter brands, including Chinese scooters.<ref name="Genuine"/>

Genuine Scooters' first model was a 4-speed manual, two-stroke 150CC "Stella" model, manufactured by [[Lohia Machinery|LML]] in India in 2002.  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 [[Continuously variable transmission|CVT]].  The Buddy features several engine sizes and versions ranging from 49cc, licensed as a [[moped]] in many US states, to 170cc with fuel injection. Later introductions were the Rattler 110 (discontinued), the Roughhouse 50, designed more aggressively than the previous classic designs, and the Blur 220i (discontinued), a scooter with a higher-powered fuel-injected engine capable of maintaining expressway speeds.<ref name="Genuine"/><ref name="motorcycle.com">[http://www.motorcycle.com/specs/genuine-scooter-co-.html Motorcycle.com overview]</ref>  In 2010, Genuine introduced a version of the Stella with a redesigned 150cc 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, and as a result of the economic crash of 2008, it received additional capitalization through investment banker Livingstone Partners.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/7/9947/Motorcycle-Article/Genuine-Scooters-Recapitalization-Deal.aspx|title=Genuine Scooters Recapitalization Deal|publisher=Motorcycle USA|author=Livingstone Partners press release|date=May 10, 2011|accessdate=2011-07-01}}</ref>  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 (candy)|Lemonhead]] Buddy 50.  In late 2015 they introduced the special diamond edition 10-Year Anniversary Buddy 50 & 125, celebrating ten years of Buddy.

In 2015, a second sister scooter company was created, '''Chicago Scooter Company'' to offer a value-based line of scooters to compete with the lower-priced Chinese scooters in the market.  As of 2019, their two models are the "Go." and "Go. MAX", both 50cc 4 T-based scooters.

== Products ==

Genuine Scooters features the following scooters in its product line as of January 2019:
* Buddy 50 (50&nbsp;cc, 2T)
* Buddy 125 (125&nbsp;cc, 4T)
* Buddy 170i (170&nbsp;cc, 4T, fuel-injected)
* Buddy KICK (125&nbsp;cc, 4T, fuel-injected)
* Hooligan 170i (170cc, 4T fuel-injected)
* Roughhouse 50 (50&nbsp;cc, 2T)
* Roughhouse 50 SPORT (50&nbsp;cc, 2T)
* Rattler 50 (50&nbsp;cc, 2T)
* Venture 50 (50cc, 4T)
* Urbano 50i (50cc, 4T)
* Urbano 125 (125cc, 4T)
* Urbano 200i (169cc) 4T)


Genuine Motorcycles as of January 2019:
* G400C (400&nbsp;cc, single-cylinder, fuel-injected)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.genuinescooters.com}}
*[http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/genuine-scooter-companys-buddy-black-jack-150/1200889/ feature about the Genuine Buddy "Blackjack" model] on ''[[Jay Leno]]'s Garage''

[[Category:Scooter manufacturers]]
[[Category: Companies based in Chicago]]
[[Category: Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2002]]
[[Category: American companies established in 2002]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Illinois]]
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