The Buddy is a motor scooter distributed in the United States by

Genuine Scooters Genuine , or The Genuine Scooter Company is a Chicago-based manufacturer 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. In 20 ...

of Chicago, Illinois. Introduced in 2006, the Buddy is the most popular scooter sold by Genuine and is sold in 240 of its dealerships throughout the country. It is manufactured by

PGO Scooters PGO Scooters is a brand of motor scooter manufactured by Motive Power Industry, a scooter manufacturer founded in Taiwan in 1964. PGO entered into a technical collaboration with Italy's Piaggio (the manufacturer of the Vespa) that lasted from ...

of Taiwan, and is marketed in similar configurations as the Bubu in Taiwan, the Metro in Canada, and the Ligero in the United Kingdom. The Buddy features a 50 cc

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, a larger displacement 125 cc

four-stroke engine A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directi ...

, air-cooled, or a 168 cc fuel injected model that was introduced in 2011. They all have automatic (CVT) transmissions (twist and go; no shifting). The braking system consists of front disc and rear drum brakes. Models with 150 cc engines as special editions with special trim have been offered.

Buddy models

As of September 2019, the Buddy is offered in the following models: * Buddy 50 (50 cc) * Buddy 125 (125 cc) * Buddy Little International 50 (50 cc) * Buddy 170i (168 cc) * Buddy International 170i (168 cc) * Buddy KICK (125 cc)

References

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External links

Genuine Scooters website
Scooter manufacturers Motor scooters