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{{Short description|Model of motor scooter made in India}}
{{Infobox Motorcycle
| name = LML Star
| image = Stellafront.jpg
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| aka = LML Star De Luxe , LML Stella ,
LML NV
| manufacturer = [[Lohia Machinery Limited]]
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| production = 1999–2017
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| engine = {{cvt|149.56|cc|abbr=on}} [[Two-stroke engine|2-stroke]], [[Air-cooled engine|air-cooled]] [[Single-cylinder engine|single]]
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| transmission = 4-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
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| brakes = Front and rear [[Drum brakes|drum]]
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| wheelbase = {{cvt|1,235|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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| dry_weight = {{convert|104|kg|lb|abbr=on}}{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
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| fuel_capacity = {{convert|8|L|abbr=on}}
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| related = [[Piaggio Vespa|Vespa PX]]<br>[[Vespa T5]]
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[[File:Parade Day.jpg|thumb|Stella with standard and "additional" sidecar]]
The '''LML Star''' (also known as '''Star De Luxe''' in Europe or ''' Stella''' in United States) is a model [[motor scooter]] manufactured by [[Lohia Machinery Limited]] in [[Kanpur]], India between 1999 and 2017 and based on the Italian [[Vespa PX|Piaggio Vespa PX]].

==History==
In 1983, [[Lohia Machinery Limited|LML]] established a joint venture with [[Piaggio]], forming Vespa Automobile Company Limited to produce Vespa PX (Piaggio brand) and NV3, Alfa, T5, 4W (LML Vespa brand) models for India, starting with a 100 cc scooter and expanding to the Supremo ([[Vespa Cosa]] variant) and Select ([[Vespa T5]] replica).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-09-30 |title=LML Star: storia e caratteristiche della Vespa indiana |url=https://www.quotidianomotori.com/moto/lml-star-storia-caratteristiche/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=Quotidiano Motori |language=it-IT}}</ref>

The LML Vespa PX model lacks an [[automatic lubrication]] system thus [[two-stroke oil]] must be pre-mixed with petrol. An upgraded version of this scooter was called the LML Select 2. Production of the LML NV and LML Select 2 ended in 2004. Up until 2004, the [[Bajaj Chetak]] (based on the older [[Vespa Sprint]] model) was its chief competitor in the Indian market for 150cc two-stroke scooters.

LML revised production in 2007 and subsequently sold both two-stroke and four-stroke models. There was another model produced by LML, called Vespa A1; unlike other vespas it features split seating. The driver's seat had a spring beneath it and another separate seat for pillion.

The Stella and Vespa P-series scooters share much of their design and engineering and many of their parts are [[Interchangeable parts|interchangeable]]. Genuine Scooters was formed to import the scooter to the United States market. Production was interrupted by a [[labor strike]] from 2005 to mid-2006 but resumed once the dispute was settled.<ref name=":0" />

Genuine Scooter stopped importing in June 2017 after LML hit financial trouble.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salzman |first1=Nathan |title=Genuine Halting Stella Imports |date=June 12, 2017|url=http://www.scooterfile.com/oems/genuine-scooter-company/genuine-halts-stella-imports/ |accessdate=24 May 2020 |website=Scooter File}}</ref>

==Characteristics==
[[File:Stellarear.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Side]]
The Stella features a {{cvt|150|cc|abbr=on}} [[two-stroke engine]]. Like "vintage" European scooters, it operates with a four-speed "[[twist-grip]]" manual transmission. Other traditional features include a steel frame, spare tire, and styling.

The 2007 and 2008 models include better quality paint, grips, and a redesigned headlight.

The two-stroke version of the scooter is authorized through Genuine Scooters dealers throughout most of the United States, but not in [[California]] due to state regulations.<ref>[http://www.genuinescooters.com/stella2.html Genuine Scooters product page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020205918/http://www.genuinescooters.com/stella2.html |date=October 20, 2011 }}</ref> In 2011, Genuine developed a [[four-stroke engine|four-stroke]] version of the Stella which meets [[California emission standards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Genuine Scooters : Stella|url=http://www.genuinescooters.com/stella4.html|work=genuinescooters.com|publisher=Genuine Scooters|accessdate=5 April 2014|archive-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085544/http://www.genuinescooters.com/stella4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Commons category|LML NV/Star/Stella/Bella Donna/Via Toscana/Speedy scooters|LML Stella scooters}}
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{{Two wheelers in India}}

[[Category:Indian motor scooters]]
[[Category:Motorcycles introduced in 1986]]
[[Category:Two-stroke motorcycles]]

LML Star - Revision history

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