Finally put a new starter in the bus. Went with the Auto Stick upgrade from O'Reilly's Auto Parts for about $40.00. Its rebuilt of course. They ground most of the markings off of it, but it does say "Made in Germany" on it still so I have high hopes. The bus starts up better than ever, but it sounds a bit different. Maybe I am just used to slow, lumbering, and dying starter that I took off. Has anyone else every made switch? Should it/does it sound different?

I am pretty sure I replaced the one on Trixie. I took my scooter to a rally at Deal's Gap and had starter trouble. I rode into Maryville and snagged an autostick starter but the problem didn't reoccur, so I didn't replace it. I think I finally put it on, but I am no 100% certain. Now I'll have to look!

If I did, there was no noise difference.