Category Archives: California Scooter Company

Our good friends Steve Lorenz of Arcadia Cushman (our dealer in Indiana) and Carl Mungenast are at the Portland, Indiana, vintage motor bike meet all this week, so make sure when you visit to look for the Arcadia Cushman display.   … Continue reading →

Great weekend, boys and girls.   Got out on the Scooter for a bit, put a new battery in the KLR, rode my Bianchi bicycle with my Casa Colina buddy Chris, got lots of feedback on our last post about the … Continue reading →

Reading, writing, and riding, that is… My good buddy Arlene B started riding her California Scooter about a year ago, right after taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding course.   The MSF course is a good one, and it you’re thinking … Continue reading →

Intrepid adventurer, that is…yep, Arlene Battishill, CEO of GoGo Gear and dedicated California Scooter rider, is riding through the Five Passes region of the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains.  Right now.   As you read this!  Arlene crested Tioga Pass on her … Continue reading →

When carbureted motor vehicles are operated at higher altitudes, it’s sometimes necessary to make adjustments to the carburetor to account for the increased altitude. That’s because the air is thinner at higher altitudes and it makes the engine run richer. … Continue reading →

I had a unique opportunity today. We’re shipping lots of bikes overseas these days. One of our overseas customers who bought a full shipping container of California Scooters and accessories also picked up a Sachs MadAss, a bike with very unusual … Continue reading →

Our good buddy Jim Cavanaugh emailed this one to me…and it’s a Deusy! I’d like to be able to tell you we do stuff like this on our California Scooters all the time, but, well, take a look…

We’ve had quite a few folks write to us asking about our new tank badges. You’ve probably seen them here on the blog and in our other news.  We went to new tank badges about a month ago featuring our … Continue reading →

As you may know, we are ideally situated with front row seats for the annual 4th of July fireworks show here in the Pomona Valley. We’re directly across the street from the Pomona fairgrounds, and that’s where the fireworks are … Continue reading →

The 4th of July has always been my favorite holiday, and my guess is that it’s one of yours, too. Who doesn’t remember going to see the fireworks as a kid, and who doesn’t enjoy a cookout on this most … Continue reading →