The Sarge…and two mild customs…

Check out Steve’s latest custom California Scooter, with lots of ideas from the guys, the original concept from Carlos, and John’s typical flawless execution!

This is another one of those great bikes that you have to look at for a long time to see all of the details that really make it special.  Carlos’ original idea was to give the bike a military flair, and John nailed it.  Check out the saddlebags!

Yep, they’re .50 cal Ma Deuce ammo cans, and John basically painted the rest of the bike to match.   A few of the details on our latest California Scooter custom bike include…

• If it was shiny on the stock bike, John powder-coated it flat black on the Sarge.   This includes the rack, the triple tees, the handlebars, the risers, the headlight bezel, the speedo case, the heat shield, the spotlights, the rear lights, the turn signals, the brake calipers, and well, you get the idea…
• The frame, tank, wheels, fork lowers, the electrical box/air cleaner, and a few other details are now powder-coated a flat OD green.
• The rack includes a custom laser-cut mount for the panniers.
• Check out the seat!  It’s genuine leather from the brown-shoe Army days.

All in all, this is a very sweet ride, and it’s on display at the Los Angeles Roadster Show this weekend (along with several of our other bikes). 

Here’s a very mild custom California Scooter.   Doing this bike the way you see it here was a great idea.   We took a stock blue Classic and instead of putting the black engine in it, we substituted the Babydolls’ silver engine.  Wow, this color combo works!  The bike’s silver engine goes well with the stock silver wheels, the fork lowers, and the heat shield.  I think the silver works well with the blue paint and the California Scooter logo, too.

One of the cool things about our neighborhood is we have some pretty interesting businesses around us.  There’s a place just a few doors away that outfits law enforcement vehicles, and they let me grab a few photos with cool cars like that Dodge police cruiser in the background.

I guess the mildest custom is the one I’ve shown on here a few times already, and that’s my ride…I have a red Classic with the Greaser’s red wheels that we use for checking out new accessories…

I’ve got three accessories on my bike right now…the CSC chrome rack, a windshield, and saddlebags.   I love the look of this bike…it’s a mini-dresser, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a real conversation starter!  The bags are great (it’s nice to be able to carry stuff in there), and the windshield…well, what it does for the bike is incredible.  It’s good for another 7 mph or so on a completely stock bike.   The bike’s faster charging up through the gears, too.  I thought it would slow the bike down a bit, but it had exactly the opposite effect.  I guess that windshield is a lot more aerodynamic than I am!   California Scooter is offering both the bags and the windshield as factory options now, so give the guys a call if you want to add these touches to your bike.