Time for a ride…

Wow, the weekend’s here already….I think I’ll get out for a bit and put a few miles on my California Scooter.   It’s a cool 76 degrees outside, and that’s good weather for putting around on our mountain roads.  First, though, a quick recap on some of the week’s events…

Bill Murar rode his BMW R1200GS all the way from Ohio to California, and he and his wife Joyce stopped by the plant on Wednesday for a visit.  As you’ll remember, we sponsored Bill in the Lake Erie Loop where he and his blue Classic completed a sterling run.   We had a great visit with Bill and Joyce and a fantastic dinner afterwards at Cafe Allegro in downtown La Verne. 

And do you know what’s coming next?

Yep, the Scooter Cannonball, and Bill’s gonna be taking that one on, too, on his same blue California Scooter Classic!  We’re really looking forward to this event…it runs from Vancouver to Maine, and  September’s just around the corner.   We’ll keep you posted.

Bill and Steve talking shop in the California Scooter factory…

You’ve heard me talk about John before right here in this blog (that’s John to the left).   The man’s an artist, and I saw another one of his creations this week that stopped me in my tracks.   It’s a stunning Classic that John created for Arlene Battishill, president and CEO of Go Go Gear.   Go Go Gear makes women’s riding apparel, and their stuff is awesome.

You may remember that Arlene went for a ride with us a couple of weeks ago up in the San Gabriel Mountains (it’s in one of our earlier blogs). 

The photo to the right shows Arlene with one of our preproduction bikes…a bike she borrowed for that ride.  Arlene’s preproduction machine had a candy apple red paint job.   That’s not one of the colors offered on the production models, but it is stunning.   Arlene had ridden the bike before, and she fell in love with the color.  She even bought a Shoei helmet to match that bike.  Well, you might guess where this story is going…Arlene liked her loaner California Scooter so much she bought one for herself a few days later (that happens a lot with these great bikes).    

Our preprod bikes aren’t going to ever be sold (we’ve made lots and lots of improvements for production), but Arlene wanted that color.   She told Steve what she had in mind, Steve brought John into the conversation, and John took it from there.  Arlene wanted the same candy apple red (but with her Go Go Gear logo), and John really came through (just like he always does)!    Take a look at this one, folks…

Arlene’s bike has quite a few custom touches, including a windshield, saddlebags, chrome wheels, a rack, and billet mirrors.  It’s the paint that really makes it stand out, though…I think it’s the nicest one we’ve ever done.

 John, once again, we are in awe…

And before I fire up my red Classic, here’s a quick look at one more custom…a blue Classic Tony and the boys spiced up a bit with our Lucky 13 billet wheels, a rack, and a few other accessories…

Well, that’s it for now…time to get my knees in the breeze!