On the road again…

I was on the road again today, on my motorcycle,  but not for too long.  I fired up the Baja Blaster right after we returned from, well, Baja, and she was running rough at low rpm.  The little 150 single ran well at higher rpm, but it wouldn’t idle properly.  Steve told me the low speed passageways in the jets were most likely clogged.  He reminded me I actually wrote a blog about that a few years ago, and he suggested I take a look at it.   Son of a gun, that’s what happens when you get old.   I did a search on main jet, and whaddaya know…

It’s those little holes along the brass tube that get gummed up, so I cleaned them out and the bike absolutely purrs at low speed now.   So much so that I hopped on and rode up to Mt. Baldy…

Good times up there today…I stopped at the Mt. Baldy Lodge and there were a few other bikes, including this Harley belonging to my new good buddy Bill…

Bill was interested in the CSC 150, as is usually the case when anyone sees these Mustangs for the first time.   We had a nice chat, we talked about the different surgeries we had endured (another common theme when old bikers get together), and I grabbed another shot of the Baja Blaster and Bill’s Harley…

All this happened before I even left the parking lot.   When I got to the Mt. Baldy Lodge front door, I saw another couple of cool bikes…a Triumph and an old Honda Trail 70…

Both of their owners came out and I had another nice chat.   Wowee.  I was a regular chatty Cathy today.

All talked out, I went inside to have an ice tea.  I never drink alcohol when I ride, but there was a Bud somebody left on the bar and I was playing with the camera…

That’s Corina in the background.  She’s nice.  Had a nice chat with her, too.

I started looking around, and I noticed all of the stuffed animals I had never taken note of before…so, wanting to play with the camera, here we go…

After enjoying my iced tea, I rode down the hill and I got to thinking:  It’s been a while since we had a CSC 150/250 ride.   All you guys out there…what do you think about getting together this weekend or next for a ride up in the mountains on the modern Mustangs?  Drop me a line (jberk@cscmotorcycles.com) and let me know if you’re interested.   I sure am.

More news…we’re modifying our CSC website.  We’re going to have two websites in the near future.   One will be focused entirely on the new RX3 line (that one will be www.CSCMotorcycles.com) and the other will be focused on the CSC 150 and CSC 250 (that one will be www.CaliforniaScooterCo.com).   If you type in either address today, it takes you to our one site, but within the next month, we’ll have the two different sites described here.   The blog will serve both sites and it will continue to feature stories about both bikes.

You’ve probably noticed the new layout and format for the blog.   We changed that today.   Let me know if you like the new look (you can write to me at the above address).

More good stuff.   Rich is hopping up a CSC 250 engine for one of our customers with a port and polish job, and he milled the heads 0.035 to bump the compression.   I’m very eager to see how that performs when it’s all bolted back together.   I’ll post some photos of it in the next few days.

Still more good stuff:   Lots is happening in our accessories world.   Thanks to my good buddy Ryan’s efforts, we now have a complete line of lubes and other chemicals for your RX3 and your CSC 150/250, and we’ll be posting prices and special offers on them very shortly.

And yet more:   We’re now taking orders on the 19-inch front wheel.   It’s a bolt-in replacement steel-rimmed, wire wheel.   The good news is this:  The complete new 19-inch wheel is $199.95.   With a matching tire and tube (matching to the stock CST dual sport tires, that is), the price is $269.95.   The bad news is the wheels are 60 days away, but we are taking orders for them now.    Folks, that’s a hell of a deal on a complete front wheel.   Shop it around and you’ll see what I mean.

Call us at 909 445 0900 and ask for Ryan if you wish to add any of these new accessories to your RX3, and as always, keep an eye on the blog.   More news on the accessories is coming up.