Meet Dick Reier!

Dick Reier from Santa Rosa, California…now here’s an interesting man, folks!   Dick is another one of our new CSC Affiliates, and he’s quite a character.   I sure enjoy chatting with these fellows…I felt like I had a new friend 10 seconds into my conversation with Dick today.

Dick Reier and his California Scooter Classic!

No fish stories here, folks...Dick Reier is the real deal!

My first question was the same one I always ask CSC owners…and that’s why they decided to buy a California Scooter.   Dick had a quite a story to tell, and one that’s not too different from many others we’ve heard.  When Dick was a kid, the big guys all rode Mustangs, and as Dick explains it, those guys were the definition of cool.  “We all wanted to be like them, and we all wanted to ride a Mustang,” Dick said.  “They all wore t-shirts with cigarettes rolled up in the sleeves.  When they rode by us, we’d all run after them to get a better look at their bikes.   I remember being one of the kids running up the street when the guys on Mustangs were around …I wanted one bad.”

Dick’s been interested in cool vehicles all his life, and he’s owned some interesting scooters, including Doodle Bugs and others.   He likes anything with a motor, and he loves to go camping with his ‘70s-era Chevy pickup and camper.   Dick also has a 1954 Terry travel trailer he’s restored, and he gets out in it frequently.  It’s all interesting stuff. 

Dick does other cool things, too.  He surfs and he free dives for abalone up there in northern California, and he loves to fish.  He’s been in northern California all his life, and it sounds like he’s had a lot of fun. 

Dick's friend Lori loves the CSC Classic, too!

Dick joined the US Coast Guard right out of high school.  After serving in the military, Dick went on to continue his education, and he stayed in the northern California area.   He’s been a Nor Cal guy his entire life.

When I asked Dick about the kind of riding he likes to do, he told me all about northern California’s great roads.   I heard enough to know I need to get up there on my CSC motorcycle.  I told Dick we had to get together for a northern California ride, and he’s up for it.   Watch the blog, folks, because we’ll be planning something this summer…we’re thinking about a ride along the Trail of the Giants (the giant Sequoia trees), the Eel River, and the other jewels that comprise northern California.  It’s gonna be fun!

Dick, welcome to the California Scooter Affiliate program!  Ride safe, and I’ll be up there to cover some miles with you this summer!