Hot off the Press…

The New CSC Service Manual

Yep, they’re in stock now…our hot off the presses Official Factory Service Manual and our Official Factory Parts Manual. Both of these books are incredibly well written (if we do say so ourselves), and easy to follow. Having used official service manuals from some of the larger motorcycle manufacturers in the past, I can tell you that we wrote these so that our riders could understand and follow them. The Service Manual is profusely illustrated with step-by-step photos and instructions for just about anything you’d ever need to do to your CSC motorcycle, and the Parts Manual includes exploded drawings showing every component on these fine bikes.

I’ve always made it a point whenever I bought a new or used motorcycle to get the shop manual that goes with it. The first time I found out I was looking at close to a thousand bucks for the 12,000-mile service on my Brand X motorcycle, for example, I knew there had to be a better way. So, I bought the service manual for that bike…Wham, there went close to a hundred bucks!  Just for the manual!

The New CSC Parts Manual

Funny story, there…I decided I’d adjust the valves myself, only to find out that I had to buy a special tool to do so. And guess what…Brand X would only sell that tool to a dealer! Oh, yeah, there’s all kinds of “let’s get your money” games some of these guys play.

I finally found a guy on one of the Internet forums who made a valve adjustment tool for that bike that mere mortals like me could buy, so I set out to do it myself. It was a full day’s job. The tank and the panels had to come off, the coils and valve covers had to come off, and on and on it went. When I finally go to the valves, they were all within spec. At least I knew that things were okay. But wow, it seemed to me that if that particular manufacturer designed the engine to build in an annuity for the dealer, they could not have done a better job.

There’s no such silliness on a California Scooter, folks. If you refer to our earlier blog on adjusting the valves, you’ll see that it’s about a 10 to 15-minute job. And there’s lots of other things that are similarly simplified in our Service Manual and Parts Manual. Steve told me that he designed this bike so that the average rider could work on it, and I’m here to tell you he succeeded.

The Service Manual lists for $39.95, and our Parts Manual lists for $24.50. If you call our toll free number and order both before the end of this month, we’ll shoot both out to you for $49.95, including all shipping charges.