Too Cool Custom California Scooters…

We’ve had a great week here at the California Scooter Company, and as I promised a day or two ago, we have a couple of really special bikes to show you.

I stopped by on Tuesday morning and met John.   John is a real artist…he’s the man who does our custom paint work.   John showed us a tank he was preparing for Alvin’s bike (more on this in a second), and even though it hadn’t been clear coated yet, it was awesome.   Alvin wanted an orange bike, and he wanted the Mustang logo on the tank.   Wow, did John ever come through!  Folks, what you see below is not a decal…it’s hand-painted!  John, your work is incredible.

John wanted to make sure Steve was satisfied with his work before he applied the clear coat.   I was blown away.  I kept thinking about that tank all day long.  I wish I had that kind of talent.

So, that was Tuesday.  Thursday morning I stopped by again, and Carlos and Tony had just saddled up to put a couple of Greasers through their production test ride.   Those lucky guys.  They told me they’d be taking bikes out most of the morning. 

Every California Scooter gets a thorough road test before it ships.   I asked the guys what kinds of things they evaluate, and the answer was “everything…handling, braking, acceleration, shifting, turn signals, suspension, lights, brake lights, the horn, starting, the works…”  In short, they’re making sure your bike is perfect.   I asked the guys what kinds of problems they typically find on these test rides, and both guys told me they very seldom find anything.   The production process is dialed in, and when the bikes come off the line, they’re good.   Our guys just want to make sure that’s the case.   Plus, they get to ride motorcycles for a living!

Earlier in the week, Carlos mentioned to me that we had a special order for red Classic with the Greaser model’s red wheels.  As soon as he said that, I knew it would be slick.   Carlos was eager to build it, because he, too, knew it would be special.   I think he was right.  What do you think?

This bike is going to our good friend Don, and it is a dazzler.  It looked good in the shop, but when we pushed it out into the sunlight, it stopped traffic.  Literally.  People driving by saw it and stopped to get a better look.  Don’s bike has the red Greaser wheels, a CSC performance exhaust system, and a chrome luggage rack.  It’s stunning.

The guys were calling Don’s bike the Radio Flyer because of its red paint scheme, and I thought that was pretty neat, but I had forgotten about Alvin’s bike.   When I saw it, I was blown away all over again…take a look at this, folks!

Like every California Scooter, this is a very special motorcycle.  After taking a few photos, I asked the guys to push Steve’s ’53 Pony (the very bike that inspired creation of the California Scooter Company) outside.  I wanted to grab a side-by-side shot…

This is really cool stuff, and it was made even cooler when I had a chance to chat with Alvin.   He’s a very interesting guy who told me that he used to deliver newspapers on an original Mustang in the 1940s.   Alvin, my guess is you are at a position in life where you’re not delivering newspapers anymore, but if you ever wanted to, your new California Scooter would help you deliver the goods in style!