Huze, Hacks, and Hot Rods!

Another interesting weekend with interesting events…boy oh boy, things are popping!

Cyril Huze, the Numero Uno motorcycle industry blogger, has a real nice piece about us on his Cyril Huze Custom Motorcycle blog.   Mr. Huze is a real fan of the California Scooter Company, and he had good things to say about your favorite motorcycle company (if you have a chance, please visit his blog and leave a comment or two).  Cyril believes we’re way in front of other folks, and California Scooter is redefining the small motorcycle market here in the U.S.   I couldn’t agree more.   Cyril mentioned our blog and our social networking approach, and come to think of it, if you’re on Facebook, you might drop by our page and become a fan, too.

On the home front, Steve mentioned some ideas he has for new products, and wow, is this one going to be interesting!   The next thing I knew, we were talking with none other than Doug Bingham.   You may not have heard of Doug Bingham, but you’ve sure seen him.  Doug is known throughout the industry as Mr. Sidecar.   I wrote a story for Motorcycle Classics magazine a couple of years ago on the annual Griffith Park Sidecar Rally, and Mr. Bingham featured prominently in that article.   He’s an amazing guy, and when it comes to sidecars, you’re not going to find anyone as knowledgeable as Doug.

If you’ve ever seen a movie with a sidecar, it’s a certainty Mr. Bingham was the guy piloting the rig (think Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Great Escape, and…well, you get the idea).  You can guess where this is all going…nothing’s for sure yet, but we sure aren’t talking to Doug about making potato salad.   Stay tuned, folks, because we’re going places with this one…

California Scooter Company visited the Good Guys Rod and Custom Show this weekend in Orange County, and the photo ops were as cool as the folks checking out our bikes.    Here’s a shot of Kelly on a lightly-customized Greaser…he makes this bike look good, doesn’t he?  

If any of you guys and gals were there and you didn’t see me at our booth, it’s because I was out having fun grabbing shots of some really incredible machines.  I’ll let the photos do most of the talking…

A very cool Chevy truck…I think this color combo would look great on a California Scooter… 

An old Caddy, with the first appearance of fins on these great old cars… 

These colors work, don’t they? 

This is either a ’58 or a ’59 Thunderbird, one of the best looking cars ever made… 

I thought I’d better get back to the California Scooter booth and grab a shot or two…

But there was just too much going on…check out this cherry ’55…this guy needs a matching red Classic! 

Wow.  Another awesome color combination… 

This is a ’66 Buick Riviera.  I take back what I said earlier about that ’59 T-Bird.   This Riviera is the world’s most beautiful car.

A ’56 Chevy wagon.  I don’t think this color combination was a factory option…

My Nikon’s polarizer really makes these colors pop… 

A little Nash Metro…Beep Beep!

I think this is a ’49 Mercury.   If any of you guys know better, let me know.

A brand new Hurst Camaro.   My friend Josh has a new Camaro, and they are cool cars.

One more stop back at the California Scooter booth.  Everyone wanted to sit on the Greaser with red apehangers…it fit into this crowd perfectly…

So, hang in there, loyal readers, and I’ll keep you posted on what’s happening next…there are good things happening, and you’ll hear about them here first!