I made it to Calif Scooters. You can read about the bike on the forum, a link is near the bottom of the page here.

While there I found out that a group of riders took four of these bikes to Cabo San Lucos, at the tip of Baja California and back, about 2200 miles. You can read about it on the companies blog. Find a link on the California Scooters web page.

I'm waiting for parts on my newest project bike I picked up so here is a video on making a new seat cover for it.

I'm taking off a few days this week and one of my plans is to go to California Scooters in Los Angeles for a factory tour. I have a lot of questions about this scooter(replica of the Mustang Scooter of the 1950's). I really like the styling but want to know just how much is made here. Does this have a motor that is made in China, is it all made there and assembled here?

When I get back, all the information will be posted in the Scooter Rebels Forum.

I was in Sacramento, did not see the TV that morning and went to a meeting. I had no idea what people were talking about and didn't believe them until I got back to my hotel room and turned the TV on.

So there is some concern about me not being able to promote scooters, because I do not have one. Makes about as much sense as a scooter store owner not being able to give advice on scooters because he does not work on them. Perhaps he knows how, perhaps he does not. Personally, I'd not take the advice of a store owner over an independent resource.

Well, not owning a scooter does not mean you can not support and promote them. Then I also have no idea as to why it would be anybodies concern either. Actions in my opinion speak for them self. I have a forum where people come and ask for advice. The advice is given by a lot of people. So that act alone is promoting scooters in and of itself.

I do happen to own a two wheeled motorized stepthrough device that is powered by a 2 stroke motor, does not use a chain to power the rear wheel and has a stock high speed potential of about 30-35 mph.

I also own another two wheeled step over cycle that has a 450cc motor, 5 speed tranny and has a fuel tank that sits between my legs.

Call them whatever you like. But I do not need anything like a scooter to express support and promote the scooter.

Lets Consider This

With all the look alike scooters we see from china!

Companies have been hard to keep track of. Schwinn for example, once the name brand bicycle that was made in America was having hard times and the name was bought by another company and now all the products you see produced with the brand name labeled on them are indeed not made in America, or even having the profits sent to a company owned by an American interest.

Another company that was once known for being American made is the name Sunbeam. This at one time was one of the most recognized small appliance makers known . A company with the same name, owned by a parent company called Routes Group, an English company that had a car manufacturing company called Sunbeam. Most well known to me for the Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger, because I owned a couple of the Alpines when I was young. The last I knew of Routes Group was that in the mid 1960's Chrysler acquired the company, then it faded into the sunset, I presumed it went out of business. Today you can find a web page for a company calling itself Sunbeam of America, http://www.sunbeamamerica.com, This page shows a line of scooters being sold as Sunbeam Scooters, starting with a pair of 49cc retro scooters, a 150cc retro, and a pair of 150cc more modern styled scooters, topping the line off with a pair of 250cc water cooled scooters . They also carry a few motorcycles. I have not ridden any of these, I suspect they will be very similar to the rest of the scooters coming out of China, hopefully they are well assembled and attention to fit and finish is appropriate for a company who was once proud of its automobiles and motorcycles as well as a scooter production in England.

Scooter Rebels

Is here to support the Scooter Community in general but the GY6 scooter riders specifically. A few years ago when the Chinese invasion of cheap drop shipped scooters hit the U.S.A. There was no support for the people that bought these scooters. Today things have changed, more and more brick and mortar stores are selling these scooters and people are finding out that when properly prepped, these scooters can provide a reliable fun way to get around, the secret is having a community that helps you with your problems and a place to buy parts for them.