Interesting "new" Chinese scooter

[Daeouse]

I'm certainly not impressed with their styling. . . but if their performance is good, I suppose it could be nice. . .

[culcune]

Originally Posted by Daeouse

I'm certainly not impressed with their styling. . . but if their performance is good, I suppose it could be nice. . .

They are very retro and very "American" in looks. I am not sure how many US companies produced scooters, but Cushman definitely did. My only fear with the "retro" movement is pricing. For instance, the old 'Mustang' motorcycle which I was never familiar with until they started getting reproduced by California Scooter Company cost near or over $4k depending on 150cc engine or 223cc engine. Interestingly, the 150cc engine is manufactured in Taiwan by Hartford and their larger 223cc engine is manufactured in China.

http://www.californiascooterco.com/

[culcune]

My guess is the Cushman will appeal to the same demographic as the CSC bikes, and be priced accordingly. The primary demographic, at least for CSC, seems to be the rod and custom crowd (well retired with higher than average means) who live in California and tour the state's various car shows. Of course, the same demographic in other states will account for additional sales.

However, I could see the Cushman also appealing to much younger, and still very distant from retiring people who are into the rat-rod scene and dress up semi-retro who would ride these through trendy parts of L.A. or other major cities' trendy parts, but who wouldn't necessarily ride CSC Mustang continuation bikes.