Cushman

VinylDoctor · Post by **VinylDoctor** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:31 am

anyone see the new cushman 2 wheel scooters?
they are square and boxy looking.
come from 200X ccs to around 300x ccs.

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:44 am

Any thing new from them recently? R

VinylDoctor · Post by **VinylDoctor** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:34 am

still shifting wrote:Any thing new from them recently? R

http://www.kjackmotors.com/site/index.htm

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:20 am

http://www.westvalleycycle.com/sales.html

Looks like they're selling 'em.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:13 am

They're in a couple SoCal shops but I haven't seen them yet. Some San Diego scooterists recently went to check them out.

Whimscootie · Post by **Whimscootie** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:57 pm

Looks like my little Yamaha C3 may have some good company!

Sold in USA 2007-2011.

Still sold in Japan as the "Vox" and in Europe as the "Giggle"!

Modeled after the old Cushman design.

Learn more @ www.C3riders.freeforums.org

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:26 pm

Whimscootie wrote:Looks like my little Yamaha C3 may have some good company!

Sold in USA 2007-2011.

Still sold in Japan as the "Vox" and in Europe as the "Giggle"!

Modeled after the old Cushman design.

Learn more @ www.C3riders.com

Nice! I cannot say I am impressed with the Cushmans though.

BeefSupreme · Post by **BeefSupreme** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:06 pm

VinylDoctor wrote:
still shifting wrote:Any thing new from them recently? R
http://www.kjackmotors.com/site/index.htm

400cc! Sounds like fun on those little tires!

EvilNerdLord · Post by **EvilNerdLord** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:13 pm

Whimscootie wrote:Looks like my little Yamaha C3 may have some good company!

Sold in USA 2007-2011.

Still sold in Japan as the "Vox" and in Europe as the "Giggle"!

Modeled after the old Cushman design.

Learn more @ www.C3riders.com

sorry, but it looks like an ice chest.

caffeine65 · Post by **caffeine65** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:21 pm

Whimscootie wrote:Looks like my little Yamaha C3 may have some good company!

Sold in USA 2007-2011.

Still sold in Japan as the "Vox" and in Europe as the "Giggle"!

Modeled after the old Cushman design.

Learn more @ www.C3riders.com

LOVE the C3. I'd always believed it was inspired more by the Harley Davidson Topper.

That Cushman II looks a little too "homemade" for my taste. Still nice to see more scooter options out there, though.

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:57 pm

caffeine65 wrote:That Cushman II looks a little too "homemade" for my taste. Still nice to see more scooter options out there, though.

Actually, it's pretty faithful to the original, a design which pre-dates WWII. Manufacturing tech for scooters wasn't terribly sophisticated back then. If you want homemade, check out the reborn TACO minibikes like the TACO 22. They have made some welcome improvements, e.g. disc brakes at both ends, but theres a lot of homage in the new machine.

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:41 pm

az_slynch wrote:http://www.westvalleycycle.com/sales.html

Looks like they're selling 'em.

400cc's and only 55mph?

Whimscootie · Post by **Whimscootie** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:53 pm

EvilNerdLord wrote:
Whimscootie wrote:Looks like my little Yamaha C3 may have some good company!

Sold in USA 2007-2011.

Still sold in Japan as the "Vox" and in Europe as the "Giggle"!

Modeled after the old Cushman design.

Learn more @ www.C3riders.com

sorry, but it looks like an ice chest.

Fastest, funnest little "ice chest" I ever rode!

Fuel-injected, 3 valve, 4 stroke, water-cooled, fat tires, low center of gravity, can haul anything just about, and a HOOT to ride!

Does anybody know how this new generation of Cushmans came about?

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:33 am

k1dude wrote:
az_slynch wrote:http://www.westvalleycycle.com/sales.html

Looks like they're selling 'em.
400cc's and only 55mph?

Low hp. It's a modified tractor engine.

Also, 6" tires.

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:43 am

Slap one of these in and change up the gearing:

http://www.woelfle-engineering.com/Prod ... ne_en.html

Does 294cc and 44.25hp sound better? Price is a bit steep (engine is as expensive as the scooter), but she'd scream like a banshee and go like the clappers. I don't think you'll be getting 100 mpg, though.

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:05 am

Are they T'n'G? I think I'd rather have a C3 or that Django (drool, drool).....