{"id":8407,"date":"2020-05-03T09:11:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T16:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=8407"},"modified":"2020-05-03T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T16:17:13","slug":"cscs-colors-and-some-good-adventure-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/05\/03\/cscs-colors-and-some-good-adventure-video\/","title":{"rendered":"CSC&#8217;s new colors and some good adventure video&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I stopped by CSC Motorcycles last week to visit with my friend Steve and see the new TT250, San Gabriel, and RX3 colors. \u00a0 I and my camera will try to do justice to the new CSC paint themes, and hey, while we here, we&#8217;ll share a few videos.<\/p>\n<p>The TT250 line has an entirely new set of colors, and I like the new look.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8408\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9528_1989-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9528_1989-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9528_1989-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8413\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9535_1996-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9535_1996-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9535_1996-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8409\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9530_1991-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9530_1991-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9530_1991-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8411\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9533_1994-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9533_1994-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9533_1994-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a cool decal on the TT250 side panel, too, which i like a lot.\u00a0 It reminds me a bit of what new Triumphs had in the 1960s, when every one of their bikes had a &#8220;world&#8217;s fastest motorcycle&#8221; decal on the tank.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8410\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9531_1992-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9531_1992-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9531_1992-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you know, I have a TT250, and mine is from the very first shipment that came into CSC a few years ago.\u00a0 Mine is black with bold TT lettering on the tank and side panels.\u00a0 I like that bike, I&#8217;ve ridden it in Baja (the video below is taking it through the Rumarosa Grade in northern Baja), and I&#8217;m going to fire it up and ride it around a bit today.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q_iiOzYkmno\" width=\"724\" height=\"407\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next up is a photo of the San Gabriels. The new colors on the SG250 work well, too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8412\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9534_1995-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9534_1995-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9534_1995-600-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>You know, I did one of the very first San Gabriel videos when those bikes first came to America.\u00a0 It, too, was a hoot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ussBwv9qO-Y\" width=\"724\" height=\"407\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here are a few photos of the CSC RX3, a bike that has generated lots of smiles and lots of miles since its introduction to the United States in 2015.\u00a0 The new colors are much more interesting and maybe a little more subtle than what we&#8217;ve seen on RX3 motorcycles in the past.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a gray and turquoise theme, and a silver and red alternative.\u00a0 They both look good.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8414\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9541_2002-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9541_2002-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9541_2002-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8415\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9542_2003-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9542_2003-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9542_2003-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8416\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9547_2008-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9547_2008-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9547_2008-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8417\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9548_2009-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9548_2009-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC_9548_2009-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I like the new RX3 paint themes, and I like the original ones, too.\u00a0 I ride an RX3.\u00a0 Mine&#8217;s a 2015 model and, like my TT250, it&#8217;s one from the very first shipment to the US.\u00a0 My RX3 is orange (the fastest color, as good buddy Orlando knows), and it&#8217;s one of the early ones that faded to a kind of subdued yellow (that&#8217;s before Zongshen started adding color stabilizers to the paint). \u00a0 I like that look and I&#8217;ve had a lot of great rides on RX3 motorcycles, starting with our initial CSC Baja run.\u00a0 That ride was a hoot and a half.\u00a0 Imagine that:\u00a0 A brand new shipment of RX3 motorcycles (the first in the US), and yours truly and 15 other intrepid CSC riders did 1700 miles in Baja on these bikes. \u00a0 Take a look:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HJ5M2owAzQ\" width=\"724\" height=\"407\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our next big RX3 ride was the Western America Adventure Ride&#8230;5000 miles across the Western US, from So Cal to Sturgis to Portland and then down the Pacific coast to home. I didn&#8217;t do a video on that ride, but good buddy Joe Gresh sure did!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2lkyFScBt4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We did several more CSC Baja rides, a bunch of rides in the US, and our absolutely amazing 6000-mile ride across the ancient kingdom on RX3 motorcycles:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0LgGLBLWtDY\" width=\"716\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Not enough?\u00a0 Hey, how about a ride through magical Colombia on RS3 motorcycles? \u00a0 The RS3 is the carbureted version of the RX3, and it, too, was an amazing adventure:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q63TvjKMpW8\" width=\"716\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy watching YouTube videos, we have quite a few more on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ExhaustNotes.us\/YouTubby.html\">YouTubby<\/a> page. \u00a0 Grab a cup of coffee, click on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ExhaustNotes.us\/YouTubby.html\">YouTubby<\/a> link, and have fun.\u00a0 I sure did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I stopped by CSC Motorcycles last week to visit with my friend Steve and see the new TT250, San Gabriel, and RX3 colors. \u00a0 I and my camera will try to do justice to the new CSC paint themes, and hey, while we here, we&#8217;ll share a few videos. The TT250 line has an entirely &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/05\/03\/cscs-colors-and-some-good-adventure-video\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CSC&#8217;s new colors and some good adventure video&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[654,66,89,369],"tags":[3,162,247,192,30,1130,667],"class_list":["post-8407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventure-motorcycle-books","category-joe-gresh","category-motorcycle-adventure-ride","category-zongshen","tag-baja","tag-china","tag-colombia","tag-csc","tag-rx3","tag-sg250","tag-tt250"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8407"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8422,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8407\/revisions\/8422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}