G'Day,
Seems earlier JH600B bikes had the exhaust header routed in a different way.....
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G'Day,
Seems earlier JH600B bikes had the exhaust header routed in a different way.....
Had a spare RAM GPS handlebar mount in the shed and installation was a breeze (work time = 1 beer) and the JH600B-A power outlet is quite handy.
The is a photo of the prototype model and was never put in production. The factory still has that actual bike.... I like the sidecar better on that model.Quote:
Originally Posted by TB-Racing
Seems on this variation the pipe gets too close to the riders leg.... not sure that heatshield would help much when the header started to glow red hot:eekers: oouuuccchhh
G'Day,
The JL600B-A got rego / plates in Zhejiang, a few stress relievers (ice cold Aussie VB beer) were needed but everything worked out in the end.
Cruising around Zhejiang (Moganshan / Dashi / Anjii) for a few days before heading back to the big smoke (Shanghai).
Congrats on the new Huzhou plates, TB!
Speaking of cold beer, can you wire a small fridge in the bucket?
cheers!
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Speaking of cold beer, can you wire a small fridge in the bucket?
No worries, got some 12v marine coolers to carry ice-cold beers in the sidecar. I am very happy with my decision to get a JL sidecar bike so far after a 900k's round trip (Zhejiang).
Mighty impressive plate number there, TB! How did you manage that?
The bike looks fantastic in the wild!
cheers
yeah, good plate but not as good as mine :P
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Mighty impressive plate number there, TB! How did you manage that? The bike looks fantastic in the wild!
Our son asks for a special plate. Some valleys near Anjii / Dashi area look like a war zone after the last typhoons, lots of serious landslides and washouts....
More Zhejiang (Anjii / Dashi) typhoon damage.....
TB, did you drop by the Moganshan Lodge? You know Mark Kitto and his family are leaving China for good, tired of the frustrations and lack of quality schooling options for his kids. My sense is that they were simply going to shut down the lodge rather than leave it with someone else. They were having trouble renewing the three-year lease for the building. I fear Moganshan will really suffer without their international touch.
cheers!
Yes, MK and us are very good mates since the 90's and we did a three day trip together last weekend with our families (cars / bikes).Quote:
Originally Posted by euphonius
Spot on, Moganshan will never be the same again once MK and family departs......
As always, many stories go around, read the article: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/po...leaving-china/
(lets not start a motherland bashing thread here please, thank you, this forum is about motorbikes after all)
Wow. That is a must-read, long but interesting read.
I read that last week, along with all the comments (quite controversial). While reading, I said to myself "I bet TB-Racing knows this guy". Sounds like it's a loss to the community, frustrating that so many here share his view and are choosing to get out.
Glad the JH600 is working well for you (positive China story :icon10:), seems like you're racking up quite a few kilometres.
Cheers!
ChinaV
Wow Mark is leaving for good.... damn he and his family will be missed. Better make a run up to the Lodge and say farewell instyle. Maybe we should organize a bike meet up there to send them off right. After all the best place to hang out in Mogan Shan is the lodge....
MK's departure is set around spring 2013, enough time for a few runs up to the Moganshan Lodge and will arrange a bike meeting next year, no worries!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shanghaifingers
I have not seen Mark in awhile, the last couple of trips up Mogan Shan last month he was MIA.... Good to hear that he's not leaving ASAP. We have some time to enjoy the Lodge and his company...
Quick pit stop at JL Shanghai service (Mr.Fan CJ Service Hongguo Road / Hongqiao) yesterday for the initial oil / filter change (1200k's so far).
Some tiny metal savings caught by the filter and was told some small shavings at the magnetic sump plug (did not see the plug, had to answer overseas call).
Shifting feels a fraction smoother......
Sad indeed that Mark and his family are leaving China for good. His article if a little controversial makes for some sobering reading and if the recent anti-Jap riots incited over a few islands are anything to go by then a property market crash is sure to have some pretty dire consequences, so he maybe on the money with his predictions.
Anyhow, back to bikes. TB-Racing, would be great if you could shed some light on the plate you managed to get for your Jialing. I am gonna have to do the same pretty soon, so if you can share the wisdom on how you got this plate it would be much appreciated with a cold VB or three.
Also, temp plates in Chongqing: Can the factory help with them or what is the process. I seem to remember reading a post about it a while back, but I have just searched and couldn't find it?
Cheers
Order and payment of our JL sidecar went through Shanghai Jialing rep. Liu Zhidong (assistance was given by Mr.Fan aka Xiao Fan / Honguo Road in Hongqiao) and negotiated a all inclusive deal (they took care about rego / licensing).Quote:
Originally Posted by tombaxers
We got a Shanghai temporary plate for a 15 day period at the Hami Road (Hongqiao) Vehicle Managment Bureau without any problems within 10 min. and rode the sidecar rig out to Huzhou for the rego / licensing last week.
As with all my big bikes, installed a CTek Smartcharger for long term storage today: http://smartercharger.com
The CTek chargers are available from Taobao and Spidi shop (Shanghai / Pubei Road), bought the charger once again from Spidi shop last weekend.
Thank you very much for posting this. I use a product called a Battery Tender in the US. My wife kept telling me they do not have them in China and I my Chinese language skills are too poor to describe to the guys here. They kept giving me car battery chargers. I have made a little trickle charger from a 12V power supply but you can not leave it on unattended day in and day out as it does not know to slow down when the battery is fully charged. Your post just made my life easier as I can now show the wife. Two of your posts in two days have made me smile. Thanks
here you go = TAOBAO is your friend: http://s.taobao.com/search?q=ctek&co...ndexz_20120830Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasAggie
using this one for big import bikes: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=...id=14601472091
bought all my CTek Smartcharges from http://www.qiyi.cc in the Pubei Road / Shanghai shop as they have great customer service and ride bikes themselves, quite sure they have a Taobao website as well.
Perfect! I will have the wife order it up tomorrow. TaoBao is my friend when I have the info spoon fed to me like this. She can order clothes or anything related to fashion or something she likes with no issues but we have issues when it is me using google translate on TaoBao for motorcycle parts. 8 years in China and I do not even hear all the tones in the Chinese language much less read many characters. The wife is the only one who can begin to understand my crap attempts at speaking Chinese. Even the local team at work have given up on me and they now tell me to stick with English. I find myself just throwing what I can in a suitcase when I go to the USA and bringing it back with me. It is my weakness so I deal with it best I can. Thanks again for the help here.
TB -
Do you have Liu's contact info you could pass on? Am thinking to get a JH600 and if your experience has been good so far, maybe I can throw him the business. Fan I already know, but Liu is someone I haven't run into before.
Any other issues you had with your Jialing I should wantch out for except the ECU upgrade issue I've been reading about?
Check your PM inbox please. No issues with my JH600B-A sidecar and was told the new generation sidecars have all the upgrades incl. ECU.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinasam
By the way, thanks for the note about the SPIDI shop having those CTEK battery tenders...Went by there yesterday and got one finally (3.6 amp). They are really nice to deal with there. Seems they also got a HUGE shipment of helmets and gear recently - could barely walk around in there with so many boxes of stuff.
That "SPIDI" shop you visited in Pubei Lu is actually called Qiyi Motorcycle Gear and is one of two outlets in Shanghai. The other is up in Hongkou district at 513 Wenshui Lu 虹口区汶水路513号. It's smaller, but also packed with good stuff that the owners, Wang (王) Simon (俺云) and his wife, sell in their Taobao shop. As TB-Racing noted, the quality of the service in both shops is immeasurably higher than in many places because this couple actually ride and love motorcycles. Simon had a bad accident a couple years ago, which helps explain his strong focus on safety gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinasam
cheers
G'day,
Impossible to get the JL JH600B-A sidecar rig onto the Anting MX-Track alone yesterday wasn't holding me back for some sort of fun.
Between the MX-Track and the Shanghai - Nanjing expressway is a large stretch of grassland, great for simple off-road driving.....
This sidecar rig is bloody brilliant so far and can't wait to explore Hainan Island later this year.
Glad you're enjoying it . I know that mine was heads & shoulders above any CJ. Yeah, I will get another one, I think. Nice pics!Quote:
Originally Posted by TB-Racing
And thanks for the valuable info on the battery tenders. I would definitely love to have one of those. Alas, unlike you rich folks (TA and TB), I am but a poor farmer without access to an electrical outlet where I park my bikes.