The first JH600 in Nanjing?

Thanks, for the help. I could not find this in stock here among the local stores or the B&Q but we were told that they could be had. I was not so fortunate on the T-handle that clamps onto these so you can exert direct straight line pressure onto the top of the extractor while turning. I have always failed miserably trying to use an adjustable end wrench or something similar. A counter clockwise drill bit is my real secret weapon I am looking for. When drilled out with the counter clockwise drill and a good extractor with t handle is used used even my limited talent has allowed me success. All this being said, I had not tried Taobao to find this. Good idea for a starting place. Sometimes I do not see the forest for the trees, especially when frustrated. Thanks.

Pfaezler advised that he is away (back in EU) until mid-end August.
With regards to the bolt extractors (easy outs), have you thought about using the T-Bar handle from a socket set? I've got a great LUX socket set that has one with numerous adaptors, though I'm certain you could buy one as single unit in the tools section of B&Q (it's one of my fav places to shop in PRC - I feel like a kid in candy store). [The interesting thing is not all stores carry the same stock between one place and another, as I found out when I stopped in a B&Q store in Wuxi. It was like being in a whole other candy store. OK, off topic...]
Usually for such kinds of snapped bolts, I drill an undersized hole the length of the broken bolt, then using either a T-Bar handle or a small adjustable speed hand-held drill connected by an adaptor to the bolt extractor, seems to work fine for me. I've not had problems using ring or open-ended spanners though to get the easy out to bite into the broken/snapped bolt though. Maybe I just have a steadier hand?

Thanks for the tips. The Nanjing B&Q did not have anything that I saw Thursday. However, as upset as I was, I could have missed it. The local team did manage to drill the bolt but without proper tools, I am afraid they went off center and possibly even damaged the threads beyond repair. they were trying to help but............. Anyway, I was finally able to call time out and will now try to finish the extraction myself. Thanks to jkp, I have a good plan B as I have the repair parts manual and will order new side case if need be. Then it just gets back to finding the resources to do this and the replacement of suspension parts, etc., etc.

I am still looking at other shops as well as discussing just renting space and having my own shop. Unfortunately, my job is 6 days a week so finding the time has been a real issue. Anyway, I am seriously thinking of renting a local shop and running it my way just for myself and possibly a few riders here in Nanjing. I do not need it to make money, just have a good place to work on the bike. I would be way ahead. My real job is manufacturing electronics so I am limited in using these facilities as oil and clean rooms do not mix well. However, my tantrum Thursday has me thinking outside the box and looking at pictures from Pfaezler's facility! I think it may be the best way to sanely resolve the maintenance issues and still have some good riding. Might even hire my CJ mechanic and see what he could do with some decent tools!

off subject a little but Pfaelzer is my hero! I am sure he is really enjoying his German ride this summer.

Attachment 2074Good news, there are two JH600's in Nanjing.

I was invited on a morning ride with the local Nanjing CJ motorcylce club this morning. I showed up to find 20 Chang Jiang's and 1 Jialing!

We had a nice ride. My CJ mechanic had done some repairs on my CJ and since it was running well, I took him to meet up with the club. Great group of people. Had some nice discussions on service for the JH600. I really like having both the JH600 and CJ750 running smooth. Best China day I have had in months! Looking forward to seeing them again soon.

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Today indeed was an amazingly beautiful day. MotoKai and I had a sweet overnight ride down to Moganshan, over the back to Anji and back via a southern swing. We did 600+ km, a nice way to break in MK's JH600.

According to the lunar calendar, today is something called 立秋, liqiu, which literally means "autumn arises". That Chinese calendar is nothing if not accurate. Still hot and sunny, but breezy and drier and gorgeous.

It is good to hear of TA and Euph and Motokai getting out and about and enjoying the rides, the bikes and the folk! Especially as it is still grey and cold here, keep it up fellas! More pics TA?

The best answer to criticism of chinabikes is ride reports and pics of people enjoying them and you seem to have found a good machine. Herr Pfaelzer was a real pioneer there. The workshop idea sounds great TA, nothing like 'enlightened self interest' to get such a project going. I wish I was young again, I used to enjoy the hours in a workshop 'tinkering' and chewing the fat. Something very good about keeping your own machine flowing along well and even improving it.

Good reading, thanks.

I have not been young for many years. However, it was a good day.

Had a nice day on Jiang Xing Zhou island last week.

The start of the day...which toy to take?
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The decision was easy as there were dirt trails to discover.
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The wife and I on the island (yes, I am out of my league)
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We chose the levee road/trail and followed it around the island
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We dodge the hazards!
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We then headed home across the bridge (Note the no motorcycle sign as I pass the police no problem!)
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And back to Nanjing. Not a bad day at all as the JH600 ran ok for the day. (Although I did have some pretty severe stalling later that night while pub crawling but that is another thread)



Then back to Nanjing