Posy a pic of your Chinese dual sport
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...et/dx-3a-1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...gnet/dx-7a.jpg
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Posy a pic of your Chinese dual sport
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...et/dx-3a-1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...gnet/dx-7a.jpg
Farewell GY-5. This was my first "C-Moto", I put on 3000Km's without any major issues or catastrophic failures, then sold it when I got my new bike.
This last picture is what it looked like when I sold it, side covers repainted, different front fender, de-stickered, and a 50 diode led tail light.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...00%20GY5/4.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...00%20GY5/9.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...5/HPIM0236.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...5/HPIM0222.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...5/HPIM0246.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...5/HPIM0371.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...5/lifan003.jpg
And my second "C-Moto", a Lifan LF200 GY-6
great pics Jim!:clap::thumbup:
Jim,
You take really good pictures and have a real talent for it. Your pictures are well composed and have a good sense of proportion and scenery. I feel you would greatly benefit from the use of a DSLR and your skills would put you at a level where you could publish if you wanted to.
Besides the camera gear, a little photoshop skills will help you get the most out of what you already have. I took the liberty of running one of your shots I like the most through the ol' CrazyCarl doo-doo-machine. So much of the below image is great. The clouds are in a nice pattern, laid out almost perfectly parallel to the horizon, mountains fully visible in the background (with no mirror sticking through the horizon), and then this vibrant green grassy hills which bring you into the red bike. The pictures straight out of the camera are not always the best. It may not look a little flat but there's data to be had there and with a few tricks we can get it back. I'm posting the sample below...you may or may not like how it looks. What do you think?
-Before-
http://photos.imageevent.com/mychina...m/HPIM0371.jpg
-After-
http://photos.imageevent.com/mychina...Sample-web.jpg
You can see we loose a little detail in the washed out saddle surface but the rest of the image is more vibrant and makes the bike a real standout feature in the image. There's so much great content in this shot that it's almost overwhelming! To change the emphasis in the image to give the bike even more prominence in the shot...for example like if you wanted to use it for an article...this shot could also be cropped a bit.
Again, it all really depends on what you want to portray with the shot. I'm not suggesting anyone should go spend money right away or anything but there's lots of potential, I know you've done some good work with it and if you're ready to take a plunge, go-fer it! If you would like the working .psd of the image, just let me know and I'll post it for you to download.
CC
---pssst...get a Nikon! :confused1: =
ZhongXing ZX150-5 "Cannonball" - I got slighly longet ofr legs and much longer rear shock unit on this 150cc Chinese made Nighthawk that I qualify it as a dualsport. :) She crossed rivers and 5000m passes and rode with me through 6 hours of a rediculous sand storm yet was great to ride around town.
http://photos.imageevent.com/comrade...Kashmir009.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/comrade...Kashmir007.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/comrade...yholi05-30.jpg
-Spot the Moto -
http://photos.imageevent.com/comrade...Kashmir012.jpg
More to come later! But for now I need to get ready. Tomorrow I leave for a few days on to the plateau.
Paz,
CC
Good ole Cannonball. You had a good run.
Carl yes that does look better with your modifications, I didn't really tweak any of my pictures, obviously also, I didn't take the ones in the snow (those ones I did crop and resize).
I've been thinking of getting a camera, I've been talking to Mike about it, but I'm holding off for a little while yet, you could ask him why if you want, I don't want to post it on here :blush:
:stupid: nice pics Carl. Looks like I need to post some more:clap:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...t/bike-7-2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ngxi/gx-13.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...xi/gx-16-2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ngxi/gx-16.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...xi/gx-19-2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...kebike0012.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...kebike0018.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../bike-12-1.jpg
Some HDR shots of the bike at the beach yesterday.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3..._MG_6886_7.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3..._MG_6882_4.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3..._MG_6881_0.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...MG_6890_89.jpg
That last one looks really cool, they all do, but the last one especially :thumbup:
Themz some nice shots! It's nice you have the camo bike to photo cuz' it makes the HDR stuff trippy!
CC
these night shots aren't HDR or even tone mapped, they're just one exposure straight out of the camera.
This may be coming from Louija or very similar. It is too big and too heavy but it really shifts on the dirt. :clap:
http://www.weetwood.force9.co.uk/images2/Heidi.JPG
That bike looks good. Could you tell us a little more about it. There are some people on the board that are interested in them.
Mike
It would be my pleasure Mike but to save major typing just have a look here
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...=130990&page=7
among those pages you'll find a good intro and if there is anything else please post a question on your own Louija thread
Lots of cool pics guys , SuperSignet, I really like yours , vey nicely done !
Yeh right Crazy Carl, I shouldn't be envious of your guys China adventure why now ?????? :biggrin:
Your kidding me right ! You don't understand or comprehend just how envious some of us actually do feel when you guys keep posting all these really cool adventure shots in China.
I hope you guys feel somewhat blessed to be able to be there and ride and meet the people. How very cool and exciting. Envious, oh yes I am !!!!!
I rode RM250's in the Red Sand Deesert in Saudi Arabia at 15 years old for 6 months , but the only thing I met was hostile Nomads and Camels man . You guys got it made there !
Cheers, Snortin Norton
Happy to have had the experiences but there's no free cheese. Learn some things the hard way and that's how you know you're growing.
I guess, like everything else, it exists in context.
:yinyang::scooter::yinyang:
C ? C
^^^What he said!^^^ :thumbsup:
I can't wait to get there this fall. I suspect that when my time comes to return to the west after six months, I'll be very sad. That will be the most difficult part, just how I feel every time I finish my vacation in SE Asia and return home to the cold (climate) and cold (airport welcome) and cold (western urban experience). (Ooops, almost let a rant out.) :icon10:
Just bought this Sierra two months ago, it was held up in both US and Bahamas customs for a while but I just managed to get her built up from the crate and took some pictures.
I have to say, I am very impressed with the build quality of the bike. Heard some scary reports on the Sierra before, but after 236miles, she is quite reliable and getting stronger everyday.
Hope you enjoy my pictures.
Will post more scenic photos next week.
Thanks
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Looking good
Here is mine JH600
Click any of the pictures to "Super Dooper Size" them..
1970 CT70, Zonshen powered, with Pit Bike exhaust..
http://thumb13.webshots.net/t/63/663...3JIQjwZ_th.jpg
50% Culcunes old Jetmoto 50% 69.99 Ebay Cheetah, makes 100% Jet-Tah
http://thumb13.webshots.net/t/64/564...3JoPSCM_th.jpg
KX250 on Momma's Jet-Tah
http://thumb13.webshots.net/t/58/658...3DXNCTC_th.jpg
My Viva with the Jet-Tah in the background..
http://thumb13.webshots.net/t/62/562...3uAahYC_th.jpg
Click on the albums to see the rest of the photos, as well as China Hauler.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...5/HPIM0181.jpg
Put some Avon Road Rider tires on my gy6, and lowered it, added a trunk, custom rack, and led signals up front, not sure if I want to keep the signals.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3.../200gy6018.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3.../200gy6008.jpg
Hey Jim man right on with the creative photoshop work! She looks good and the tires must be a biiig change (no more whir whir whir).
Are the LED signals the same brightness or weaker?
CC
Looks good Jim .
Now your officially an ON-Roader TT Rider not a dual-sport guy anymore .
Obviously your riding style and lots of pavement riding enabled the bike to become more serious for the street now . I bet she handles pretty darn nice with those Avons , fine tires indeed . Probably very sticky in the rain now too .
Mud well , if you like to flat track I guess . :icon10: I have always liked the feel of a good street thumper , and that is what it is now . Blinkers look fine by the way as long as they work well .
Later, Snortin Norton
Thanks for the comments guys... First off, you are both right about the blinkers... They weren't very bright, the stock worked better so they went back on and I took the unopened blinkers back to the store (I have 2 left, I never put on the rear).
The tires did seem to handle really well, when I first tested them it was pouring, and I tried it up and down the road at probably 75km's or so, and it worked great. I also tried hard braking in the rain (slower speeds though) and it stopped great without sliding, I'm sure the stock ones would have locked up and slid.
Right now I don't have insurance on it though, I've spent about all I can for the next while, just moved into an apartment (or I guess it's called a condo because I bought it?), and bought a 97 sunfire for commuting to work... Once I get some more money though, I'll insure the Lifan again, after all that's the reason for the Avon's, to commute.
Hi all, saw this thread and thought i'd put up some pics of my XTR! (Galaxy XTR 250)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e.../R0010918a.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t/R0010935.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t/R0010960.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t/R0011608.jpg
I bought it 2 months ago and highly recommend it! It's really not a bad dirt bike! I fitted the motard wheels a couple of weeks ago and been having a lot of fun with it!
Also thought i'd throw in some pics of the sidecar; since i do a lot of off-roading with it i thought it'd be appropriate!
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t/DSC01965.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t/DSC01964.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t/R0010519.jpg
ps: Supersignet your pics are amazing, and your bike ain't half bad either! i almost bought one before settling on the XTR!