JiuZhai Paradise---BeiJing to SiChuan JiuZhaiGou valley adventure

It's about our motor trip trailer,
http://player.youku.com/player.php/s...Nzk2OTky/v.swf

Hi all MCM members.

That's our plan :From BeiJing to SiCHuan JiuZhaiGou Valley,
time:in the late May,2012,about 10~15 days,
vehicles:ten goldwinds,one VFR1200F,one backup car.
route:under planning,go there through the west route,come back through the east route,the whole journey is about 5000km.

I have been read lots of adventure reports here,our journey is not a big deal actually,I know it.

Honestly and seriously Welcome to pay attention on us,leave some suggestions,even though we are native citizens,but it's our honor if you give us some words here,thanks a lots firstly!

More 9 weeks,I'm waiting for you care......


Cheers!
Lion.

G'Day,

Jiuzhaigou, nice area, was there in May 2004 on the way from Chengdu - T*b*tan Plateu - Lanzhou with a few mates.

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Originally Posted by TB-Racing

G'Day,

Jiuzhaigou, nice area, was there in May 2004 on the way from Chengdu - T*b*tan Plateu - Lanzhou with a few mates.

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Hi TB-Racing,"Chengdu - T*b*tan Plateu - Lanzhou",brilliant,it was must wonderful memory to you,did you left a thread here,I will have a look.

Thanks for your reply.

Cheers!
Lion.

The whole journey is under planning,the route,which is safe and efficient for goldwings to pass through,what else should be prepared for it?How long will be supposed to ride everyday?where is the appropriate place to have a rest?

There are some pictures of members.

Goldwings
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Originally Posted by lion

...did you left a thread here,I will have a look.....

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G'Day,

MCM did not exist in 2004 and have no thread on MCM about my extensive China bike trips since 1989.

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Originally Posted by lion

The whole journey is under planning,the route,which is safe and efficient for goldwings to pass through.....

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Ain't easy to get a couch on wheels around the rough roads in Sichuan / T#bet..... took my trusty custom 89cui. S&S Sportster (1991) on the 2004 Jiuzhaigou run.

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/at...1&d=1330772246

Hi TB-Racing,you must had lots of fun on it.

I was catched by the traffic police on the north ring5,BeiJing yesterday,you can checked it out there
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzYxOTQwNzYw.html.

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But we finished the riding in Lao mountain with three mates,you can check it out there
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzYxOTMyNjAw.html

So,I'm worrying about our trip "from BeiJing to JiuZhaiGou Valley",maybe lots of traffic polices are waiting for us......

Hi TB-Racing,you know what?After you sent me a picture about JiuZhaiGou,I dreamed it last night,and took a picture like this:

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from our experience Xian - Beijing last year I propose a distance not more than 250km a day when go through country side and not on expressways.
Otherwise your run in trouble when there is a truck traffic jam, a repair stop or simply bad road conditions.
Furthermore I would advice to stay 2 full days in JiuZhaiGou to really enjoy it and make 1 day a trip to HuangLong terraces.

... I wish I could join ......

passroad from JiuZhaiGou to Huang Long
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(bike free) Dreamworld JiuZhaiGou
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Originally Posted by lion

I was catched by the traffic police on the north ring5,BeiJing yesterday,you can checked it out there ... but we finished the riding in Lao mountain with three mates.

So,I'm worrying about our trip "from BeiJing to JiuZhaiGou Valley",maybe lots of traffic polices are waiting for us......

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Hi Lion - I've frequently seen the police on the North 5th RR recently, although they have never stopped me. I guess I have been very lucky. I read in the newspaper that the police will be enforcing the non-Beijing plate rules during the Congress meeting.

Did you, or your buddies, get a ticket for a non-Beijing plate, or the day's plate restriction, or maybe for riding on the 5th Ring Road?

Sorry you were stopped.

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Originally Posted by ShuBen

from our experience Xian - Beijing last year I propose a distance not more than 250km a day when go through country side and not on expressways.
Otherwise your run in trouble when there is a truck traffic jam, a repair stop or simply bad road conditions.
Furthermore I would advice to stay 2 full days in JiuZhaiGou to really enjoy it and make 1 day a trip to HuangLong terraces.

... I wish I could join ......

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Hi ShuBen,nice suggestion,thanks for your reply.

Actually,the route hasn't been set yet,and after I was catched in the north ring5,we should think about the backup route if we probabley are going to be forced to get away from the expressway.

That's our plan:
BeiJing----TaiYuan---Xi'an----GuangYuan----JiuZhaiGou------xi'an----ZhengZhou---ShiJiangZhuang----BeiJing.(about 15 days)
It will be adjusted a little before depature.We will contact somebody who has some "guanxi" or relationship(someone told me this word is more than it means???) with the local traffic department to reduce the unexpecd problems,the highway near the expressway is our backup route.

And welcome you to join in.

Cheers.

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Originally Posted by Lao Jia Hou

Hi Lion - I've frequently seen the police on the North 5th RR recently, although they have never stopped me. I guess I have been very lucky. I read in the newspaper that the police will be enforcing the non-Beijing plate rules during the Congress meeting.

Did you, or your buddies, get a ticket for a non-Beijing plate, or the day's plate restriction, or maybe for riding on the 5th Ring Road?

Sorry you were stopped.

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Hi Lao Jia Hou,long time no see,how are you doing?how about your shop?I always wanna go for a look about it.

I used to ride on the south ring4 to go to work everyday before, always ride on the north ring5 to mountain ride,and sometimes met some traffic polices,but never happened something,

Sometimes,I rode on the "Chang'An street",motors are forbidden definitely,but,never be stopped by traffic police.

Yes,you are right,it's the Congress meeting reason.

You can see the details about my stop by the police there http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzYxOTQwNzYw.html

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I got all of these with me :driver license,行驶本，even though the "insurance",but the police fined me 200rmb,100 or riding on the ring5,another for "no peony card(bank card for driving fining).Another three mates had no insurance,the police told us ,after fined me and took （dragged away) the other three motors ,after good atitude negotiation(a little begging:riding:),then let us go(after fined me,god,no true principle exist,i was fined cause I got enough papers......and it was a joke spread in our motor group)

The other three guys all got a non-beijing plate on their motor,if it's true,then no problem ,and you guys don't worry about it,traffic police always will be polite and kind to foreigners.

Ride safe.
Cheers.

Lion - do I understand this correctly?

1) The police fined you because you had all of the correct papers, and therefore it would be easy for them to print out the fine from one of those little hand-held machines?

2) The police did not fine your riding buddies because they did not have the correct papers, or insurance, and therefore it was probably too much trouble?

3) The police initially seized the bikes but after "begging" the bikes were returned, so everyone could continue on their way (without insurance)?

4) You received an extra 100 rmb fine for no peony card, which is needed to immediately pay the 200 rmb fine (for riding on the 5th ring road)?

There is an English expression ... "nice guys finish last" ... and it applies when someone who follows the rules is the one who loses. Well, it is good that you did not also get points.

Yes, I can understand your riding buddies having a good laugh about the situation, AFTER they got their bikes back. I hope they at least bought you lunch! It was you who "took one for the team." (another English expression)

The police have always been very polite to me. But I think the main reason is because my Chinese language skills are not that good, and they have to talk to me like I am a little 3 year old boy, in very simple Chinese. Maybe they are asking me "where are your parents?" instead of "where are your papers?" :lol8:

Foreigners are just too much trouble!!!!! :icon10:

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Originally Posted by Lao Jia Hou

Lion - do I understand this correctly?

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How accurate what you'v understood is!Congratulations,you have mastered Chinese culture .

Whatever,I think BeiJing's traffic police are better than other provinces,
1) You can ride on the expressway in BeiJing，
2）If you wear appropriate protection equipments ,don't ride too fast,obey the traffic rules,they raely care for you or stop you,most of time it is like that.
3)They rarely seized your motor after they stop you,but first of first ,you must have a good atitude,at most ,you get fined,then let you go.

To be honest,yes,I got all the correct papers at that time,but these are "correct" papers,if the police take it seriously,they can confiscate it for suspicion of smuggling.I saw an article, happened in a expressway,the traffic police confiscated the BMW motor after the rider rode too fast ,then bad atitude and try to escape.

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Originally Posted by TB-Racing

with a few mates.

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pandLuo028.jpg

One of those mates !

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Hi from So Cal.

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Originally Posted by Nick in PRC.

One of those mates ! Hi from So Cal.

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G'Day,

Yeah, good times.....

The best !