G'Day,
Heading down to the big island in the South a few more times this year and the JL sidecar will head that way as well later on, anyone rides bikes in Sanya or the rest of Hainan Island?
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G'Day,
Heading down to the big island in the South a few more times this year and the JL sidecar will head that way as well later on, anyone rides bikes in Sanya or the rest of Hainan Island?
G'Day,
The JL sidecar got crated today and is on the way to tropical Sanya.
Anyone on Hainan Island riding bikes and like to catch up during December / January, get in touch via PM or post here.
Looking forward to escape the Shanghai winter to a warmer climate for a while once again...... SEASONS GREETINGS!
Nice crate dude! Custom built i guess, may i ask how much? I know someone in shanghai who wants to ship a CJ.
Have fun in hainan, some lovely riding out there too!
approx. 50RMB for nails and some metal straps, all the wood for the custom JL bike crate we had left over from a recently completed large construction project and manufacturing equipment imports. Xiao Fan (CJ & Jialing shop out at Honguo Road / Hongqiao - Shanghai) builds wooden CJ crates and ships bikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by felix
yeah, been around Hainan Island with our SUV and some nice areas for biking, more on this later.....
G'Day,
Bike was picked up on Wednesday outside Sanya from a shipping company depot. Had to go over to Haitang Bay for a meeting and took the sidecar for a run in loose sand to check the capabilities before hitting the beach for a cruise. The JL sidecar is quite heavy and slow speed has the wheels digging in and loosing grip, more throttle twisting gets the heavy sidecar rig going much better.
On the way back to Sanya (Dadonghai) checked out a bike shop apparently fixing HD's, CJ and JL's, typical crappy China shop in my opinion with no spares in stock the way the shop looked. In case someone needs to visit the shop in the future, GPS: N018°14'332" / E109°31'181" (not far from the Sanya Downtown Duty Free Shopping).
G'Day,
Just over the mountain from Dadonghai, Sanya city constructed this massive Marina as the stop-over point for the 2012 Volvo Ocean Race. As with many big China projects, the place lacks business and no people around at all.
http://www.serenity-marina.com
In the background of some pictures another huge construction project called Phoenix Island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Island
Now, with the end of the world just around the corner some wise Chinese set up the Happy Valley near Sanya Bay….
http://i46.tinypic.com/2ibg29e.jpg
Sanya is OK, we were there for a month or so, last year.
I can't get my head around why you bother with fastening the side car to your bike.
Really isn't my cup of tea, but each to their own I say.
Gra.
Great pics TB, thanks for sharing! I am feeling total envy right now!
Forecast for Beijing tonight is minus 20, and minus 24 tomorrow. In Hainan, it is probably the same numbers, but without the "minus". Some crazy Jing'rs are saying this might be indicative that "the end is near".
However ...
http://i49.tinypic.com/29uua2c.jpg
Because I can and love sidecars, great for moving people around, shifting beers & BBQ gear and easy to go shopping...Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham
OK, back to Sanya cruising, hitting a few different beaches while going to meetings, great driving on the hard packed sand.
Looks good... I'm still riding round these parts, though on one of my scoots, either the Jetmax or the Burgman 650 exec... weather has been damp lately, but that hasn't stopped me. Not as cold by the sounds of it as BJ... brrrrrrrrr! Scoot is great though for challenging weather... My Dragstar stays indoors these days, cause if I ride that I'd know just how cold it is, though with all the right riding gear it is still possible to overcome the elements to a large degree. Was looking to the other extreme and head off to OZ for some cross country riding... hahaha, but the weather is completely the opposite number spectrum... Guess I'll just head to NZ for riding in more favourable conditions. SO, MeRrY ChRiStMaS everyone...
Apologies for the break in your regular programming, back on topic now.
=)
G'Day,
Lazy Saturday afternoon cruise picking up some moonshine from a well know Sanya bootlegger....
Nice beach bars off the beaten track hidden away near Serenity Marina Sanya.
GPS: N18°12'888" E109°29'545"
Envy!!!
Wonder if that Hainan hootch would work in my kerosene heater here in Shanghai, where it's minus 3 Celsius on this sunny Christmas Eve. Brrrrrr.
Happy Christmas to all, even those who are lounging on tropical beaches...
More great pics rubbing salt into the wound!
Minus 3????? Try minus 20 tonight in Beijing! That Shanghai crew is sooooo ... well, you know ... Shanghai-like. :naughty:
I think a more "realistic" set of pics would have the JH600B in front of the CJ ... you know, towing, etc.
Ditto re Merry Christmas to all!
Dear LJH,
You forget that Shanghai is south of the Yangtze and hence, reflecting the divine wisdom of the Great Helmsman himself, ineligible for central heating. Buildings here by and large have no insulation, only single-glazed windows, and, at best, an A/C unit to blow a bit of warm air at the humid cold. You can probably wear shorts and a wifebeater in your toasty flat. I'm wearing longjohns and insulated trousers, and a down jacket over a heavy wool sweater in my kitchen.
Even on days like today when it's below freezing, Shanghai people in modest homes open their windows to "let in the fresh air." It's just as cold indoors whether the windows are open or closed! People in Beijing open their windows in winter because otherwise it's too hot indoors, and you get that static electricity build-up that makes children fear touching doorknobs.
Winter in Shanghai is truly insufferable!
Hahaha, like the air is fresh and clean... give me a break! Even in the outskirts of Ningbo where blue skies, or clouds can be seen with ease and the air would seem to appear clear (especially compared to what is used to be like in Shanghai when I lived there) and therefore one would assume as "clean" - it isn't. My garage is a testament to that since 'she who should be obeyed' insists on having said garage door open (and house windows) to let in clean air and remove some supposed fumes from all my vehicles parked therein - as if parked vehicles without engines running somehow leech out toxins. After a period of time, everything and I do mean everything in the garage (and the house for that matter) is coated in a thick layer of dirt. Just imagine what we breath into our lungs...Quote:
Originally Posted by euphonius
G'day,
With all the Xmas cheer and Santa in the sun around Sanya it's about time to dress up with one off my all time favorite t-shirts and hit one of the swanky Yalong Bay 5-star hotels for a ritzy Xmas eve dinner.
SEASONS GREETINGS and Merry Xmas to all.......
http://i46.tinypic.com/6fp8vc.jpg
Merry F'n X-mas TB! :lol8:
You need to mount a big red "nose" between the headlights of your "B" ... and toss a bikini-clad "elf" in the sidecar!
G'Day,
Great beach setting (Dadonghai) for a healthy boxing day breakfast with mates.....
I KNEW i should have gone to Sanya this xmas...
damn it
great pics btw.
G'Day,
Great cruising to Maogong Mountain (part of the Baoguo mountain range).
some more Maogong Mountain pictures.
Good Morning China!!!
It's another warm and sunny day in Sanya -Forever Tropical Paradise-.........
Is that the Howard Johnson's? My wife and I spent Christmas Eve there for dinner about 4 years ago. We were the only people in the restaurant when a full choir of about 30 wait staff in Santa suits showed up and sang us Christmas carols for 30-40 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by TB-Racing
We even got "fa-ra-ra-ra-ra ra-ra ra-ra". best Christmas, ever!
Nope, not the HoJo, not a fan of them at all.....Moved today, got another classy welcome chocolate showpiece, sure will taste good.Quote:
Originally Posted by thedannywahl
You must understand that, with all those pictures making everybody else here totally crazy, you will be banned for life on MCM, your bike be scrapped and your driver license be confiscated, all upon your return to cold, white and wet Shanghai?
All the best wishes for 2013 though ;)
Can I have the Multistrada?Quote:
Originally Posted by 998S
Our son is first in line, sorry!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lao Jia Hou
Who says I am moving back up to colder climates again....Quote:
Originally Posted by 998S
Sanya Yalong Bay temperature dropped to +24 degr. celsius, time to get the winter gear ready.
Talking about bike scrapping, we are trying to get our mates CJ going again for a new year bike run with the help of the Sanya bike shop but seems to be a lost cause with the wiring and harness after the bike was stored outside for a long period.Quote:
Originally Posted by 998S
Do I miss the joy of owning CJ's...... NO!!!!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THE BEST IN 2013
Besides tourism and the ongoing scams and rip-off in seafood restaurants, Sanya's other big business is wedding pictures.
Any day of the week you can find hundreds of wedding picture studios and couples along the beaches / parks taking tons of pictures.
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Weddings sky-high as costs of banquets, extras double
By Hu Min | 2012-12-30 | Shanghai Daily Newspaper
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SHANGHAI couples are expected to spend more on their weddings next year as prices of wedding banquets and other services spiral upwards.
The costs of banquets have doubled compared to five years ago, whereas such service fees as photography has soared almost 90 percent in the past two years.
The price for a wedding banquet stood at 4,000 yuan (US$645) to 6,000 yuan per table on average at local four- star hotels. At local five-star hotels, the cost is 6,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan per table on average.
The Westin Hotel in Shanghai quoted about 6,888 yuan to 10,888 yuan, including a 15 percent service fee. The Yan'an Hotel prices banquets around 4,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan.
In 2008, a table cost only a little more than 2,000 yuan on average for most four-star hotels in Shanghai.
The increase will range between 10 to 15 percent next year, the Shanghai Wedding Service Association predicted.
Despite soaring prices, some popular hotels said they have been almost fully booked next year except for a few days in July and August.
The association said newlyweds' pursuit of lavish weddings has boosted the price in recent years, even as fewer weddings are held.
It has been a trend for a year or two, He Lina, secretary general of the association, said yesterday. She said the price of wedding banquets has grown even though the prices of ingredients have not risen nearly as quickly. Menus vary slightly every year.
The surging prices have been a burden on parents who have already saved money for an apartment for newlyweds. Higher prices force them to dip into their pensions, she said, even as they hope youngsters will stop trying to "keep up with Joneses."
A July survey by Shanghai Wedding Exposition organizers that polled 3,000 couples who had booked banquets or were planning for weddings found local couples host 16 to 17 tables on average and many ask for help from parents.
"Local couples are decreasing the number of tables as they are 'running a deficit' with cost outpacing 'red envelopes' with money gifts," He said.
G'Day
Spent two days up Riyue Bay / Shimei Bay area with our son surfing with the guys at Surfing Hainan (RiyueWan).
Brendan (SH) and some surfs guys hang out at some really deserted beaches with decent swells especially after a windy tropical downpour.
Some Surf web-links for Hainan:
http://www.surfinghainan.com
http://www.surfinghainanopen.com
http://travel.cnn.com/shanghai/play/...h-china-217067
http://www.sanyasurf.com
Riyue Bay / Shimei Bay area.....