Hi introduction from Alberta Canada

Hi guys,

Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.

LP here from just outside of Calgary, happy new owner of a new 2010 Shineray "Long March"

Bought the bike 2 days ago, it is still on layaway at the dealer until the end of March. With the long cold winters here, I didn't want to bring it home 'till the spring, no point for it to sit in my garage doin nothing and the only six month warranty starts the day you take it out of the shop. This way I'll be covered for the whole summer so if there is anything wrong, I'm hoping it will show up before my warranty is up.

I bought the last bike they had in stock for a very reasonable price. Based on the readups on this site and on the net, it sounds like I'll be very happy with the bike for the price that I paid for it which was dealer cost (I'm told)


Anyway great site, and good job from everybody trying to help people, hope to do the same once I get to know about the bike.

Also, If anyone has an owner or service manual for the Long March 2010 model and wouldn't mind sharing a digital copy of, would be much appreciated!

Best regards,

LP

Hello and welcome!

Let me guess: you wanted to be original, so, as opposed to the average inhabitants of Alberta, who buy a snowmobiles, you picked a motorcycle? :icon10:

Hi Zorge,

Yes, you can say that, but will be looking at getting some later.

Have a good one!

Welcome!

You have some fantastic riding nearby, in the foothills ... and not much further afield, the Rockies!

Good luck with your Shineray - several people here have them

Thanks Lao Jia Hou,

i'm hoping someone will chime in who would share the manuals for this bike.

tried some of the links that people posted to no avail...

LP

I do not think you'll find service manual particularly for the Long March, but I think it will be helpful to you any service manual for the bike with the same engine.

Greetings, LP, and welcome to MCM. Looking forward to seeing your pix and posts and ride reports once the spring thaw arrives!

Isn't the Long March the same model that GRF_pete and GRF_hans rode into Southeast Asia? And Slabo in Kunming?

Click "advanced search" up in the righthand corner, and search for Shineray; you'll find a lot of links, methinks. Maybe even the manual you seek.

cheers

Slabo used to be in Kunming, still separated from his old dog, aka the Dirty Long March...

A quick search into my posts, I found this >>

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I zipped and uploaded the folder I have on the long march, and the bike it's copied from, XL185 and it's more modern equivalent, XL200 .. link here >>

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http://www.filedropper.com/shinerayxy200-gy7

Hi Slabo

Tried that link, didn't work, also tried some others for the xl185 etc. they all want money...

But thanks for the response, hope you have a great Christmas.

Hi coldrider, as you may have seen in old threads, I also have a Long March (same year!). Though slightly underpowered, it is a beast of a workhorse. Originally from Canada as well but currently live in SEA. Ive had no issues so far and have ridden thousands of kms. If you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay? I have the service manual youre looking for and ill send you a new link in a few days. Im currently in a small Cambodian provincial town on yet another trip with the shineray and writing on my tiny phone is a bit if a pain. Ill post some of my ride reports here as well. I've written extensive ones but on other forums. Nice to have another shineray owner so we can discuss rides, upgrades, repairs etc. Be sure to post here. Becomes a mine of info for future owners. Btw ive recently changed the battery again despite it only being 8 months old (but average for cheap chinese batteries here is around a year so its not too bad i guess. Was worried it might have to change the dynamo). Post some pics once spring comes!

Btw, i think were the only two current owners on the forum, though there are several previous owners who are helpful.

Hi,

You have no idea how happy I was to read your reply!!

I'm really glad to hear that you're happy with the bike and that u haven't had any major issues...

To answer your question about the price I paid, I got the bike for $1180.00 dollars out the door taxes and all other bs charges included, plus they keep it for me at the dealer until the spring, will be picking it up on Tuesday, Apr 2nd 2013 for no extra charge! With the winters we're getting here I didn't want to bring it home since I wouldn't be able to use it anyway and when asked about the warranty on the bike, I was told that it is only 6 months for the power train and 30 days for the other parts like battery, plastic etc. and that the warranty starts the day you take the bike out of the dealership. Not much warranty if you ask me but better than nada...

the bike was the only bike left, I've been watching it online for a few months and they kept lowering the price on it to clear it out, when I first saw it it was $1599.00 plus tax and all other bs charges wich would have made it just under $2000.00 dollars out the door which is the price I've seen that others have paid for it last year and could have been more in2010 but not sure.

By the way, this is my first dual sport (off road bike) I currently own a couple of street bikes, a nice 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan classic, all tricked out, and have an old classic 1983 Suzuki Gs750T that I just purchased 2 mths ago I always wanted one when I was a young kid.

The battery I figured it would be cheap, but that is certainly not a show stopper as it has the kick start as well and I can get a better non china made battery for it later.

Again, really happy to see your post and looking forward to exchanging info as we go and your link to the manual.

Have a Happy and safe Christmas and all the best in 2013

regards,

LP

Bitteeinbit,

I forgot to mention, the manager at the dealer also has a Shineray Long March, the same year, he swears by it as long as you stay on top of the maintenance. He uses it mostly in the bush when he goes camping, already has 2500 km's on it trouble free and the only things he changed on it was the sprokets, chain, and replaced the original tires with some more aggressive off road tires, that's it.

Keep the shiney side up and your right hand cranked!

Coldrider

Here is a review of the latest version of that bike.
Shineray XY200GY-10 Test Ride Review

Thanks MJH,

Not a bad review at all!

Wow, that's a great price! Keeping it over the winter is great as you'd just get antsy if it were sitting in your place. I was just surprised that they still sell brand new 2010 bikes. I assumed you had bought it used but your first post implied new so I was curious. Not much warranty indeed but can't expect much for a brand new bike in the sub 1200$ category! It's a steal if you ask me. What dealer is this? Is it some guy in the Calgary area? Or is he somewhere else and you had it shipped? Does he have a website? I would love to own this bike in Canada. Surprised some dealers import these bikes.

As for the battery, as you say it should be a non-issue for you. What I meant is that ALL batteries here are of the cheapest Chinese kind (the kind you don't even find in Canada because it probably doesn't pass some regulations or something, haha. Designed and priced for third-world countries). So once the original battery fails, you can replace it with something halfway decent, whereas I don't have that option.

Oh, and if you think the owner's bike is doing good, I've got even better news: mine has around 16 000km so far virtually trouble free as well. The odo is broken but it's easy to calculate as the first owner was GRF_Pete on this forum (you probably have already read about these guys' ride across China and SEA with the Long March here: http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ray+long+march). Anyways, he rode around 10 000km on it, the next owner took it for a few trips over a year and a half totalling around 2000km and I've clocked just under 4000km in about 2-3 months (I keep close track of how many kms I do on it via GPS/maps). Only thing that had been changed on mine that I know of before I got it was the battery. Other things might have been changed but the previous owner said he didn't do anything as he had no issues and Pete's ride report doesn't indicate any major repairs either. I changed both front and rear sprokets (and chain obviously) recently as they were finally showing some wear. New gear ration is similar but I would say instead of 3rd, 4th has become my most versatile gear on tarmac. I changed the battery, and oh, changed the seals once as the engine was leaking a bit (1$, lol) and the main light bulb. So 16 000km+ with very little in terms of repairs. I do change the oil religiously and stay on top of maintenance (and I assume the previous owners did as well) so I think the owner is spot on. Both of you should get a decent life out of the bikes if you take care of them. One thing I've been wondering is if I can put synthetic oil in her. Would allow me to ride way farther between oil changes but I'm not sure if she's designed for it, if it would somehow damage the engine or encourage leaking (any ideas?! Do you know what the shop owner puts in?).

Though I've ridden dual-sport bikes before (being tall they're good for me), it's the first one that I've taken of-road so it's a learning experience but I'm enjoying it. Oh, judging from my bike and what I've read here, you can expect the speedo and odo to break fairly quickly. Not a big issue for me but they invariably fail fast and the previous owner told me his repair shop couldn't find a spare cable. The tacho still works fine so that's all I need. I've never ridden the original tires but apparently everyone changes them fairly fast so I assume they're not that great. I've got a set of Michelin road tires with a bit of life left but I keep medium-knbobby off-road tires on it.

Anyways, sorry for the late reply. I just sent you that email with all the info I have. It isn't much but better than nothing. Happy New Year and good luck.

Bitteeinbit,

Sent you a long-winded email, hope you're doin' well and I tried to answer some of your questions...

LP