Hello All!
Want to buy CJ 750 sidecar.
Appreciate any info.
Many thanks Rick
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Hello All!
Want to buy CJ 750 sidecar.
Appreciate any info.
Many thanks Rick
There is a big shop with CJ's in Shanghai, guess that would be too far for you mate
Hm was hoping of someone private want to sell, maybe on here ...
Rick are you an engineer or otherwise versed in the mechanical trades. Because you know those CJ's have a sidecar so you can carry enough tools...
Yeah - i'm operating machinery with too many moving parts - shit is gonna break hehehe
I take it that is a helicopter. The thing is even the new parts break on the CJ. If you just want it as a curiosity and the odd Sunday ride then no problem really . But their day is past as far as being able to do any kind of long trip. Also they are very difficult to legally register now. They have a certain old timey charm to them but that wont get you home when the crank breaks.
Thanks for the advice - felix seems to have had some fun with them
want to buy alternatively my Harley side car? Build from Dyna Lowrider with attached CJ sidecar.
Yes Felix loves his.
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ale-29-000-Rmb
You may have already seen that thread but those guys had three chairs "rebuilt" and then set off from Shanghai to do a lap of China. They got as far as Hangzhou before they called it quits.
When new parts are rusty and not even deburred , the fits of bearings into cases is totally hit and miss and you cant rely on your electrical system what is left but some romantic notion of riding in a leather cap.
Jimbo in Beijing converted quite a number to Bmw engines so if you see one of those it's probably not a bad bet. At least then you would only have to worry about broken wheels and suspension parts.
Interesting - ok i bite, but how to find a bmw converted one and how much for it???
The CJ750... IMO are a pile of bull faeces!
Even with the added BMW engine - it's akin to attempting to polish a turd... YMMV!
In my circle, there are a number of ex-CJ750 riders, and a couple that still have them. I ride a fully restored CJ750 that a neighbour has from time to time (he'd had two and I've ridden them both). Sure look nostalgic and all that, and as an added bonus not only do the CJ's look the part of a long lost era, they provide the full immersion experience, a large cache of tools required because every trip more than a few kilometres - one will be requiring those tools - almost guaranteed.
In one riding group, it got so bad that the few owners with CJ's were told they'd best not bring the CJ750 on any future rides... as the collective were past impressed having to always stop for one CJ or another to get running repairs on the side of the road some place - eating into valuable riding time etc. It was a quaint experience the first several trips, but it soon got old. Fortunately the few riders in that group affected, have other more reliable rides, so they still get to ride on the group rides.
As to the question of legality. Forget it... you'll likely be told loads of porkies by all and sundry. Very very - very few CJ750's have legal plates. Even fewer can be legally plated in your name (Foreign or Chinese name)... (no matter what some owner/seller or shop owner says) - period!
As for a restored CJ750... the average is round 35K.. more with the BMW engine. But to me it's a complete waste of money. You cannot make it 100% legal, and therefore can't get insurance. Sure you could get a Waide plate (which are getting harder and more expensive), which might cover you for a maximum of two years, then what? .... "Meiwenti"
YMMV.
Ok - many thanks for the input - the message is slowly getting through, may be able to spend the money more wisely. On another note - the used japanese bikes, probably the illegal ones honda cbr 400, yamaha TW225 ... there is no way to get them legal???
whats illegal stays illegal, no way out. Full Stop.
That thing is beautiful shuben!👍
Ok now that we have dispensed with the CJ if you still want a sidecar have you considered the Jialing 600. Almost modern with bosch injection, good brakes, nice engine and fully legal. A bike that can actually take you somewhere without filling the chair with tools. About 55k new I think.
Oh yeah sorry. Or Shubens Harley but im picking that would be more dosh.
Jialing no thank you
No JH600 for me.
Will take that:Attachment 17525
You could do worse
Jialing 125, actually pretty clean bike
Yeah that would be the polar opposite of a Chang in terms of reliability. The modern era engines are unfairly called clones but I have seen quite a few improvements added to the original Honda 80's era design. The Chinese version has cam bearings, roller rockers, long stroke and numerous bore options. I don't recall early xr 200's having electric start, not that they need it ...
It is the last 100 bucks that the Chinese builders refuse to spend that lets the bikes down.
In Yangzhou you could buy a jin of nice 8mm stainless nylock nuts for 20 kuai. If you replace every fastener on the bike with a good quality item many of the troubles of bits falling off or rattling to bits never occur.
Put a nice NGK In it and a nice chain some Castrol and you are pretty set for reliability .
So all this stuff costs a hundred bucks
Why would you want a CJ? Illegal, no insurance, if registered...fake, same fuel economy as a proper 750, but with the power of a lawnmower stop speed of 85 km/h, yawn, and rebuilt by the incompetent and the reliability of well it's about benchmark for unreliable. You aren't even allowed to own one! The best thing about motorcycles is that they have quick acceleration and can lean, also you can flush those advantages away.
The iconic bike for China though like an Enfield Bullet 500 in India. Please think about the actual engineering worthiness of a bike not its poetic fantasy.