Winter rides around Xi'an

Hello fellow riders.

Being cold on a bike sure blows, but it still beats being indoors. Here are a bunch of good and bad pics i've been taking over the last couple of months of riding around this wonderful region!


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This region is full of cave dwellings dug straight into the lose earth. Most have been abandonned as folks aspire to more modern living standards.

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It took a fair bit of pushing to get up this one, but the way back down was the scary part!

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You find some real gems hidden deep in the Qinling mountains. At a few stages in its long history Xi'an was the capital of china. It was also the birthplace of Taoism and a major center of Buddhism in china. It shows today with the number of truly old temples and other religious relics to be found around it.

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Gonna be a shitty day pulling Molly out of the river if i mess this one up!

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Xi'an has its share of BMW riders too, but unlike the suzhou 'starbucks' motorcycle club these guys actually ride, and in the cold too!

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Sometimes you just can't decide which road to take...

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Molly the Molester

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What kind of person would i be if i didn't give all my bikes equal amounts of love?
By the way, these 30 kuai bar mits keep my hands warmer than the expensive hand guards and heated grips i installed on Molly. They look right at home on the CJ750 as well!

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It's not called exploring if you only stay on the maps.

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30 min ride from xi'an and here we are. Did i mention i love my new location?

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Colourful characters always come out better in black&white

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You see these big ass brick furnaces everywhere around here. Bricks are still an important construction material in the countryside, it's certainly a good way to use up all that mud.

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Some more cave dwellings.

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That's all for now, til next time i'll wish you all a happy new dragon!
Felix

Is it just me but I can't see the photo's.

Me too,,,

Bloody skydrive... Ok try it now!

I was in that part of the woods a couple of years ago doing the grand tour,,Theres a (another temple) temple Farmer something to do with Buddas finger bone ,its kind of interesting in a touristy way,,,,, great pics (at last) is Molly a 250,,, or a git bike!!!!!!(its usually gits who ride em here)....It looks great weather for Hot pot!!!!

125cc

Excellent pictures Felix, nice rides too !
Thanks !

Hey Felix your photography is pretty dam good.

Thanks guys! My photographic skills are nil, photoshop does the real work.

Lipsee, you're talking about famen temple. I haven't been because it sounds too touristy. I prefer to find the ones that the guidebooks don't tell you about! Molly is a Qingqi QM250.

Couple more pics that i forgot to put up yesterday:


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You can always count on power lines to ruin your shots...

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Great pics! Thanks for posting!

It *does* seem like power lines are everywhere...