Hi Folks
Its great to have joined a community of bikers in China. Just a bit about me:
I'm a South African, living in Chongqing (China's bike heaven I'm told), with my wife, and been here since August 2007. I've lived in a couple of other interesting places, Ulaanbaatar, Vilnius, Cali, Bath, Francistown, Durban, Howick and I started life in Mombasa. :blink:
I have a bike history: Started on a Yamaha 175 back in '75, I soon seized it and realised 2 strokes were not for me, then a Honda XL 250 Motorsport, Honda 400 Supersport, Honda 750 F1, Honda XL 175, then a couple of years break, then a Suzuki GS750, then another Honda 750. Nothing since 1990! Its difficult owning a bike when you're a nomad. My favourite was the 750 F1 :clap:, although I also loved the XL 250. :thumbup:
I've been really disappointed that I won't be able to get anything bigger than a 250 here in CQ, and that freeways are off limits to bikes. I would have thought that the Mayor and his team would have been a bit more supportive of the bike industry here. :angry:
I'm hoping to do a bit of off-roading and exploring around CQ and maybe down the 3 gorges, together with my wife, so I hope a 250 will be up to it. I weigh in at about 110Kgs without any gear. Because we have so much rain I was thinking of getting a 250 scooter, in the hope of keeping my feet dry :biggrin:. Got to wear a tie into work everyday.