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05-03-2013, 05:03 PM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Hi all, I thought I would pop up and say hello to my friends back in China, especially Jeff (Euphonius) and Pete (Soberpete) who I had the chance to meet before, during or after the 12,00km...
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06-27-2012, 10:29 AM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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Re: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
Ok, we'll join you guys ASAP, hopefully before 20:30 !
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06-27-2012, 07:52 AM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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After 3 tries to edit this post, I hope this time it'll work !
Dipstick, I'm really sorry but could we meet later tonight, around 20:30, same place ? Tell me if it's convenient for you...
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06-26-2012, 02:01 PM
Thread: Fred's YBR 250 ;-))
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Re: Fred's YBR 250 ;-))
To emphasize on what the other guys wrote : change the oil now (don't wait for 500km) then at 1,000km. After that it's every 2,000km and that'll be good.
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06-26-2012, 07:56 AM
Thread: Fred's YBR 250 ;-))
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Re: Fred's YBR 250 ;-))
Aargh, I should come more frequently to check on the forum !
Jeff, yeah, this is the one I was telling you about, nice huh ? I'll be travelling in Europe a lot with it, you can bet on it !
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06-26-2012, 07:49 AM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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Hey Pete, I'm usually using the Weather Channel app on my HTC, quite reliable throughout the round-China trip.
As I texted you today unfortunately we will not be available with Celine this Friday,... -
06-22-2012, 03:06 AM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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Re: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
Speaking of avatar, yours reminds me of a very good riding day... :naughty:
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06-21-2012, 03:01 PM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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27th is good for us ! (sorry, didn't check the thread before...)
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06-21-2012, 02:47 PM
Thread: Fred's YBR 250 ;-))
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Ok, as I texted to Soberpete this afternoon, I'm now officially a pedestrian !
I just sold the bike + Hu A plates. Being quite secure with my manhood, I have no problem admitting that it was tough... -
06-18-2012, 11:09 AM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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Thanks a lot Jeff for the evening and for finding this awesome place !
An evening drinking Chimay is a good evening...
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06-16-2012, 04:02 AM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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As I wrote, I'm ok either way, as we're here until July 1st...
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06-15-2012, 09:52 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Thanks Pete !
There's one thing I'd like to tell you : I understand your desire to come to SH to see us and Dipstick, and we would love to see you again, but please be very very careful and weight... -
06-15-2012, 09:15 AM
Thread: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
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Re: (No-)Bike Night in Shanghai
Hey Jeff, thanks a lot for the organization !
We're totally not superstars, but we'll not shy away from this one, even if we don't like being in the spotlight !
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06-15-2012, 01:50 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Hehe, I will Milton, I promise !
And it's also time for an announcement gentlemen...
After exactly 11,570km and a little bit more than 2 months on the chinese roads, we arrived yesterday in... -
06-13-2012, 09:35 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Pete, when you reach Shanghai I'll come to you to guide you through the city if I still have my bike at that time. If not I can still come by taxi to meet you outside of the town, then hop behind you...
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06-13-2012, 06:40 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Hey Pete, yes we're in Nanjing right now, and celebrating the near-accomplishment of the 12,000km trip by offering ourselves some "luxury time" with nice hotel, nice drinks and nice food ! :naughty:...
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06-11-2012, 01:24 PM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
One update for those who might be interested : when coming from the North and heading to Nanjing, let's say for example from the city of Huaian, Jiangsu, the motorcycle friendly G205 suddenly becomes...
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06-10-2012, 12:33 PM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Hey all,
We're now in Suqian, Jiangsu province.
Pete, from Qingdao, we tried to go straight to Huangdao by the tunnel/ferry, which ever we could find. We followed the road in Qingdao right up... -
06-09-2012, 01:19 PM
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Re: DRIVING SKILLS IN CHINA HOPE THIS SORT MATTERS OUT ONCE AND FOR ALL
First time I read this, was laughing out loud ! :lol8:
This is excellent, a masterful demonstration of the daily driving logic we face at every crossroad !
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06-08-2012, 10:57 AM
Thread: Motorbikes / Expressways
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Whouah how can I miss this thread ?
If I knew, we could have discussed about this when we met : we took the expressways twice during our round-China trip : once in Sichuan between Emeishan and... -
06-08-2012, 10:46 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Hey Pete, sorry for not having replied to your email yet, as you wrote, we've been busy... drinking Tsingtao in Qingdao !
I will send you all the pics, no worries.
From Yiyuan to Qingdao, we took... -
06-07-2012, 12:59 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Haha, very nice comment Dipstick, thanks a lot !
One year ago, I was in your exact shoes with the first commuting in Shanghai with the 250, so I can understand ! I don't know where you live/work,... -
06-06-2012, 10:01 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
As Pete wrote, we swapped bikes at one point, to feel the differences between our mounts :
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Pete : "now go on, you slow donkey ! I'll keep the red one and the missus !"
But then, after... -
06-06-2012, 09:41 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
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Pete navigating trough the straw and the farmers...
One of our road for the day, lovely !
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06-06-2012, 09:29 AM
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Re: Prep Round-China Bike trip, 2-up, April-May 2012
Still shooting on the move, we managed to catch a glimpse of the ever-eluding "Pete Stoner of Zibo" :
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Avoiding straws all the way (and stealing some under the bike too...)
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