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08-03-2015, 10:42 AM
Thread: Shanghai Motorcycle restricted area(s).
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Re: Shanghai Motorcycle restricted area(s).
Went to get my Jialing 600 inspected last week, and was told that the price for Hu A is now above 180K, six times the cost of JL 600 new.
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07-08-2015, 10:20 AM
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Re: Urumqi-Turpan-Dunhuang-Labrang-Xian-Yantai Trip Planning
Take a look of the second half of our RR:
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?4722-Milton-amp-Motokai-Ride-The-Silk-Road-2012-(Changsha-to-%DCr%FCmqi)
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06-29-2015, 11:14 AM
Thread: Kunming to Urumuqi
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Re: Kunming to Urumuqi
The trip Motokai and I made in 2012 may give you some general idea about the weather condition around this time of the year:
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03-27-2015, 02:04 AM
Thread: Bike on a Train?
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Re: Bike on a Train?
Noticed that your "Location" is India. Maybe you could give us a pointer or two for motorcycle traveling in India.
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03-25-2015, 11:00 AM
Thread: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
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Re: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
By expensive route I meant I had Comstar custom-make a rim for my X2 (the rear). The replacement spokes are the standard ones for 亚翔 LD450, which are thicker and hence probably stronger. I haven't...
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03-25-2015, 09:55 AM
Thread: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
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Re: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
Wow, what a trip. I wish you guys could have furnished more content. I take it more is coming?? This "silk road" tour is something I've been dreaming about but not able to get it organized.
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03-18-2015, 06:21 AM
Thread: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
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Re: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
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Sorry, only have it in Chinese. 6906/6005 are the front/rear wheel bearing specs. -
03-18-2015, 12:25 AM
Thread: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
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Re: Shineray X2X review, Guandong
As an X2X owner myself with mechanical IQ about 30, I have been riding mine for over 3 years now. I have been having great fun with it while it works and without parts falling off it.
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09-17-2014, 04:00 AM
Thread: Shenzhen to Mount Everest
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Re: Shenzhen to Mount Everest
Tom,
Thanks for the ride report, filling in on what I have sadly missed. I had my Jialing ready, but a family matter prevented me from joining.
Qinghai and Gansu look as inviting as ever. Look... -
08-05-2014, 07:48 AM
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Re: Shanghai - Jing'an police increased efforts
You meant to tell us for 30 meters in SH you took out your JH600, a real pig of a bike, and rode it to the store? You deserve a ticket! :naughty: :naughty:
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08-03-2014, 02:13 AM
Thread: The Long Goodbye: From Kunming to Urumqi
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Re: The Long Goodbye: From Kunming to Urumqi
Great stuff, Pat! Your RR brings back lots nice memory of the trip (Silk Road) Motokai and I took two years ago.
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08-02-2014, 07:42 AM
Thread: Shanghai plates - price and advice
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Re: Shanghai plates - price and advice
Obviously none of you guys read Chinese. A common misconception about yellow Hu C is using inner ring road as the demarcation enclosing the forbidden areas. Actually, the forbidden areas are based on...
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08-01-2014, 05:27 AM
Thread: Shanghai plates - price and advice
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Re: Shanghai plates - price and advice
FYI: the original local BBS forum did indeed quote from an "actual Govt website", namely http://www.police.sh.cn.
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08-01-2014, 03:47 AM
Thread: Shanghai plates - price and advice
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Re: Shanghai plates - price and advice
For engine displacement larger than a certain capacity you need yellow Hu A or Hu C in order to ride inside Shanghai proper. Yellow Hu A is allowed to travel just about anywhere in Shanghai, except a...
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07-19-2014, 04:44 AM
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Re: Recomendation for Dual-sport Bike for Trip from China to Europe
Hi David,
I have visited your photo collection. You take such fantastic photos. Obviously you are enjoying the trip through the most scenic part of China and meeting nice people along the way. I... -
07-19-2014, 02:42 AM
Thread: China Drivrs licence
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Re: China Drivrs licence
Hi Ard063, welcome to the forum.
Your reported difficulty in getting a DL came as a surprise to me, being a 65 years old myself and having been riding a motorcycle in China for over 10 years.
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07-04-2014, 09:53 AM
Thread: Good bike for beginner?
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Re: Good bike for beginner?
I understand and agree with everyone’s aversion to Chinese bike. However, I’d make an exception here: the Jialing JH600. I have logged around 40,000KM, mostly trouble free, on mine, all over China....
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08-11-2013, 11:21 PM
Thread: The Cumshot Thread
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Re: The Cumshot Thread
Funny video, but probably not belonging to this thread.
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07-29-2013, 11:21 AM
Thread: QiQiHar to Beijing June 2013
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Re: QiQiHar to Beijing June 2013
Interesting trip. Two hardy kindred souls.
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07-27-2013, 01:35 AM
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Re: Xinjiang, Tian Shan; Trip to Snow Lotus Peak
Great RR, great pictures.
Motokai and I went to Xinjiang last year but did not ride beyond Urumqi. I know there are lots more to see in Xinjiang than Turpan and Urumqi, few places we visited. ... -
07-15-2013, 07:27 AM
Thread: yunnan to qinghai
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Re: yunnan to qinghai
Hi Bazz,
I was reading your RR with envy 'till the point of your mishap happening around Dunhung, which is rather unfortunate. I feel your pain, which reminds me of many close calls I had on the... -
07-10-2013, 11:38 PM
Thread: The Cumshot Thread
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Re: The Cumshot Thread
Kind of curious why those 2 tents are so far apart? Is there a story behind it? Are we to find out in your upcoming RR?
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07-10-2013, 11:34 PM
Thread: Using Chinese licence abroad
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Re: Using Chinese licence abroad
This is an excerpt from Wikitravel:
"You cannot drive with an International Driver's Permit (IDP) in mainland China; China has not signed the convention which created IDPs. You need a Chinese... -
07-09-2013, 11:43 PM
Thread: Hohhot - Harbin
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Re: Hohhot - Harbin
C'est dégoûtant !!
Seriously, would you do Dongbei 东北 again if you got the chance to revisit after this trip? How would you rate it against all the other provinces you have travelled so far?
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06-21-2013, 12:46 AM
Thread: Beijing gas station refueling
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Re: Beijing gas station refueling
Actually I have a few pictures for the occasion described by Motokai:
Motokai was re-filling his bike, wondering why there wasn’t much ended up in the tank. Note the puddle underneath his bike,...
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