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    Re: Survey on Electric Motorcycles

    Thanks all for the responses so far. And thanks also to MJH for the usual well-considered and extremely thorough analysis. :thumbsup:

    On Brammo and Zero, and other "high-profile" electric...
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    Survey on Electric Motorcycles

    Fellow MCMers,

    An announcement: I am teaming up with a small team of expat motorcycle/electric vehicle enthusiasts here in Beijing to seriously investigate the feasibility of designing and...
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    Re: Suzuki GW250 impressions

    Well it's a bike which we got from a smaller Chinese manufacturer as a product sample - I can't say too much more for now (for commercial reasons). There were no torque "specs" per se so we were, as...
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    Re: Suzuki GW250 impressions

    What? Is this Qili shop in China?

    Seriously though, good to know that there's at least one non-expat person in Beijing who understands the notion of "preventative maintenance".

    On a similar...
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    Re: New Shop and Garage in Beijing

    Was over at 798 yesterday and thought I'd pay Motorway a visit. Turns out, they're now an official KTM dealer and have done up their shop to match. They have a variety of KTMs in their showroom...
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    Re: CFMoto 650TK/TR Windscreen mod

    Great idea actually... Anyone have a clue where one might be able to find it, or Chinese copies in China? Looked on Taobao, to no avail.
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    Re: Taobao experience- Enjoy youself in taobao

    10/10 for effort. The odd Chinglish grammar/spelling/punctuation/capitalisation here and there gives it away though.
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    Re: Tire shop in Beijing?

    I'll grant you that this is a drawback of electric modes of transport and will be until some rapid, hot-swappable battery solutions come along e.g. Tesla's 90 second battery swap solution for the...
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    Re: Don't Trust Chinese Locks

    Great discussion guys, and great suggestions/reads too...

    When looking for a parking spot around Beijing, I'd love to figure out a way to not have my chain lock just lying there on the ground, but...
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    Re: Tire shop in Beijing?

    Hrmm... that would be an assumption, and an incorrect one at that ;) Some e-scooters are more equal than others... :naughty:



    Well, best I can find of something resembling a piece of regulation...
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    Re: Tire shop in Beijing?

    Wow that's crazy! Yet at the same time, not entirely unbelievable. You would've thought that in a city of 20,000,000, at least one person would have some good idea of how to balance and true a wheel....
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    Re: Tire shop in Beijing?

    Bump...

    Nobody? :confused1:
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    Tire shop in Beijing?

    Gents - was wondering if anyone knows of a tyre shop in Beijing they could recommend and vouch for. I have a pretty severe tyre (and possibly a wheel) roundness issue on the rear wheel/motor of the...
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    Re: Topbox mounting hardware

    Thanks for the B&Q suggestion bikerdoc! I didn't even think there'd be a B&Q in Beijing (let alone 3), so I went over to the one just by 西四环 and found a flat plate which should've worked. Bought it,...
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    Topbox mounting hardware

    Just mounted a Givi-knockoff topbox on my new e-scooter a couple of days ago. I think i hadn't tightened up the nuts tightly enough, and as a result one of the nuts came loose, fell out and the...
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    Re: Motorcycle Global pricing.

    I was talking to a good friend about something similar recently: car pricing in China, but I'd imagine the same arguments apply with pricing of motorcycles. The apparently inflated pricing of...
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    Re: Bicycle theft

    Am trying to imagine exactly what to look out for on these bike racks that have been "enhanced" by Snatchers of Beijing (SOBs), and not doing a terribly good job at it. Will check out one of those...
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    Re: Hot weather riding gear

    Just checked out their product video, very interesting. Then again, I find it hard to believe me and my clothes would really remain bone dry after bathing a vest like that in a pool of water, then...
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    Re: Hot weather riding gear

    Speed saves lives!

    Would be interested to see how that conversation goes with the policeman who stops you for speeding... :icon10:
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    Not to be insensitive, but...

    Natural selection in action?



    Link: http://beijingcream.com/2013/05/siblings-learning-to-ride-motorbike-on-rooftop-fall-to-their-deaths/
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    Hot weather riding gear

    Was riding around in the extreme heat today in Beijing (high of 37 deg C / 100 deg F), in direct sunlight, while wearing a 3/4 helmet, a mesh jacket and thick denim jeans. I had to pull over to cool...
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    Re: Hello from well, Beijing!

    Since pics are encouraged, here are a couple of pics of my current e-scooter

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    Hello from well, Beijing!

    Been a lurker on MCM, drooling over the amazing bikes, awesome ride reports and stunning photos of China's scenery, so thought I'd make the leap and actually sign-up!

    Was based in London...
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    Re: Why did they ban Motorcycles

    Here's why I'm not 100% sure if licensing is necessarily the solution to the problem (maybe it is, but bear with me...). I think the fundamental issue which everyone has raised is that of basic road...
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    Re: Why did they ban Motorcycles

    Realistically, I get about 70 km on my e-scooter if riding at full pelt (45 km/h - roughly the average speed which busses here in Beijing get up to). 100 km at 35 km/h. I could've gotten more...
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