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01-25-2020, 04:20 PM
Thread: Ride around China- in the media
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Ride around China- in the media
Has anyone watched this 2010 series of two Canadian brothers riding around China(BMWF800GS)? It's pretty good.
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06-05-2019, 07:53 AM
Thread: My crazy project.
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Re: My crazy project.
Great. Pictures?:thumbsup:
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02-14-2019, 06:09 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
I looked on this other forum
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?9047-Opinions-and-suggestions-on-Adventure-style-motorcycles&p=88389#post88389
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02-14-2019, 05:57 PM
Thread: Miaoxiang Jilin Motorcycle Ride
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Nice wee jaunt.
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02-14-2019, 05:39 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
Okay mate. Have you got your bike now? I'm in the U.K. atm. Bike is in Chengdu. Obviously, the ridinbg season is fast approaching...
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02-12-2019, 08:53 AM
Thread: Biking in Sichuan as an offer,
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Re: Biking in Sichuan as an offer,
That is interestingAnd useful, thankyou.
I'm still in the U.K atm. I came back due to tourist visa, then ended up staying Christmas. On the upside, I got my U.K. Motorcycle license.
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01-24-2019, 02:27 PM
Thread: Biking in Sichuan as an offer,
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Re: Biking in Sichuan as an offer,
Sounds cool. My bike is in Chengdu atm. It needs taking to Beijing for the two yearly inspection. Hmmm. Other things is I'm in the U.K. I'm thinking to get to China in Spring. Problem being that I...
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01-07-2019, 11:28 PM
Thread: Biking in Sichuan as an offer,
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Biking in Sichuan as an offer,
I've thought for some time about getting a second bike in CHina. I'd use it as a"buddy bike". Specifically for riding with other China bikers who may not be situated close to mountains and other...
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11-18-2018, 02:21 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
Cheers mate. Thanking you again for your (very detailed) information on riding in Zhejiang that enaled my ride there at CNY2018.....
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11-18-2018, 02:12 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
Cheers, actually, I think I just crossed over the 18,000 km mark so 50/50:)
Yes, the X2, your former X2, was like a tractor- it went up most things. It reached 5050 metres without a hiccup,... -
11-14-2018, 10:01 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
I'll upload this picture here because I think it shows the real beauty of the landscape in this part of China. It was a blast. to finally acheive this route. It was diffult to do it alone, always...
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11-14-2018, 09:51 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
These pictures are of the dirt road from Ganzi to Manigange, then of Yushu itself.Yushu was my destination for this trip. I spent nearly a week there. Because I was travelling just before the golden...
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11-14-2018, 09:31 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
Ganzi was simple, bustling and VERY Tibetan. There is a hostel, only opened at the beginning of the 2017 season in Ganzi called Dzachusama. Good coffes and western food, plus the owner, Nate, advised...
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11-14-2018, 09:10 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
Let's try putting pictures in a dropbox folder...
These are on the way to tagong, so include Kangding, where the owner of the Zhilam hostel, Kris showed me some local trails on his dirt bike. The... -
11-14-2018, 08:48 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Climbing the first mountains West of Chengdu
20235 Pleasant stop in Shangli Gucheng
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Weird site on the road..TIC
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11-14-2018, 08:35 PM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Re: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
Some pictures from the trip. It ended up being about 3000 km and took around five weeks. I turned ack from Yushu just as the weather was turning. Got caught in snow quite a bit on the way back,...
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10-02-2018, 12:05 PM
Thread: Bike storage in Xining.
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Re: Bike storage in Xining.
Thankyou for the reply. The weather turned here and I decided to turn back to Chengdu.
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09-27-2018, 01:45 PM
Thread: Bike storage in Xining.
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Bike storage in Xining.
Hi guys, I'm currently in yushu, Qinghai. I'm considering riding up to xining. I'd anyone there knitted of as good place to store a bike for a few months, please let me know
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09-27-2018, 10:07 AM
Thread: Motorcycle rental this summer 2018
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Re: Motorcycle rental this summer 2018
First time. I have rented in China as sms know what someone doing so would want. I think, the best clients are you guys. Mostly those living in China who don't want to transport their own expensive...
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09-27-2018, 07:37 AM
Thread: Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
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Chengdu- yushu, Qinghai
Heh, haven't posted here in ages. Let's hope the pictures come out the right way up:icon10:
So, since last year, I've been planning to follow this route kangding in Sichuan to yushu in Qinghai...... -
05-11-2018, 02:22 PM
Thread: Shineray dealer near/in Shanghai
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Shineray dealer near/in Shanghai
Anyone know of a Shineray dealer in/near Shanghai? I'm getting fed up with what's happening. I need a new battery for the X2. I ordered one and it came. Charging it showed 100 percent. It wouldn't...
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05-06-2018, 10:28 AM
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Re: Chinese New Year Solo Ride from Shanghai into Zhejiang.
A video I macde of the trip on Youtube...
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05-02-2018, 11:39 AM
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Re: TB-Racing (Butch) passed away in a motorcycle accident in Tibet.
I didn't meet him, although I heard of his passing on a wechat group for riders here in Shanghai. Sad.
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04-29-2018, 04:05 AM
Thread: new mash 600 x ride prototype
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Re: new mash 600 x ride prototype
Looks like a scrambler. Any details? WHo is the Chinese producer? Mash sold bikes by Shineray among others before.
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04-29-2018, 03:22 AM
Thread: New in Shanghai
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Re: New in Shanghai
If I were you, I'd move to another city in China where you will be both able to ride and to plate a bike. I live in Shanghai and opted to get a second hand bike from Beijing. I can't legally ride it...
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