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03-31-2018, 06:06 AM
Thread: ASIAWING LX450
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Re: ASIAWING LX450
I don't get any feeling of instability up to about 140. After that it can start to get a little scary. It does beg for a sixth gear which I'm always searching for, but.... I don't want to be driving...
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03-30-2018, 02:29 PM
Thread: ASIAWING LX450
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I got mine up to 160km/hr by the speedo and it still had some juice in it, although I didn't confirm by GPS.
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03-30-2018, 02:27 PM
Thread: ASIAWING LX450
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Sorry guys, I took the vid down. I realized how idiotic I was behaving (and driving) and didn't want to bring that kind of attention to myself, let alone the fact that I have a child and don't want...
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03-29-2018, 03:36 PM
Thread: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review
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Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review
Sorry man... I took the video down. I was acting a bit goofy and swearing a lot (not to mention driving recklessly) and just decided it wasn't a good idea to leave that up in public :taz:
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03-07-2018, 09:34 AM
Thread: ASIAWING LX450
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03-07-2018, 03:11 AM
Thread: ASIAWING LX450
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Re: ASIAWING LX450
Just found this thread after I posted on an older thread about this bike. I don't know how to delete my old posts. I have the 2016 off-road model (bought second hand). I have ridden this thing HARD....
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03-06-2018, 07:57 AM
Thread: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review
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Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review
OK, I don't know how to delete my former post (was quite drunk when I did that and didn't remember it until the next morning when I woke up and my computer screen was on this page, DOH!)
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02-12-2018, 01:29 PM
Thread: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review
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Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review
I've ridden the piss out of this bike, and it seems to be pretty, pretty, OK. That's all for now../
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12-15-2017, 08:54 AM
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Re: Insight into how you get onto the toll roads
Let's just say I know a guy who isn't me, who gets on the toll roads here in and around the Guangzhou/Guangdong area when he's in a rush for time or doesn't feel like riding behind trucks and muck on...
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11-09-2017, 01:32 PM
Thread: We're back...more Guangdong enduro
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Re: We're back...more Guangdong enduro
Hey man. Tom lives in Zengcheng now, and - yes - there are a few guys who are riding that area still. Not sure what you're looking for, bikewise, but I think there should be some bikes available. Not...
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08-14-2016, 11:31 PM
Thread: Suzuki V-Strom DL650 2007 for sale
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Re: Suzuki V-Strom DL650 2007 for sale
For me, I'll stick to reading ChinaV and others' old ride reports on this site from time to time, as they become immortalized in such a short time, as the country hastens quickly to places...
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08-14-2016, 11:27 PM
Thread: Suzuki V-Strom DL650 2007 for sale
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Re: Suzuki V-Strom DL650 2007 for sale
Bike still looks great. Been lurking at it for a couple years now. I'm getting off the road in China, I've decided. The benefits just don't outweigh the risks for me anymore, personally speaking. I...
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07-31-2016, 02:53 PM
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Re: Benelli SilverBlade 250, Cfmoto JetMax, Adonis 250/300 Review
Hey guys! Just wondering about anyone's experience with the Benelli 250 scooter? I went to have a look at it at a dealer in Zengcheng (outskirts of Guangzhou) and I, too, am 6'5 TALL, and it felt a...
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07-31-2016, 02:30 PM
Thread: Xunliao Fun session
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Re: Xunliao Fun session
Hey man, first time I've logged into MCM in quite a while. So you are living/working at Xunliao? That's my wife's hometown (lucky for me, as I dread dealing with the in-laws if you know what I mean,...
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04-23-2016, 06:20 PM
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Re: I PLAYED SAFE AND HERE'S WHERE I AM SOO FAR
Just seeing this post as I haven't checked in on MCM in ages. Haha, the old CQR and vibration, loose nuts and bolts, etc. Those engine mount nuts & bolts on my old CQR used to come loose constantly,...
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11-09-2015, 04:02 PM
Thread: Bikes on Highways - Which Provinces?
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Re: Bikes on Highways - Which Provinces?
EXACTLY. It started to pour down rain once on me, and I could have taken the G road back to where I keep my bike, and suffered through an hour of torential rain pouring down, OR, just blast past the...
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11-09-2015, 03:58 PM
Thread: Motorbikes / Expressways
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Re: Motorbikes / Expressways
This is great news. I've used the expressways several times here in Guangdong, either entering at areas that are unmanned, or, after a minute of arguing, proceeded to blast around the barrier and go...
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08-11-2015, 02:19 PM
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Re: FAST riding in the mountains in Guangdong...
Well what kind of bike do you ride dude? A Jialing 200? If that's the case, then of course you can't take it as fast as a CBR600 hehe... That road 'looks' scarier than it is, sort of. I mean, i have...
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08-09-2015, 11:36 AM
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FAST riding in the mountains in Guangdong...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=260&v=Ym2sMrtTWmg
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08-08-2015, 09:05 PM
Thread: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
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Re: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2sMrtTWmg&feature=youtu.be
Here you go man. The 'not so boring' part. On the way up. Still haven't uploaded the way down. I thought you were talking about... -
07-01-2015, 04:38 PM
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Re: Beach Ride in Guangdong! ;) Go pro hero 4 silver
Nice editing, but - Gotta make it longer man. And more dialoge! Less fancy editing and music (or not - I have no idea what I'm talking about lol
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07-01-2015, 04:35 PM
Thread: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
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Re: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
Oh now I see. You just posted of YESTERDAY dude. Plus now its summer time and people aren't as active on mcm (vacations). I'll comment on yours that way it will keep it visible as the first recent...
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07-01-2015, 04:29 PM
Thread: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
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Re: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
Which post are you referring to exactly?
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07-01-2015, 09:41 AM
Thread: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
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Re: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
Haha I guess.... But....not TOO fast... NO REAR BRAKES! :lol8:
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04-24-2015, 12:24 PM
Thread: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
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Re: Riding fast. How I like to do it...
I'll take that as a huge compliment coming from you, dude! I wish more people would post videos of their rides in China... Specifically these long-time MCMers... This site is, after all, part of what...
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