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  1. #11 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    Quote Originally Posted by euphonius View Post
    I didn't make pictures of our ride, but Du led us up a lovely twisty canyon, through several villages, and into the mountains. A long concrete road gave way to a muddy dual track road. Finally this became steep single track, and we could go no further.


    Eeww would had sucked.. not for me though xD Steep single track is the (enduro) business Or is there laws in China which make it illegal to drive in that kind of paths?

    Thanks of the good report and pictures!
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  2. #12 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    The reconciliation of dissonance through contemplation of experience. Change is certainly working for you Mr.E. Thanks for passing it on to us and enriching us.
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  3. #13 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    I just had the good fortune of going for a ride with euphonias ... and therefore got to see his bags up close & personal. Those bags are really nice! Very well built and very well attached. The black looks fantastic.

    Two thumbs up for these add-ons.

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  4. #14 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    Top notch work, posting and photography!

    The bags look great and the roll=up wall cabin looks like not such a bad spot to spend some time. Metal walls are probably no much for insulation but the principle could easily be applied to any cabin suitable environment. With roll-up walls on both side, the cross-breeze could be nice.. even on the hottest of days.

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  5. #15 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    Well, after seeing what wonderful boxes these are, I ordered a pair. They arrived a couple of days ago and were mounted yesterday by the Jialing dealer in Beijing. I'm really happy with them.

    HOWEVER ... thank goodness I have a lovely wife who will ride pillion ... and bash me on the back of my helmet as I am threading my way through Beijing traffic ... REMEMBER THE LUGGAGE!!!!!!

    Oh yeah ... the luggage adds a LOT to the width of the bike ... thanks for the reminder sweety.

    Now, what I need are the fancy-shmancy liner-bags that I saw on someone's thread. Those would be quite practical for hotel stays.

    I also need to find oodles of reflective tape to paste all over the boxes. I'm too old to care about appearance, except I want OTHERS to SEE my appearance. I wanted the black boxes (my JH600 is black) but the silver ones arrived ... no problem ... I'm going to plaster them with a few rolls of reflective tape anyways.

    By the way, price (including shipping & installation) for the bags & frame was 4300 rmb which, in my view, is a great buy. I put some aluminum bags on my GS in Canada, and I seem to recall paying at least double. And, frankly, the quality of these Tourfella boxes meet, if not surpass, those back-home items.

    When they were mounted, the heat shield had to come off the stock muffler (bazooka) to make a fit. I haven't advanced to the Laser exhaust ... that is coming next, I guess. There does not appear to be a heat problem in the starboard box or for the passenger.

    I will get some pics of my bikes up when I learn how to use a camera ... sorry, I am all thumbs and have zero artistic ability.
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  6. #16 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    I wish I could risk getting some of these to Aus, nothing like personal recommendations for products, but mine is a different bike. And if I ordered black and they came in silver they would have been returned!
    Euphonius mentioned the width too. Surely they are not designed wider than the bars, that would be stupid? So apart from the occasional tail wiggle through a gap, they should follow you through anywhere with no problems!
    I guess with the wife and the cramped pillion position, you can only remind her she now has shopping capacity? Does she want a bike of her own or prefer the warmer position out of the wind? Check Pfaelzer's thread for the insert bags, it was most likely in that somewhere!
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  7. #17 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    Jape,

    As we've discussed offline, the problem for you would be the rack, not the boxes. I'll ping Du Rui again to see if he can come up with something that would fit your Kinlon RT200.

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  8. #18 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    Nice post... interesting !
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  9. #19 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    Better late than never, Euphonius, This is a really nice thread.

    I especially i like - well, everything. Pictures of the workshop, wish I had the time to look around when I was there. The ride you did to the mountain cabin with the guys. Rain, mist, romantic...

    The boxes are looking great in black, makes me hesitate....

    Thanks for that report and greetings,
    AW.

    PS: I've been riding in heavy rain several times now with those boxes - super dry - that's not what I can say about my Touratech Zega boxes back home.
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  10. #20 Re: custom frame and boxes for my JH600, from Tourfella 
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    Great looking set up!
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