JH600 Off-Road: West Suzhou Tank Grounds Run

**moilami** · 06-24-2011, 09:04 AM

Great report! Would had been so much fun with some MX bike or real Enduro!

**felix** · 06-26-2011, 01:44 PM

Nice one motokai, good to see some dirt on the JH!

Did you go up this hill? There's a nice view of the lake below from up there. I once saw a CJ750 make it up there. The incline isn't a problem but there's a big diagonal trench near the top that is tough to get through. He almost flipped it over, i wish i had a picture of it.

Here's my contribution anyway, since you didn't get to see them.

**euphonius** · 06-26-2011, 02:15 PM

The Jialing at nearly 200kg in its street shoes is definitely a different kettle of fish than your featherweight Galaxy with its knobbies, which, as Mikko notes, would probably be a lot more fun, especially in the mud that Motokai experienced.

But, to paraphrase a forgotten defense secretary, you ride the motorcycle that you have, which for us Jialing riders is the JH600, so I'm very keen to see what we can do in the dirt with better rubber. I don't think any of us is running knobbies, but we are trying our best to get a more dirt- (and mud-) friendly set of tires. Given the very small numbers of these bikes in China, that's easier said than done. No one carries anything but Chinese tires in our size.

This is what we're aiming for, though Kenda is saying there's some risk that mainland customs won't let them in.

cheers!

**MotoKai** · 06-26-2011, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by felix

Nice one motokai, good to see some dirt on the JH!

Thanks Felix. Love the tank photo! I little proof never hurts...I was starting to think it was

(that's not mud!).
Because as you know after I got the tracks from you, Google Maps had this photo showing on these "Tank Grounds" http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/p...l/28694384.jpg

As you know that hill is much steeper than the photo is able to capture, so I decided to hold off until 1) New tires (euphonius mentioned the group order for new rubber) 2) Go back with a riding buddy, and not solo riding.

As for the mud on the JH, this was the first Suzhou mud on her. Here some mud pics from other provinces:

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Anhui

**MotoKai** · 06-28-2011, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by MotoKai

As you know that hill is much steeper than the photo is able to capture, so I decided to hold off until 1) New tires (euphonius mentioned the group order for new rubber) 2) Go back with a riding buddy, and not solo riding.

So after new rubber and conquering the Tank Grounds Hill, it's on to this one with the JH600

**MXF** · 08-27-2012, 03:39 AM

Just joined the forum and would like to have more details on how to find this trail. Thank you!

**TB-Racing** · 08-27-2012, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by MXF

Just joined the forum and would like to have more details on how to find this trail. Thank you!

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...esting-Grounds

**MXF** · 08-28-2012, 10:46 PM

Thanks tons!

**Faria** · 01-20-2013, 10:24 PM

Seems to be a great bike, beutiful to, some more "specialized" rubber in it and she will make wonders...cumps

**wishhealth** · 01-22-2013, 06:12 AM

What's in China-V's Toolkit?
I can tell you what's not (and surely wasn't in mine!). A big shovel.
I hiked to the nearest home where I borrowed a shovel (铲, chan). Always a chance to learn new vocabulary. Then it was digging time.
As the bike was stuck so deep that she was standing on her own, I needed to first dig out an area for the kickstand.

if you can't say "铲子", how can you get the shovel? hahah.