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#1 Solo ride through the Shans. 5 days-1400kms08-07-2011, 11:25 AM
I've just weerily returned from an epic 5 day journey from Shanghai to Huangshan and i've been itching to write my first ever mini ride report. I managed to cover 1400 km's on my little 250, which isn't bad going especially since half of which was through the mountains of Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. I was attacked by a swarm of butterflies (laugh all you like but the Zhejiang butterflies are big and nasty), i had my cooling system explode twice, i raced around the mountains with a group of Yamaha R1's, and i saw a Lancer Evolution wrapped around a tree (the driver only hurt his pride), i also stayed out drinking with a group of dancers from Xinjiang to name some of the highlights.
I was a little nervous before setting off as my Chinese is basic, my bike (Regal Raptor DD250G-2N) has questionable reliability, and i'd never put google maps on Android to the test. Regardless, i found some amazing roads and met some great people and must say that me and Betty (my bike) had the times of our lives.
I would have liked to have posted a map of my journey but couldn't figure it out but my journey went like this:
Shanghai-Taipuhe-Moganshan-Anji-Lin An-Chun An-Huangshan-Lin An-Anji-Moganshan-Shanghai.
My first stop was a quick photo opportunity at Taipuhe before joining the G318 out of Shanghai and all the way to Huzhou.
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The G318 is relatively unispiring until you join the G104 when things start looking more promising...
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