HD Suzhou Grand Opening

**bikerdoc** · 12-10-2011, 04:49 AM

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The beers available were a number of international beers and all nice and cold by all accounts. Juices were also available as were a few other beverages. All provided by our host Jimmie (owner of HD Suzhou franchise).

**bikerdoc** · 12-10-2011, 04:58 AM

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One of the attendees rides maybe a three wheeled Street Glide?

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Underground carpark of Suisse Place Hotel with attendees ride.

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Front of the Suisse Place hotel as rider checks in

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Underground carpark of Suisse Place Hotel with small collection of attendees ride. Yes, it was too wet for me and my mate to ride our Dragstars from Ningbo-Suzhou so we took our maxi-scoots. Naturally Sunday ride back was sunny and warm.

**bikerdoc** · 12-10-2011, 05:07 AM

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Riders came from all over including Shanghai and Zhejiang province. We'd ridden from Ningbo, though the weather was the determining factor on what my mate and I rode. Many of those expected from Shanghai didn't attend due to the rain. I was told around 20 of the expected 60 HD riders or thereabouts had turned up for the event. Many of the HD riders attending are members of the Chinese HOG. The HD Suzhou has a nice lounge on the first (Chinese 2nd) floor/level. Unfortunately I forgot to take photos while I was up there. Nice models up there though ;)
The HD store is full of every available HD motorcycle model available for sale in mainland China. For most there were more than one or two examples on the shop floor and the 883 Sportster there were half a dozen in different variants.
Jimmy laid on a great opening, and was very approachable and being a foreigner himself, speaks bloody good English and has a grasp of what most of us serious riders want out of motorcycle and everything attached to it.

**bikerdoc** · 12-10-2011, 05:13 AM

If anyone is considering a Harley then one couldn't go too far wrong than to look at HD Suzhou, nice facility, nice location, nice staff all of whom have to ride or are required to learn to ride (see my post earlier about the shops motorcycle for learning on) so that they can better relate and understand a riders/owners wants and needs. This is a real departure in attitude from the standard modus operandi in China. The owner Jimmy, is a foreigner, speaks great English and is very approachable.

Thanks Jimmy for the invite and a time well had!