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#1 Winter rides around Xi'an01-18-2012, 06:09 PM
Hello fellow riders.
Being cold on a bike sure blows, but it still beats being indoors. Here are a bunch of good and bad pics i've been taking over the last couple of months of riding around this wonderful region!
This region is full of cave dwellings dug straight into the lose earth. Most have been abandonned as folks aspire to more modern living standards.
It took a fair bit of pushing to get up this one, but the way back down was the scary part!
You find some real gems hidden deep in the Qinling mountains. At a few stages in its long history Xi'an was the capital of china. It was also the birthplace of Taoism and a major center of Buddhism in china. It shows today with the number of truly old temples and other religious relics to be found around it.
Gonna be a shitty day pulling Molly out of the river if i mess this one up!
Xi'an has its share of BMW riders too, but unlike the suzhou 'starbucks' motorcycle club these guys actually ride, and in the cold too!
Sometimes you just can't decide which road to take...
Molly the Molester
What kind of person would i be if i didn't give all my bikes equal amounts of love?
By the way, these 30 kuai bar mits keep my hands warmer than the expensive hand guards and heated grips i installed on Molly. They look right at home on the CJ750 as well!
It's not called exploring if you only stay on the maps.
30 min ride from xi'an and here we are. Did i mention i love my new location?
Colourful characters always come out better in black&white
You see these big ass brick furnaces everywhere around here. Bricks are still an important construction material in the countryside, it's certainly a good way to use up all that mud.
Some more cave dwellings.
That's all for now, til next time i'll wish you all a happy new dragon!
Felix
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#2 Re: Winter rides around Xi'an01-18-2012, 06:23 PM
Is it just me but I can't see the photo's.
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#3 Re: Winter rides around Xi'an
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01-18-2012, 06:27 PMMe too,,,
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#4 Re: Winter rides around Xi'an01-18-2012, 06:35 PM
Bloody skydrive... Ok try it now!
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01-18-2012, 07:06 PMI was in that part of the woods a couple of years ago doing the grand tour,,Theres a (another temple) temple Farmer something to do with Buddas finger bone ,its kind of interesting in a touristy way,,,,, great pics (at last) is Molly a 250,,, or a git bike!!!!!!(its usually gits who ride em here)....It looks great weather for Hot pot!!!!
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#7 Re: Winter rides around Xi'an01-19-2012, 01:25 AM
Excellent pictures Felix, nice rides too !
Thanks !
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#8 Re: Winter rides around Xi'an01-19-2012, 02:55 AM
Hey Felix your photography is pretty dam good.
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#9 Re: Winter rides around Xi'an01-19-2012, 04:28 PM
Thanks guys! My photographic skills are nil, photoshop does the real work.
Lipsee, you're talking about famen temple. I haven't been because it sounds too touristy. I prefer to find the ones that the guidebooks don't tell you about! Molly is a Qingqi QM250.
Couple more pics that i forgot to put up yesterday:
毛主席万岁
You can always count on power lines to ruin your shots...
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01-31-2012, 12:56 PMGreat pics! Thanks for posting!
It *does* seem like power lines are everywhere...
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