Am i the only one from Turkey ?...

[Basri]

I may be the only one from Turkey here in forum but millions of Chinese bikes in Turkey...

46 yrs old, have been riding big big cc Japanise curuisers and German BMWs for 26 yrs.

Own two forum sites;
www.bmwgstr.com
www.bmwboxer.2forum.biz

Because of personal financial problems and gas prices in Turkey (almost 3 usdollars / liter) sold the BMW and bought a second hand QM 200 GY...

I love it, i really love it.. Since i used to do all maintenance and minor repairs of all my bikes myself, after my BMW R1100GS, this bike is kid stuff.. 1 liter oil and a filter ewery 2000 kms, few touches and hit the road, consuming only around 2 liters gas ewery 100 kms... This should be heaven...

In Turkey they are called Ramzey or Pioneer QM 200 GY..

Here is mine on the mountains of West Turkey..

Planning a long trip for November this year..

[Kennon]

welcome Basri,

some real nice mountains there i wish i rented a bike when i was there on holiday but i was staying in the russian and german populated Atalya still had some real nice roads round there though, i like what you've done to your bike
:)

Kennon

[Robeta]

Cool looking bike ,and very cool looking view.



Robeta

p.s welcome to the site.

[Lao Jia Hou]

Welcome!

Turkey is such a beautiful country, with lots of great riding and interesting places. Great food too. And the coffee is fantastic!

I completely agree with you about the migration from large to small bikes. Frankly, small bikes are a lot more fun! The fact that you can buy a brand new small cc bike for less than the price of a BMW rear drive is a huge bonus! And the gas mileage - I'm still wondering when I will have to fill up my 125cc. I'm thinking that maybe some time in November?

There is lots of info on this forum about the Qingqi 200 (and its various overseas permutations). It is an extremely popular bike.

[slabo]

merhaba,

I'll be in Istanbul for a couple of days end of April. I wanna get some bike gear, can you recommend a few good shops to check out? Where's the bike market ? A google maps link would be awesome. How about prices? Are the items tagged or does the price depend on the customer like in China? I'm sure it's cheaper than here in Beirut.

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[Basri]

merhaba,

I'll be in Istanbul for a couple of days end of April. I wanna get some bike gear, can you recommend a few good shops to check out? Where's the bike market ? A google maps link would be awesome. How about prices? Are the items tagged or does the price depend on the customer like in China? I'm sure it's cheaper than here in Beirut.

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Selam,

The two stores i have been shoping for years;
1) http://www.feyizoglu.com/

the map and google directions

http://www.sirketlerportali.com/ista...-avrupa/harita

2) http://www.motomaxonlineshop.com/main/default.asp

Map for İstanbul Hasanpaşa branch

http://www.yellowpages.com.tr/profil...nt-Center.html


These are the ones with unbeatable prices, quality and customer sevice..

Good luck..

İf you have a chanse to come to Kuşadası (west Turkey, by Ephesus) be my guest..

[euphonius]

Dear Basri,

Damn, those look like great shops!

Slabo, after Kunming and Beirut, you're going to be on Cloud Nine in these shops. You probably should leave at least some of your savings someplace safe....

cheers!

[euphonius]

By the way, Basri, I don't think you are the only MCM member in Turkey. Do you know this guy Dalyan? He posted a nice Black Sea tour ride report a while back, though it seems the images may no longer be hosted. That would be a shame, as they gave us all a nice alluring glimpse of Turkey....

Sorry, my bad! The pictures are fine, just need a veepeeyen to see them from inside China. F*ck you once again, thin-skinned grandma.

cheers!

[Basri]

Do you know this guy Dalyan?

Not personally but good to know i am not the only Turk here...

[slabo]

Thanks Basri, looks awesome. Great prices too.

Dear Basri,

Damn, those look like great shops!

Slabo, after Kunming and Beirut, you're going to be on Cloud Nine in these shops. You probably should leave at least some of your savings someplace safe....

cheers!

True. So true. I've been on bikes for almost 4 years now, and only now I have a chance to get proper gear. What savings? I'm buying as much as I could carry back home, I'll worry about the savings later.. Seems prices are as good as US prices.