Sanya / Hainan Island

**998S** · 03-24-2013, 02:41 AM

Originally Posted by TB-Racing

Really hate the ever changing weather in Shanghai this time of the year

Riding by the weather forecast, sounds great

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Stay safe, take it easy!

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 03:08 AM

After a night in Quzhou (Zhejiang) heading further down on National Road #320 in search of the sun and better weather......

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 06:28 AM

Passing a tourist spot called Longhushan along the #320 National Road, good scenery but misty and becoming sort of warm and humid, off comes the base and waterproof goretex layer.....

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 06:31 AM

more Longhushan pics....

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 10:29 AM

After covering quite some distance starting from Quzhou (Zhejiang) the bike died with no electrics working at all, quick check (hate ever changing Shanghai weather and electrical vehicle problems) found out the battery was totally fried. No charge at all in the middle of Jiangxi province at a small Sinopec gas station. The station attendants were very helpful in letting me charge my phone, Schuberth helmet and iPad, offering me oranges / tea and getting a bike repair guy from a nearby village over to source a battery suitable to mount into the JL to get me back on the road again. Battery is not the original full size (half the height actually) but works fine. The two guys at the gas station refused any tip and just filled up a bit of gas (73RMB) but handed over 200RMB and drove away leaving some beer money for the assistance....

side-note: called our friendly Shanghai Jialing Service Centre (CJ - Jialing shop Xiao Fan) about suitable battery replacements (part numbers and size) and he mention no problem he is coming right away with a battery replacement on his CJ750 sidecar, little did he know where I had broken down, good for a laugh but good customer service.....

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 10:39 AM

The bike was performing well all afternoon on the way to Ganzhou (Jiangxi) and passed quite a few nice signs and sights.....

**euphonius** · 03-24-2013, 10:50 AM

Dear TB,

I've just installed in my JH600 a "maintenance free" battery supplied by Xiao Fan and so far it's working great. I think it's the same battery you said he provided for your JH600B -- black in color, precise fit for the JH600 battery compartment.

It's LJD who sources these, not Fan. I'm sure they can have one shipped to wherever you are, unless you are OK with the battery you've got!

Really enjoying your ride report. Keep it coming!

cheers

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 10:54 AM

more roadside shots.....

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by euphonius

"maintenance free" battery...

spot on and correct, you can call them maintenance free batteries and can prove they do not require any maintenance as they only last a few days. No worries, not blaming Xiao Fan and he was very apologetic and was a funny situation as he said he is coming right away with a new battery thinking i am near HQP Roadhouse for some reason....

more road shots, someone has to put up some actual bike riding pics as everyone else talks mostly about license and shit (China V Quote from an earlier MCM post) and dreams about going on the road sometime in the future with the Taobao bike of their dreams, life is too short - lets roll.....

**TB-Racing** · 03-24-2013, 11:35 AM

Had very long day with approx. 700k's covered (Quzhou / Zhejiang > Ganzhou / Jiangxi) and rode well into the night passing a tree right in the middle of the road in a village..... awesome emergency brake set-up in case your vehicle brakes fail for some strange reasons. Skipped a visit to the "Long March Starting Point of the Central Red Army" in the dark but got pictures to proof that I was very nearby during my ADV cruise to the Sun in Sanya.

Why roads always turn to pot-holed nightmares in the dark, makes you wonder, eh?