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#1 Shanghai to Jiuhuashan to Thousand Island Lake and Back09-07-2013, 05:04 PM
This past Saturday I started out on my first long journey on my 650NK. To this point, my longest trips had been the few taken to Moganshan and Wuzhen. On this trip, I had no solid plan, but from MotoKais post in 2010 I had decided Jiuhuashan looked interesting.
Because, for a while now, I had been saying I would go to Thousand Island Lake, that was on the list as well.
Ultimately, I went from Shanghai to Huzhou, then on to Jiuhuashan, through Yellow Mountain area, then down to Thousand Island Lake.
The trip was a great experience, but one that reminded me that I need to continuously work on both my riding skills and my mechanical ability. That, and I need to get better at brushing off the selfishness of other drivers.
The route is here:
http://ditu.google.cn/maps?saddr=%E4...,5,6,7&t=m&z=9
Things I Would Now Like to Change
- Bike tubes around the straps of the Great Basin bag, to help protect them from wear.
- Better fit for Straps on the Back
- New brake levers have been installed since the ride, but I also need new bars. The sweep of the current bars puts my wrists at an odd angle that results in extreme pain after hours on the road.
What I Carried
Just a short while ago, I had shipped some Giant Loop bags from the states. These included a Fandango Tank bag, with 10L capacity, and a Great Basin saddlebag with a 50L capacity. The former I had successfully taken on a weekend trip with a pillion, the later I had only brought on a trip to Moganshan once.
Tank Bag
- Camera
- Toothbrush
- Chargers
- Disc Lock
- Wallet
- Phone
- License
- Registration
Great Basin Bag
- Clothes
- Sandals
- Extra Pair of Boots (Thought I might do some hiking)
- Tools
- Fuel Pump
- Air Compressor
- Towel
- Bike Cover
Along with these things, I carried nearly two years of frustration with Chinese driving habits and a limited understanding of automotive mechanics from dealing with a series of unreliable cars.
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