another new hello from Beijing

[marcrbeaudry]

Hello ,
i've just recently moved to Beijing,
and although it does appear to be relatively mad and overly expensive
I may just be considering getting a bike while i'm here in Beijing, there are
a great many threads of useful info it seems which hi-light the fact that it's not easy
not cheap and more dangerous and yet,,,, having always had a bike (i've left 5 behind in canada in storage)
i find i'm considering it anyway...
meanwhile - hello and thanks for this great forum
marc

[ShuBen]

Welcome. Once a rider ... forever a rider. How true...

[k.velve]

Welcome! I'd like to join your hello even though it's my third year in BJ i'm pretty new to this forum.

[Kernalpanx]

Welcome fellow Canuck.

[zhu]

welcome marc . Just do it !

[Serpentza]

a big hello from down South, get your bike and join the chaos

[marcrbeaudry]

so , what are the best spots to hunt for bikes ? aside from these forums ?
first off - i'm freakishly tall (2M or 6'8'')- so bikes like my 955i Triumph tiger - or a big twin bagger
fit me best - i'm afraid i'd look like a trained circus bear on the 150cc stuff i see all over
the place - but those bikes would be a little big for Beijing streets -
thoughts ? recommendations ? (even bad jokes will work )
marc

[Serpentza]

so , what are the best spots to hunt for bikes ? aside from these forums ?
first off - i'm freakishly tall (2M or 6'8'')- so bikes like my 955i Triumph tiger - or a big twin bagger
fit me best - i'm afraid i'd look like a trained circus bear on the 150cc stuff i see all over
the place - but those bikes would be a little big for Beijing streets -
thoughts ? recommendations ? (even bad jokes will work )
marc

My friend JollyG known as The pope on this forum is just as tall as you, he rides a cheap CQR250 Dual sport which seems to fit him fine, it's really tall... also you may want to look at the euro spec JH600 and the Shineray X5

[Lao Jia Hou]

Welcome marcrbeaudry & k.velve

Another MCM member, Barry, is also a giant - rides a Shineray X2 and the European JH600. He likes them both, as far as I know.

PS: All you fellow Canucks ... Beijing's ice hockey season is starting soon (there is a Canadian team). Supposedly "light contact" but that is about as truthful as "Beijing traffic congestion is improving." Hence, a good place to vent frustrations about living in China. Embassy has details. There used to also be a pick-up street hockey club - don't know if it is still around - Embassy will know, as it used to sponsor it on the road behind it.

[Wittrup Sport]

Welcome Marc
The Shineray xy250gy-2 is 980mm seat height. That is a little higher than most dual sport bike of that engine size.

Compare dirt bikes
Shineray Honda Kawasaki Yamaha
xy250gy-2 CRF250L KLX250 WR250R
Road
Power kW 20 14 14 18
Power Hp 27 19 19 24
Torque Nm 20 19 18 21
Torque lbsft 15 14 13 15
Mass w/oil kg 121,6 145 135 134
Gas capa L 8 7.6 7,6 7,6
Ground clearance mm 320 254 285 300
Seat height mm 980 880 890 930
Starter kick/electric electric electric electric
Compression 11:1 10.7:1 11:1 11.8:1
Tranny speed 6 6 5 6
Fuel economy mpg 64 57 56
Fuel economy km/l 27,52 24,51 24,08
Price USD 2777 4499 5099 6990

This table is probably gonna look crappy, but...
better to get lost, than to get nowhere
Have fun
Klaus