Dear Macieq,

motokai and I went out for a spin on our JH600s today and had a riot. Blasted out the western outer ring all the way Pudong airport, then rode the seawalls behind the airport and ventured out into a bit of mud, which was fun but not an excellent idea given that we're both on the last legs of our stock tires and weren't generating much traction!

Would be great to have another Jialing in the band, and even if you are a small, light rider I'd not worry too much about the heft of the bike. Motokai is a lot lighter than me -- probably 70kg to my 90 (!!) and we both manage to have a lot of fun.

Ditto for you Colonel_Clegg, if your budget can handle it. As you've seen in Pfaelzer's threads, the Jialing is a champion when it comes to riding distance two-up with luggage. She goes and goes, and gives little fuss. Motokai and I are within 2k clicks of five digits on the odometer, and Milton is already past 10k. The problems have been manageable, and the bike she just keeps on giving.

Can you tell I'm happy to be back on the bike after nine months of rehabilitation?

cheers!