Well, TIC and another Bad China Day. Warning for all you new JH600 owners.

As I live in a 35 story high rise, I do not have a proper garage. I did get the management to let me park my Jialing and my CJ in "special" spots but they are dark and not good for doing any maintenance. So....I went to local "mechanic" that I have been told by numerous locals is the best motorcycle mechanic in Nanjing for modern bikes to get the oil changed for the first time at 300km. I brought the synthetic oil and the oil filter. Of course it still turned into a complete clusterfuck as one of the three bolts holding the oil filter in place immediately snapped off upon trying to remove it. Then the fucking circus started. After 2 hours of painfully watching the removal job being attempted without proper tools resulting in a worse and worse situation. I grew angry and just used 2 screws to put the plate back on with new filter. I will bring some fucking tools from the USA and fix it myself in the damn street. I have not been too unhappy with the bike itself but I definitely am not happy the factory does not have any automated torque equipment or no idea how to calibrate their DC drivers if they are using this technology. I spent 25 years building engines in the automotive industry so I am not blind on maintenance but having proper tools sure keeps things from turning into what happens here all the time. I have not even tried to replace the muffler, rear shock, and front fork springs even though I have the new designs from AW and Franki in my possession but if I cannot even get the oil changed, I am not about to let the local monkeys screw with anything else more complicated. THose looking to buy one of these should consider their local maintenance facility. If you have access to local dealer or something other than the damn street, you will like the bike but if you live in a city with no dealer, beware.

To sum up the day, I would strongly suggest replacing the three standard oil filter screws with something stronger and also remember to lubricate them before torquing them down as steel and aluminum tend to bond over time.

Attached are few pictures including the side panniers. I am basically happy with the supports as they came from Jialing. The boxes themselves are not very strong but they are working fine for around town use. Considering the lack of talent in Nanjing, I am happy I bought already assembled. AW and jkp have better quality by going to aftermarket modifications but they also had either access to good talent, time, or both to do their modifications.


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No good deed goes unpunished!