Beijing - The Final Ride

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... Your baby, who barely knows anything but Chinese concrete, will lose traction on those gorgeous Alpine switchbacks. The pure Austrian petrol will immediately saturate your hoses and cause extremely dangerous odors

The Austrian petrol made her more powerful than ever before and she loved the tarmac here

WTF!?!?

Didn't see this one coming.

Now who am I going to tease about riding a BMW?

And I didn't get the chance to challenge you to a feet-up ride through the 1 kph compound. My JH600 would win for sure! (well, maybe my JH600B)

Beijing's riding community is losing an incredible resource who was always willing to help out any rider. A genuine loss for us. Seriously.

Good luck with your new ventures and ride safe. Enjoy the land of reasonable and sane drivers, comparatively.

LJH, there are plenty of other BMW riders around town - catch them on the JH - if you can
I'll let you know when I'm in for a visit and to take on the 1kph feet up challenge

Andy,

I'm sorry to hear that your China riding days are coming to an end. You're shared knowledge and information on this blog and elsewhere have been fantastic. On top of that, I want to thank you again for assisting me while on my MKRIDE last year. Your clutch delivery was crucial to getting me back on the road again. I can't thank you enough. Safe travels and keep the rubber down.

Ryan

You are welcome Ryan. It was a pleasure to be a tiny piece in your successful ride. Looking forward to your publishing, please keep us posted.

Sorry to see you go but I think China is in your blood and the pull will be to strong.

Who am I now going to argue with about bloody GS riders?

You will have to come back and ride Xinjiang and maybe that other place we can't mention starting with T.

I may be back for a ride in the places you mentioned - with a bloody GS

Andy,

I'm glad I got the chance to meet you and your wife, and I really appreciate the time you spent trying to help me out in Beijing. After ten years in China, I guess you'll be joining your wife for a little Austrian culture shock now! (Hmmm, Leberkaese. . .)

Good luck back in Austria. What will you be doing? Will your wife contiue working for Siemanns?

When you make it over to the States, remember you've got a friend in Colorado.

Cheers,

Dan K.

Thanks Dan. My wife won't suffer a culture shock, we were living there before. I remember seeing a off-road rout from the very West all the way to the East of the US, which somehow is on my "to be ridden" list. I only hope you will be still there if I really do it.

This is going to be a huge loss indeed, sorry to see you leave before ever getting a chance to ride together. Looking forward to the report though

Unplanned, we finally together