Dear all, thank you for the encouraging words! Those were some special days to me. I didn't feel like I was going completely "solo", I knew that there would be help at MCM if I break down somewhere :-) And I had Euphonius' and MotoKai's mobile numbers. It was really hard to go back to my normal routine "as if nothing had happened" ...!!

@998S: Good point, there really was quite a bit of slipping on the back wheel, but I started getting the hang of it. Eventually I may get another set of higher traction wheels but I'll use the stock wheels for the next year or so I think.

@MotoKai: Thanks again for preparing me ahead of the trip, was really helpful to have had a chance to meet another JH600 beforehand. The salespeople seemed to think that the police would be satisfied with the fapiaos so I had those rolled up inside some thicker paper around my toothbrush (they wouldn't let me fold the fapiaos). I heard that insurance is mandatory but it doesn't actually cover a very big amount of money as I remember (?). I need to get all that sorted out when the bike is in Shanghai.

@Euphonius: Thanks again for introducing me to the gang! No, she didn't stall. There were some occasions were she wouldn't immediately start, especially after a 5 minute break with the motor still warm, a few slightly embarrassing moments, but then when switching off and on a few times, it would start again. Probably some ECU malconfiguration? Yes, let's ride!! I need to get those panniers from Gu Rui :-)

@Barry: You're right about the weight, my trusted YBR125 feels really flimsy now! I remember not too long ago, it seemed like a HUGE bike (compared to my electric scooter...)

@TB-Racing/Milton: When I was first considering the JH600, I didn't like the front design much, but ever since making it "mine", it now seems beautiful to me ... and about the color, I had real difficulty convincing the sales guy to give it to me in red, he kept saying that black was more popular and that he could change the choice of color in my form, no problem, whether I was absolutely sure and that maybe I was making a mistake etc. but I had heard on MCM about the red bikes going faster, so I was steadfast.

Life is good :-)