Camo Chinabike

[goldshadow]

I thought I saw a Camo Chinabike at the Jimmy Johns last week but I didn't get to see it up close. Has anyone seen a gy-5 like bike in camo?

[ejcycles]

Nope! 8O

[culcune]

There was a Vento enduro called the 'Mountrack' that was in camo. It was a rebadged Zongshen Sierra. Vento seems to have discontinued their model.

[gyjoe]

Must be an aftermarket paint job. You don't see many cars, trucks, or street legal motorcycles painted in camo by the manufacturer. Just think about it--camouflage is designed to make something hard to see. When you are on the street, especially on a bike, you WANT to be seen for obvious reasons!

[mrhyak]

Originally Posted by gyjoe

Must be an aftermarket paint job. You don't see many cars, trucks, or street legal motorcycles painted in camo by the manufacturer. Just think about it--camouflage is designed to make something hard to see. When you are on the street, especially on a bike, you WANT to be seen for obvious reasons!

The Russians make some nice camo bikes! My Ural is military green, but these Gear-Up model's are camo. I was thinking a nice camo paint scheme might look kinda cool on my Chinabike.

[ejcycles]

The Russians make some nice camo bikes! My Ural is military green, but these Gear-Up model's are camo.

I saw that Ural at The Cycle News/Toyota Trucks, International Motorcycle Show that goes around the US this last January. It looks pretty cool the way they painted it. I must admit though that the picture doesn't look near as good as the real bike does... It looks a lot better in person!!

[mrhyak]

Originally Posted by ejcycles

I saw that Ural at The Cycle News/Toyota Trucks, International Motorcycle Show that goes around the US this last January. It looks pretty cool the way they painted it. I must admit though that the picture doesn't look near as good as the real bike does... It looks a lot better in person!!

Here is a photo of my Ural in military green rather then camo. It is a 1997 with full-time 2wd, both rear wheel and sidecar wheel are driven with a limited-slip differential.

[pumpkin]

i think the ural will be my next bike they look cool and will go about anywhere

[knothead]

There's a China bike called the FJ 750 that is a copy of the Ural. I'm hoping they start coming in, but I've heard that the Chinese military put the lockdown on exporting them. I have no idea why, they're 1938 technology!

Mrhyak... I'll trade you my Lifan for your (really, really nice) Ural! I have a certain lust for those (and all) military bikes. A local guy has a military Indian, the guy who rides with him has a mil Harley... it just kills me that I don't own either one!

[mrhyak]

Originally Posted by knothead

There's a China bike called the FJ 750 that is a copy of the Ural. I'm hoping they start coming in, but I've heard that the Chinese military put the lockdown on exporting them. I have no idea why, they're 1938 technology!

Mrhyak... I'll trade you my Lifan for your (really, really nice) Ural! I have a certain lust for those (and all) military bikes. A local guy has a military Indian, the guy who rides with him has a mil Harley... it just kills me that I don't own either one!

The Chinese bikes known as Chang Jiang are not Ural copies, but was the Ural M750 sold to the Chinese when the Russians re-designed the bike and went with overhead cam and different frame design then sold/gave their old design to China in the mid 1950s. The Chang Jiang is a nice looking bike, but unless it is re-done from the groung up it is very crude and unreliable. There are some folks that have rebuilt them and sell them in the USA, usually as BMW copies and some that I have seen in person look very sharp. Even though their technology goes back to the Ural and they look siimilar to a Ural, they are very different. The CJ 750 engine only puts out around 29hp compared to the Ural 650 putting out around 37 and the Ural 750 around 40hp. The CJ stopped production many years ago so the only bikes being assembled these days are from surplus parts. The Ural is still in production, and is imported to the USA only a few miles from where I live and have dealers all around the USA. You can get a nice used Ural for $3,500-$4,500 or the new ones sell for $8k-$10k.

FWIW...

[srreynolds2003]

I saw a Camo Enduro on the internet a few weeks back, when I was surfing the web. I can't remeber what website but I will try and find it. It had a Round Head light...if I'm not mistaken...

I know it was a Chinese Enduro.

[srreynolds2003]

I looked around for a few minutes, but I can't find where I saw the Camo Enduro. I think it might have been EBAY...Who knows.

Anyway... onto Military bikes. Has anyone ever owned a Royal Enfield
like this. or similar....
http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/models/military.html

[culcune]

www.shineray.com has a new camo GY-series dirtbike shown. (Try this link http://www.shineray.com/html/prodsho...386&typeid=104 )
The Shineray is very retro looking.


If you go to Vento's site, I think its www.vento.com and click on another country's Vento site, Chile, they show their Mountrack model that used to be sold here (the Mountrack is Vento's rebadged Zongshen Sierra/Qlink X-ranger. It, too, is camo-colored.

[srreynolds2003]

Shineray, that's the one I saw online.

[SamM]

The Ural is a very nice motorcycle. If I had one of these I'd ride all year long! I came very close to owning one of these back in the late 90's. The reliability scared me away from it. They have come along way since then. This is the version I'd love to have. It's orange Russian camo. Very nice. Can't see camo? They'd see you coming down the road on this thing. No doubt! The newer Urals use front Brembo brakes and a new Adventure package is available for them. The Gear-Up shown costs $10,995. You'll have to order the orange camo version. It is a special order only item.