Hola from Ecuador

[miguelitro]

Checking in here from Salinas, Santa Elena Ecuador

I don't know a whole lot about these china bikes except that I have had my 200 brand name Tundra for a year and a half and have 15,000 kms mostly trouble free.

I would like to know more about my bike so if anyone recognizes it and has some info let me know!

China bikes are the majority here, parts are plentiful and very cheap.

I'll throw some pictures up for you all.

The port town of Pasorja


Home made surfboard rack


Cajas National Park, over 13,000 feet above sea level!


Mike

[culcune]

Welcome to here! Great photos (keep them coming, please--we love photos)! We would have to know the OEM of the bike. One of the bikes looks like a Bashan; Bashan just started selling enduros in 200cc and 229cc variations here in the US.

There is a thread started by a guy on Horizonsunlimited and Advrider who is riding around Africa with a surfboard to surf at obscure surfing spots in Africa. However, I think he gave his board to a little kid who surfs but was boardless, and I am not sure if he has picked up another board. But it did remind me of his thread.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=922561

He is not on a Chinese bike, but at one point, a few months back, his friend met him in South Africa, bought a Bashan 229cc enduro, and rode 6000 miles with the thread writer, where he sold his bike and flew back to Europe (you can find it somewhere in his long, and growing, thread). The only issue was a stretching chain and they could not find a new chain for the life of them until they reached about 5500 miles. Otherwise, his friend had a good experience with the Bashan.

[SpudRider]

Welcome; we are glad you joined us.

You Tundra is a good looking motorcycle. I also have a J.C. Whitney Travel Trunk, and I like it a lot.

You earned extra credit by placing photographs in your first post; we love photos. I am unfamiliar with you bike. If you have more photographs, please do post them.

[Weldangrind]

Hola!

Thanks for the terrific pics. It looks like your bike has alloy rims, which is less common than chromed steel; you're ahead of the game. If you show us some pics of the motor, we can likely ID it.

Were you warming your gloves in the last pic?

[miguelitro]

The alloy rims are aftermarket as the stockers did not hold up to jumping curbs, riding up and down stairs and off course dirt back roads and single track.

I have also changed the sprockets to japanese sprockets and use a japanese o ring chain. These are lasting much longer.

Yes we were warming gloves there, it gets cold up in the andes!

I'll get some pictures of the engine.

Mike

[miguelitro]

If anyone can tell anything about this motor I would greatly appreciate it!


Gracias,
Mike

[culcune]

It looks very close to my TMEC 200. What does the manufacturer's plate say on it, as to who makes it?

[miguelitro]

Would that be the engine serial number?
Mike

[culcune]

No, it would be a plate with the VIN, brand name, etc. However, Ecuador might allow a local importer to brand them as their own, without having to disclose the actual manufacturer. Your VIN number would provide the manufacturer of record, but it would take someone like member 'humanbeing' to decipher the code.

[Weldangrind]

It's a counterbalanced pushrod motor, based on the Honda CG125.