05-07-2014, 10:41 AM | #1 |
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sunny South Africa
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Good Day everyone
My name is SARider and i'm new here. i Live in South Africa and i love riding chinese bikes.
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05-07-2014, 10:55 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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Welcome! Do you have a picture of your bike?
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05-07-2014, 11:17 AM | #3 |
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sunny South Africa
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Pics of my bike
Here are some pics of my bike that i took after i bought it about two weeks ago.
I was busy fastening all the electrical wires and loc-titing all the bolts!! I f there's one thing that i've learned from these chinese bikes, it's that you should do a PROPER "post delivery inspection" yourself, before riding it. It's quite a nice bike for trail riding and taking in all the scenery, only thing i hate are the useless mirrors. I'm still running her in, only has 395 km on her. |
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05-07-2014, 11:52 AM | #4 |
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Nice bike, sir.
Which part of South Africa do you hail from? I spent a couple wonderful weeks in Durban a number of years ago. Wonderful, despite the fact I was there for work.
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05-07-2014, 11:59 AM | #5 |
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sunny South Africa
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I'm from the Rustenburg area in the North West Province. Durban is a lovely city, iv'e been there quite a few times myself.
My friends and i are thinking about doing a trip to Durban with our china bikes!! Should be interesting. It's about a 1050km ride to Durban from where we live. |
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05-07-2014, 02:37 PM | #6 |
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Location: Idaho
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Welcome; we are glad you joined us. Thanks for posting the photos, that's a good looking motorcycle.
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05-08-2014, 12:26 AM | #7 |
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Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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I agree, that is a nice looking bike.
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05-09-2014, 03:32 PM | #8 |
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Munich, Germany
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haha, i have the same ridiculous Mirrors on my Bike... got used to them now....
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05-09-2014, 08:32 PM | #9 | |
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Quote:
I did the drive from Joburg to Durban in a Passat. Well, I slept in the passenger seat of the Passat on the drive to Durban. The flight from Chicago to Madrid, then Madrid to Joburg does induce a certain amount of jet lag.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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05-14-2014, 02:34 AM | #10 |
Join Date: Mar 2014
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