Been gone a while

JimW · 07-21-2010, 10:21 AM

How's everyone been doing? I've been chasing pipeline the past few months and just got back. I don't have any of the china 4whlrs anymore so I might not be welcome here now but thought I would just stop in and say hi. Jim

davidsonsgccc · 07-21-2010, 12:13 PM

HOWDY

Cal25 · 07-21-2010, 12:29 PM

Always welcome Jim. Did you ever get that old bike running?

Weldangrind · 07-21-2010, 01:19 PM

Welcome back!

I think that a few folks around here don't own China bikes or quads. It's just fun to hang around Frostbite's shop.

JimW · 07-21-2010, 01:22 PM

The old suzuki? Yep, running, painted and sold at a good price. That project was alot of fun. Kind of miss it now tho.

JimW · 07-21-2010, 01:26 PM

hey weldangrind. I always told my wife I'd never work in the oil field again but a friend of mine needed some help and couldn't turn him down. Sold all of what I had left and bought used name brands. Still have my grandsons little one tho.

SpudRider · 07-21-2010, 01:46 PM

You're always welcome here, Jim! Thank you for dropping by and giving us an update.

Spud

JimW · 07-21-2010, 01:52 PM

Thanks spud!

MICRider · 07-21-2010, 08:27 PM

Hey Jim, nice to see you back

Cheers,
Stew

JimW · 07-22-2010, 08:41 AM

I'll try to post some pics today. Thanks again everyone for the welcome.

FastDoc · 07-22-2010, 12:43 PM

Welcome home. Do you do aerial pipline inspection?

JimW · 07-22-2010, 02:06 PM

Hi Doc. No, I don't even like climbing ladders much less flying. A friend of mine is head honcho on several different lines and had a couple of guys drag up on him. I was just helping him out. I got the easy stuff welding fittings, L's, 45's and such. Even got to work in a air conditioned shop part of it, but I won't do any of it anymore unless it's just an absolute must. I got out of the oil field back in the 80s after nearly getting killed several times. Besides, I just don't get along with most of the hands that I've encountered. And from what I can see, things haven't changed much over the years, just the faces. I'm not saying anything is wrong with them. It's really just a difference in opinion of work and family.

FastDoc · 07-22-2010, 02:12 PM

Did you save enough for a new Chinabike? :P

JimW · 07-22-2010, 03:42 PM

Several probably, but not sure I'd buy another one right now? The only one left here is my grandson's 110. I had a guy stop by my shop and wanted my hensim 400. Offered pretty close to what I gave for it so i sold it. Another came by and bought the 250D for, again close to what i gave for it and it was out the door. After that I rode my wifes yamaha for a bit when I could. I guess riding it caused me to see things a little different. The hensim and the 250D never cause a bit of problems other than what I mentioned to you guys in my review. The little 110 on the other hand has been a nightmare and my grandson won't hardly look at it anymore. As a matter of fact he hasn't asked to ride for over a month. I was in and out of here pretty regular and it seemed everytime I was here, I spent several hours fixing it for every thirty minutes the boy got to ride. There was a point I considered setting it on fire and having a party. I only hope that it didn't ruin his joy of riding. I've been keeping an eye out for a different one for him and maybe he'll start showing interest again. I'll get some pics up sometime today of the change of colors around here.

07-21-2010, 10:21 AM	#1
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	Been gone a while How's everyone been doing? I've been chasing pipeline the past few months and just got back. I don't have any of the china 4whlrs anymore so I might not be welcome here now but thought I would just stop in and say hi. Jim
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07-21-2010, 12:13 PM	#2
davidsonsgccc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chickamauga, Ga. Posts: 278	HOWDY __________________ my help may not be the best but it is free+-Seek ye first the kingdom of GOD
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome back! I think that a few folks around here don't own China bikes or quads. It's just fun to hang around Frostbite's shop. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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07-21-2010, 01:46 PM	#7
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	You're always welcome here, Jim! Thank you for dropping by and giving us an update. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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07-22-2010, 12:43 PM	#11
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Welcome home. Do you do aerial pipline inspection? __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-21-2010, 12:29 PM	#3
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	Always welcome Jim. Did you ever get that old bike running?
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07-21-2010, 01:22 PM	#5
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	The old suzuki? Yep, running, painted and sold at a good price. That project was alot of fun. Kind of miss it now tho.
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07-21-2010, 01:26 PM	#6
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	hey weldangrind. I always told my wife I'd never work in the oil field again but a friend of mine needed some help and couldn't turn him down. Sold all of what I had left and bought used name brands. Still have my grandsons little one tho.
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07-21-2010, 01:52 PM	#8
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	Thanks spud!
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07-21-2010, 08:27 PM	#9
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Hey Jim, nice to see you back Cheers, Stew
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07-22-2010, 08:41 AM	#10
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	I'll try to post some pics today. Thanks again everyone for the welcome.
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07-22-2010, 02:06 PM	#12
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	Hi Doc. No, I don't even like climbing ladders much less flying. A friend of mine is head honcho on several different lines and had a couple of guys drag up on him. I was just helping him out. I got the easy stuff welding fittings, L's, 45's and such. Even got to work in a air conditioned shop part of it, but I won't do any of it anymore unless it's just an absolute must. I got out of the oil field back in the 80s after nearly getting killed several times. Besides, I just don't get along with most of the hands that I've encountered. And from what I can see, things haven't changed much over the years, just the faces. I'm not saying anything is wrong with them. It's really just a difference in opinion of work and family.
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07-22-2010, 02:12 PM	#13
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Did you save enough for a new Chinabike? :P __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-22-2010, 03:42 PM	#14
JimW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Panhandle of oklahoma Posts: 276	Several probably, but not sure I'd buy another one right now? The only one left here is my grandson's 110. I had a guy stop by my shop and wanted my hensim 400. Offered pretty close to what I gave for it so i sold it. Another came by and bought the 250D for, again close to what i gave for it and it was out the door. After that I rode my wifes yamaha for a bit when I could. I guess riding it caused me to see things a little different. The hensim and the 250D never cause a bit of problems other than what I mentioned to you guys in my review. The little 110 on the other hand has been a nightmare and my grandson won't hardly look at it anymore. As a matter of fact he hasn't asked to ride for over a month. I was in and out of here pretty regular and it seemed everytime I was here, I spent several hours fixing it for every thirty minutes the boy got to ride. There was a point I considered setting it on fire and having a party. I only hope that it didn't ruin his joy of riding. I've been keeping an eye out for a different one for him and maybe he'll start showing interest again. I'll get some pics up sometime today of the change of colors around here.
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