03-27-2008, 07:40 PM | #16 |
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That does look like a nice bike for the price......Congrats.
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03-27-2008, 07:59 PM | #17 |
The company knew I liked the camo because I had tried to order it before. There aren't really a lot of people buying these bikes in China and it is easy to remember that the one white guy who has been waiting for his bike for 7 weeks might be a little angry.
The bike was built with the twin shocks in an attempt to make it more durable for use as a military bike. The bike also has a second CDI system that is there just incase the primary fails. This bike was built for the army and is designed to make it to its intended destination. Hense the 5.6 gallon fuel tank and the big racks. As for the suspension being and older design it really doesn't make any difference on a bike that isn't going to be jumped a lot or beat to shit. I bought the bike to ride around China not as a pit bike or hobby. The fact it has less plastic on it is a good thing as there is less crap to break. I'll post some more detailed pics of the switch gear, tank, frame, engine, brakes, etc... later today |
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03-27-2008, 08:51 PM | #18 |
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Coollest white guy in China...other than C.C.
8) Looks good
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03-27-2008, 09:31 PM | #19 |
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That bike would look much better if it was parked behind MY house! :wink:
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03-28-2008, 02:43 AM | #20 |
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Cool looking bike Mike, awesome that they got you the camo colored one you originally wanted, hopefully you have some good time off coming up to go exploring with that thing (since they made you miss the other time off by delaying the bike)
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03-28-2008, 04:00 AM | #21 |
Nice bike.
Wear a helmet when you ride. And don't listen to people who obviously know nothing about bikes when they say things about how "old" it looks. |
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03-30-2008, 05:24 AM | #23 |
Some more detailed pics of the bike. Sorry about the mud
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03-30-2008, 05:34 AM | #24 |
Well it's been 4 days since I've had the bike. I've put nearly 500km on it so far and have had no trouble at all. I went to the beach yesterday and up into the mountains today. Enjoy the pics
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03-30-2008, 12:33 PM | #25 |
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Looks good, also looks like you are doing good getting use out of it... Had any problems?
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03-30-2008, 01:32 PM | #26 |
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I know that Carl is far away, and China is a big country, but now you can put that 5.6 gallon tank to use, and meet up with him.
As far as apologizing for the mud, that is not mud, it's character! 8) Thanks for the pics, and keep em coming!
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03-30-2008, 01:37 PM | #27 |
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Wow thats beautiful country over there.Is there any way you can organize a group ride for us over there? Maybe someone over here has conections to a C130 transport.
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03-30-2008, 05:53 PM | #28 |
No roblems as of yet. The bike so far has been great. Yesterday the road I was on was probably the worst road I have ever ridden and the bike handled it with no problem.
In a few of the pics you can see the smoke from the slash and burn agriculture that is going on there. People burnthe vegetation to make the soil more fertile for the next group of crops to be planted. It was really crazy riding up a mountain that was on fire. |
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03-30-2008, 07:31 PM | #29 |
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Is gasoline expensive there?
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03-30-2008, 07:37 PM | #30 |
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Never, ever, apologize for mud. Ever.
I love the look. It reminds me of an Armstrong. I think they would sell well in North America.
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