A CJS bike from start to finish
	And there she is, the finished bike in her new homeland. Click here for the next chapter.
	What a bike.
	Interesting taillight, though.
	The shipping crate.
	Almost buttoned up.
	Shao is including a lot of extras. Every CJ should have a tool kit for the road.
	This one contains just the basics.
	Pistons, rings and wrist pins.
	A spare condenser.
	Hold-downs for the tall vintage-style 6V battery.
	Carburetor rebuild kits...
	...and the contents.
	And last but not least, one of my very favorite CJ components—plug wires with vintage style fabric insulation and Bakelite terminals. Now how cool is that?
July 2, 2004
	Spares. The new owner will have a good supply of the things he'll need to keep his M1 on the road. This 6V regulator is identical to mine.
	The box it came in has the same trademark as my Shengjia horn.
	Spare clutch actuating parts and throw-out bearing.
	And cables. Well, they do break and stretch over time. Good idea.
	Engine gaskets including solid copper head gaskets.
	Inner tubes.
	And brake shoes.
	I go through these like crazy, especially the rear one.
July 1, 2004
	This is it—the bike is ready to ship.
	Here's the sidecar cover and look—it fits.
	Spare tire cover—minus all the advertising.
	A portable bike garage.
	An excellent idea—especially in a sunny climate.
	M1 distributor cap with rotor and two sets of points.
	I don't get excited about bottle jacks—but this one is cool. And it's ISO 9001 compliant...
	Carrying a small jack in the sidecar trunk is a good idea.
	This one is appropriate for a Chinese bike.
June 29, 2004
	This crate will serve as a garage for the bike as it makes its way across the ocean.
	Pretty stout construction. It'll be as snug as a bug in a rug.
June 27, 2004
	Here's the bike with the CJ swoosh emblems applied.
	The one on the tank is reversed.
June 23, 2004
	Shao has finished building this bike.
	Original style high-mount front fender.
	It's a 6V M1, the essence of simplicity.
	Will the new owner be adding any personal touches as time goes by?
	The chrome trunk straps are nice details.
	The chrome sidecar fender light is cool.
	And there you have it.
June 16, 2004
	Just about done.
	There are still a few minor details that Shao will change.
June 8, 2004
	This M1 is nearing completion. That tire and wheel on the sidecar are just temporary so Shao can move the bike around.
	It's really taking shape. There aren't many M1s like this one in the States.
	The front fender sits at the perfect height.
May 28, 2004
	Except for a few detail items, the engine a gearbox are ready to be installed in the frame.
	Two things I really like on this engine are the Zhuzhou engine tag and the Guiyang generator tag. These details give Changs more character.
	The SV engine has some enhancements inside— quality bearings and improved pistons.
May 20, 2004
	The engine and gearbox for the new bike.
	It's a 6V M1 engine.
	The front cover has CJ750 cast into it. It's typical of 1980s Zhuzhou M1 engines.
	The clutches.
	That's a Zhuzhou tag. This engine was made in Hunan.
	The front awaiting the main bearing...
	...and after installation.
	The gearbox.
	And again. This is a standard, non-reverse box—a good choice IMHO.
May 19, 2004
	More components. Everything has been disassembled, stripped and prepped for new paint. Here's the fuel tank.
	Rear fender...
	...and again, all stripped and prepped for primer.
	The sidecar fender...
	...and the front fender. This is a high-mount style.
	The bucket is also ready for primer.
May 11, 2004
	Here's the frame.
	The first step is stripping off the original paint.
	Here's the sidecar frame.
	Quite a bit of time has been spent so far...
	...with a lot more left to go.
May 6, 2004