Cajun Mike, formerly of Shanghai
 
Cajun Mike is an automotive systems engineer who worked with GM to evolve computer electronics into vehicles. He introduced the Hummer into Russia along with world class vehicle service technology and diagnostics. He now works with Ford and other manufacturers in China to implement current and future technology. He's worked with R71 clones in Russia and China for over ten years. See Mike's stuff in the Toolbox section too.
 
Mike sent this image to show us how BMW addressed the problem of carburetor percolation in 1954.
 
Mike sent this CJ showroom image. That's Jim Jack's new bike, by the way. I'd trade my right arm for one of those signs!
And here's the bike with its new owner, a very happy looking chap indeed. And check out that fairing!
 
Many years ago, when Mike first went to China to work for FoMoCo, he acquired his first Chang. And here it is!
How many of us ride our bikes year round?
 
Low-emissions M1M. We can see the air bleed box and the catalyst in the header pipe. The system works by bleeding air in to the intake to lean the fuel mixture. A wire taped to the sparkplug cable acts as a signal pickup and at X RPMs opens the air bleed.
A bleed box is located on each side of the frame, attached to each carb via a rubber hose. Here is a carb retrofitted for air bleed.
This is the catalyst/diffuser.
And here's the header assembly.
 
Inside Cajun Mike's toy room! Here is why it's not always a good idea to use a timing light on an M1M or M1S. According to Mike, the marks on the flywheel can be as much as 6° off, perfect for detonating pistons to death.
The degree wheel is set up at 0° TDC.
Piston at TDC.
Factory timing mark on the flywheel, close but no cigar.
 
Cajun Mike has been living in China since 1999 where he works as a technical consultant for TTI/Ford & Snap-On Tools. He's built a lot of Changs over the years including this one which he owns.
From the stern.
Look at the upholstery!
This is definitely one of a kind.
It's all in the details. Mike calls this "Black Max". Sweet.
It's Mardy Gras at the Big Easy in Beijing and Mike was King. His wife (wearing the tiara) was Queen. And what better way to transport royalty?
This bike belonged to Mike's late business partner Doug. It's blue with white upholstery. That seat looks very comfortable.
An ordinary sidecar? That speaker mounted on the side suggests otherwise.
Let's peek inside the boot. Whoa, that's a 500W stereo in there!
No place for the passenger's legs, but plenty of dynamic headroom.
Mike is developing an electronic ignition system for CJ application and this is the diagnostic equipment he is using.
Here is one of the ignition systems.
Mike also did this carburetor fuel flow diagram as well as the electrical schematic in the toolbox section.
This illustration shows the carburetor in action. Everything should be self-explanatory, even for someone like me!