Clay Jones in Dalian, Beijing, Changchun...
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			"I was riding around with V2, a Chinese bike club, and went to a road rally. There I met a dealer, eCJ750.cn. (e-mail 1069550919@qq.com) Thought you'd like to see some pics showin' one of his "eCJs".
November 11, 2009
		Here's one of Clay's neighbors in Beijing.
June 30, 2009
	"Just cleaning out the cob webs of the in-box and found a couple of offerings from a Chinese Website. The first, this rather determined poser should be informed that to really accomplish that devil may care 1st. Cav look, you've got to wear the boots..."
	"And in the spirit of the first photo, did you ever have a day when your Chang just was a little out of shape, well this ad features a Chang, off just a little, maybe the plum line was askew on this one, or the perspective is just a little out of whack..."
	"On a more serious note..these are brakes, broken brakes that is."
	"The brake material just flaked off in big pieces."
August 20, 2008
	"While doing some routine maintenance on the kick starter of an an old tranny I had picked up from one of the local Chinese dealers (Gerald at LRM was nice enough to give me a guiding hand), I came across the thruster bearing with a scored ball. All the rest of the bearings rolled free but the one with the score."
July 30, 2006
	Will ya look at this! At some stage, duplex front brake assemblies were manufactured for CJs. Here's one that Clay found recently. He plans to install it on one of his bikes. I'm eager to hear about the results.
July 16, 2006
	"I ran into a couple of guys I met a few months ago when a guy was trying to middle man himself into selling one of them a Buell. They declined and instead wound up with CJs. From the look on their faces it was a wise choice. Introducing Kim Suk Kyu and Kawai, exchange students from Korea and Japan Enjoy your sidehacks gentlemen."
October 19, 2006
	Some of this is guesswork on my part since I overwrote Clay's original message explaining these images. Ahem. This fellow is one of Clay's bike friends on a nice black M1M.
	And this is the bike. Yes, it's a night shot but go ahead and look at it anyway. It's still a Chang.
	Here's a closer look at the elaborate front fender bracket. We've seen this on other CJs recently.
	Three sidecar Changs parked outside the restaurant.
	More of Clay's friends. That's an SV but I can't see if it's an M1 or an M1M.
	Look at the size of that ammo box between the bike and the sidecar. That thing's freakin' huge.
	Oh wait—it's a mount for a gerry can.
	Star of David on the gas tank.
	And another one on the sidecar. What's up with that? Check out that hooded running lamp on the sidecar bonnet. That's pretty cool.
	I'd say this old girl sees a lot of service and is something her owner is quite proud of.
August 26, 2004
	This man owns a shoeshine stand and was very excited to see a foreigner (Clay) riding a Chang.
	I'd say that calls for a photo shoot.
	He and his six employees gathered around his M1M for some pictures.
	Clay gets free shoeshines now!
August 23, 2004
	This CJ belongs to The Air Man who's a friend of Clay's. He services tires, rubber boots and sells, well, uh, air. Unfortunately I cropped most of him out of the picture. All you can see are his feet. By the way, how do you like the mud flaps on this baby?
August 17, 2004
	Remember The Fruit Guy and his M1M? He just installed this gas can on his sidecar and would like everyone to see it. Excellent.
August 16, 2004
	This is what motorists have to be wary of when riding in China. All different types of vehicles share the road. That's Mister He on his SV Chang.
	Misters He, Jie and Clay were out running errands on their bikes when they met a couple friends of Jia Yin who were doing some modeling.
	Say ni hao to Nana and Bebe.
	That's Nana at the helm of Clay's OHV.
August 14, 2004
	Clay took a little trip to Jilin to hook up with some friends of Scorpio from Dalian. This bone stock M1M belongs to one of those guys, Liu Tao. Changs built since the 1970s usually had black headlamps like this one.
	Liu is at the helm while Clay and Jia Yin enjoy the ride. What a cool bike.
	A closer look...
	At the local 750 shop, Clay met Pian Yu seen here standing on the right. That is indeed a 6V Chang, by the way.
	And here's the candy store! Clay found some parts he had been looking for. That's Jia Yin standing at the counter with her back to the camera.
August 11, 2004
	Before we get to the off-road pictures, here's an M1M you can buy for 5000 RMB.
	The sidecar is lettered GERMANY ARMY.
	It's probably a pretty good bike for that money!
	This M1M belongs to the Fat Man motorcycle shop which is in the process of converting over into a dead shop.
	That's where they sell stuff for funerals...
	Take a good look at the front fender mounting hardware on this Chang!
	And last, a locking petcock. That's probably a pretty good idea in some areas.
	And now, on to the ride! Here comes Feng on his Donghai 750. This bike didn't make it to the summit because of bad gaskets and rings.
	Clay describes the fun part of the ride: "The Hard Part. Often these guys will pick a route that seems impossible and will go at it. They have all broken their shifters on this kind of route and today was my turn."
	"That stock shifter for the OHV just sticks out too far and encumbers the shifting process. Anyway, a root caught mine and pop—the cap on the shifter plate was cracked."
	"The gearbox is really good and ran well with little oil and made it down the hill with little perfomance loss. In one pic I have both levers pulled and was going down the grade by the seat of my pants. Jia Yin rode the whole way, often having to climb on the side of the car closest to me to miss the bushes that were hard to avoid in this kind of terrain."
	"These are the real Chinese—the guys who are not trying to get rich but want to use their newfound freedom to travel."
	"Mr. He has tried to go to the US twice and has been turned down despite the fact that he has a busness and money in the bank."
	"His sister lives in the US and so he is a flight risk."
	"To apply for a visiting visa you must prove you will come back, a requirement for the Chinese (mostly and in other SE Asian countries.)"
	"The cost of applying is over $100. I applied once for Jia Yin but they were jerks at the embassy and will not even let the Chinese present evidence."
	"I listened to Jia Yin's interview and man were they rude. I have nothing to do with the embassy that I dont have too."
	Oops. A little gear oil on the trail. Oh well...
	This cost Clay around $3.50 to repair!
	Here's Mister Ji on top of the hill.
	And here's the rest of the guys.
	There's a stone marker at the top of the mountain. You can see part of it behind the bikes.
	Here's Ji's M1M. What a great looking bike.
	By the way, take a look at Lin's headlamp. It reminds me of my own since I use a toggle switch for the ignition. Ji has installed an ammeter as well. Good idea.
	Sandstone.
	And lots of it.
August 9, 2004
	Clay and some of his buddies took the day off to ride to the highest point near Changchun. Clay had the only OHV which climbed the hill in first and second. The flatties all needed a running start.
	This is Mister He with his boss riding in the hack.
	And this is Mister Lin on his M1M, seen here near Jing Yue Tan, on the way to the hill.
	Here's a detail of Lin's bike.
	And another. You see a lot of front fenders set up this way on bikes in PRC.
	Starting off on the ride.
	This shot gives you a good comparison of the stock taillight and the coffee can with bullet blinkers.
	Here comes Lin.
	Looks like he's getting ready to do something here.
	I knew it! Flying the chair again.
	Clay made this montage of Lin and his bike.
August 7, 2004
	Introducing The Fruit Guy and his M1M.
	Here he is again, posing with Clay's Super.
	He keeps an eye on Clay's bikes sometimes and Clay returns the favor by patronizing the fruit stand.
	The WWII-era US Army motif seems to be popular in PRC. This bike also wears USAF insignia on the gas tank.
	The sidecar wheel and rear wheel of the bike are those "John Deere" wheels. Of all the non-spoked type wheels we've seen on Changs, those are my favorites.
August 3, 2004
	Here's a great assorment of this-and-that type images. This man is a mechanic at the Train Station 750 Shop in Changchun.
	And again. That's a flattie but I can't tell if it's a 6V or 12V machine.
	Jia Yin with a Changchun 750 shop owner and an M1M.
	Beijing, and in the background is a bike everyone should recognize by now. It's Alpha.
	A bone stock flattie with CJ leg guards. The bike belonged to Clay's friend Feng but with Clay's assistance, it was sold to another Chinese fellow.
	Here's a 6V machine that was for sale, only 2500 RMB.
	That black-out headlamp is from a Chinese jeep.
	This has to be the best mirror mounting arrangement I've seen so far.
	The contour of the ammo box really suits this bike.
	If I was there, I'd probably be riding away on this thing.
	Here's a black Chang Clay saw in Beijing.
	Back in Changchun, this man who works in one of the shops on Motorbike Street is converting a 6V bike to 12V.
	Also in Changchun, this flattie was parked in front of a laundry. Talk about a bike with character.
August 2, 2004
	Clay visited his old friend Mr. Liu's shop in Dalian recently. You probably remember him from some pictures Clay sent a few months ago. Anyway, here's the shop. That's Jia Yin in the orange.
	Clay had the opportunity to see Mr. Liu and have dinner with a few of the fellas from the Ex-Pat Motorcycle Team while on a parts search in Dalian. Mr. Liu invited Clay to his shop and even offered to give Jia Yin some driving lessons.
	Mr. Liu's bike has many personal touches like all of our Changs.
	How about a front disc brake, for example?
	At the shop were several 6V Type II engines, but nothing to Clay's liking. This one was offered for 800 RMB which is about $100 US.
	Here it is again. The blue tag is from the Ministry of Aviation Industry, South Engine Machinery Factory in Hunan Province.
	There's your stock two-liter sump.
	This engine included a generator.
	AT 1000 RMB, this Type II engine included a gearbox. (That's about $120 US.)
	This tag looks very much like it's from State Owned Machinery Factory No. 52
	Clay wasn't sold on this baby.
July 31, 2004
	Back in Changchun, Clay's old stomping grounds. Here's 32 horses parked next to one donkey. I'll take the Super. They don't poop everywhere.
	That's Jack Murray's LRM bike, Flashy. Clay assisted when Jack encountered a road defect at high speed and flipped his bike. This shot was taken after the event in front of a restaurant where they ate. The man in the foreground is a street musician.
	Big Daddy and the pit crew. Changing your oil in China doesn't have to be a chore... obviously.
July 28, 2004
	Here's Gerald posing with one of his restoration candidates.
	And here's Gerald aboard another bike that Clay calls McCool.
	Yep, it's a liquid cooled Super that's been adorned with a few personal touches.
	Among many other things, it has inverted forks. The coil bracket, air filter housing and driveshaft have been painted red.
	I don't recognize the number tag on the side of the engine.
	Look at all these frame-mounted toolboxes at LRM. They're made from the original dies. These are as close to vintage originals as you can get nowadays.
July 27, 2004
	Those who follow the activities on the CJE message board know that Clay couldn't resist getting a 6V CJ for himself after riding Alpha during his visit with Gerald in Beijing. But Clay opted for the early Type I engine, readily identified by the lower dipstick location. Here are Clay's words:
	"After riding Gerald's Type I (known the world over as Alpha) I had to have one. Seeing the difference in quality between the old and new bikes was one of the contributing factors."
	"Before I went to Beijing I had seen the rebuilding of a Type I engine (first pictures) and had tried to buy the bike at that time but the shop owner did not own the Type I and tried to switch me to another 6 volt. But I didn't flinch and told him I was only interested in the Type I. (I dont use the term Type I as it will raise the price, just call it "the old one." The Chinese have a hard time understanding why I want the old one so I told them I want to learn to do engine work on an old bike.)"
	"After I came back [from Beijing] I visited the shop where I found the bike being built and they told me that the owner had taken the bike and had left. It was hard to get in touch with him but I did track him down—knowing his daughter took English classes from prior conversations with the mechanic."
	"I asked him if he knew where the school was and then tracked down the little girl who led me to her father. He offered the bike to me for a price and we settled on 4000 RMB. It was running and had most parts except the cover plate on the front of the engine."
	"I found two later and got both. They are pictured at the bottom. They both have markings on them. The one on the left is the factory name and the one on the right says Chang Jiang 750."
	"You can see my workshop that's attached to my apartment and overlooks the PLA compound."
	"I have the bike in my garage in Changchun."
	"In the shot with with Jia Yin you can also see my Donghai."
July 26, 2004
	The fruit lady offered Clay and Jia Yin a puppy, but Clay's dog Jackson says "no pets".
June 29, 2004
	These kids belong to Clay's fruit lady. He's been thinking about keeping his bike covered these days since it's become such a popular plaything for the local kids.
June 28, 2004
	Clay's back home in Dalian now. When he went outside this morning he was greeted by this xiao pengyou (small friend) sitting on his bike. Clay mentions that you can see the paint flaking off the sidecar in this picture. (Mine too—in the same place.) That horn was bought in Shanyang. It's the loudest he's ever heard... a very good investment.
June 26, 2004
	These bicycle parking areas in Beijing often have an attendant who asks motorcycle riders to park their bikes by them in order to free up parking space for cars. Clay calls this picture "bike by bikes".
	This M1M is a former police bike that Clay photographed one night while in Beijing. It has a spoked wheel in front and a cast wheel in back.
	That wheel looks like it's from a John Deere tractor. At least one of the bikes at the rally had this type of wheels.
	The spare has yet a third style of wheel to be found on this bike!
June 25, 2004
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