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Gerald Gardebled of LRM in
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"An M1S I spotted near the gate of the
Bei Hai park in Beijing." |
| June 21, 2009 |
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"Here are pictures of a customized M1.
It looks like a bobber. The work was done by a Japanese
friend in Beijing. It was a cool bike to ride
around." |
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| September 16, 2006 |
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This is how an LRM sidecar cover looks when
it's in use. |
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They're constructed from heavy canvas and
leathervery rugged indeed. |
| November 16, 2006 |
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"Here's a picture of a project that I
spotted at a Beijing shop. They are building a double
sidecar CJ! They are in the early stage of the
project." |
| October 4, 2006 |
Below: LRM ships another bike! |
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| August 29, 2006 |
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The 1959 CJ750 in Gerald's living room! |
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Take a good look at the vintage details on
this bike. |
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This could well be the oldest CJ in
existence. |
| February 8, 2006 |
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Getting closer! The wheels are on and now
all that remains are the pistons, rings, jugs, heads and
wiring. Gerald could probably do all of that in a few
hours time. |
| May 3,
2005 |
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"I installed the Type I engine and a
gearbox from 1969, also the handlebars. The Type I spark
advance/horn/light switch and throttle are vintage. The
left grip is from PLA Factory 402 and the right
(with Chang Jiang 750 molded into it) is from Factory
7436." |
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| April 23,
2005 |
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"As you can see the front wheel is on
and the Type I engine partially built." |
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| April 22,
2005 |
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"The brackets on the yet-to-be-named
project were made according to the M72 ones. The rear
bracket is from a Dong Hai." |
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"The fender and brackets are 90% the same as
M72. You can see detail of the sleeved frame and also the
Type I headlight from 1967, brand new. Notice the rear
fender and the offset filler gas tank. This bike also has
an R71-type air filter on a Type I gearbox." |
| April 20,
2005 |
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The front fender brackets being used on the
yet-to-be-named project are excellent. |
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See for yourself. |
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| April 18,
2005 |
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The rear fender is just about finished.
Nice, eh? The reflector is a very early one with a glass
lens, not plastic. |
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The taillight is also old style. These are
the same type of lights currently being used on the
sidecar fenders, but back in the good old days they were
also used on the bikes (before those big plastic things
came along.) |
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The fender itself is a good example of the
heavy gauge steel that was once used for all CJ fenders.
The hinge is very robust compared to what's often used
today. |
| April 9,
2005 |
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Gerald's new project features black sheet
metal with vintage style pinstriping. |
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An example of the center stand mentioned
below is shown in an old CJ parts catalog. |
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This bike will utilize many genuine vintage
CJ750 parts. |
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| April 6,
2005 |
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"New components for my projecta
straight center stand made for CJ solos and a vintage
type final drive cover. It's old PLA issue, the
best." |
| April 4, 2005 |
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"More pictures of the new project. I
brought the frame in today. I like to look at a vintage
CJ when I am at home. As you can see the frame is a very
old one with grease fitting on the steering head." |
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"It has brackets for the toolbox. It
also has sleeved welding by the steering head." |
| "The quality of that frame is
excellent. You can also see on how the old style steering
damper plate goes. This system is better than the new
one." |
| March 31, 2005 |
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"Here are the first pictures of my new
project. It will be something very special and, of
course, a vintage bike. I won't say more right now and
let you wait to see. (More pictures to come.)" |
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"I call it the "To Be Named
Project". The front fender is a reproduction M72 low
fender." |
| "The base of that reproduction is a
PLA-issue standard fender. Check the braceI know
you'll like it." |
| March 31, 2005 |
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