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 Jim Bryant
in Beijing
(Newest images are at the top of the page.)
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| "One of
the ladies on the ride last Sunday [Sabine
Hartmann] is an artist who takes lots of
pictures. Here they are." |
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| July 9, 2008 |
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"We went on a nice ride today. It's
been raining almost every day for what seems like the
past month so when it cleared into a beautiful day with
blue skies, five of us went out to the mountains." |
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"Coincidentally, every bike was BMW
powered and all built by yours truly." |
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"The nice part was we were able to take
a highway out of the city, cruising at about 120-130km/h
for about 45 minutes until we reached the
mountains." |
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"We then spent the rest of the day
cruising the canyons." |
| July 7, 2008 |
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| "After working all winter (off and on
anyway!) I just took my bike out for it's maiden ride.
This is the same bike I rode around the world back in
2004-05. It had a Velorex sidecar back then. Now it's got
a Dong Hai sidecar which will easily hold my son and all
our camping gear with room to spare. The name
(BeemerChangHai-Davidson) came from the fact it's got a
BMW frame and drivetrain, Chang Jiang sidecar fender and
a few other parts, Dong Hai sidecar, and H-D seat. The
rework involved, let's see, new high-domed pistons, new
rings, re-sealed engine, all new gaskets, resealed
transmission, new clutch, new 37:11 rear drive, new (to
me) Dong Hai sidecar that was missing a seat, fender, and
spare tire carrier, so it's wearing a Chang Jiang sidecar
fender, a Chang Jiang spare tire carrier, and a new
sidecar seat copied from a Dong Hai original seat, newly
powder coated frames (bike and sidecar) new paint, and a
few other things I've forgotten already. But she goes
like a bat outa h*ll now. I'll be riding down to Shanghai
via Huang Shan and Taiping lake next week for her maiden
(long) ride." |
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| April 20, 2008 |
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This artist is amazing... |
| April 9, 2008 |
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From Jim: "Not much of
a ride but the BBQ and airbrush demonstration was really
sweet. Zhao Shuang, the guy doing the
air brushing, is now open for business. I'll try and get
his contact info tomorrow. He's just on the border with
Huairo which is an easy ride for any Beijing riders. The
amazing thing to me anyway is that I just brought him the
airbrush a little over a week ago from the States. This
guy learns fast!" |
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And from Clay: "After
reading Jim's post, I called him for the directions to
the place (it was hard to find) where the BBQ and
exhibition of art accomplished with a new airbrush
purchased by Jim in the States on his last trip home. The
artist, Zhao Suang, a quiet young man,
shows promise with an airbrush and an element of history
that is illustrated by his art. The BBQ was delicious and
the courtyard in the country where it was held also
contained a kennel of dogs and examples of "rock
art" as well. Interested in getting some of this
fine work on your iron (and who wouldn't be?) contact
Jim." |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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"If anyone wants to get ahold of Zhao
Shuang his e-mail address is z1224s@hotmail.com.Or you can contact Wang
Dong-liang at tt8688tina@yahoo.com.cn. Tel:13466377360" |
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"Neither guy speaks English so if
that's a problem just send the info to me (Jim)
and I'll forward it. (jim@way2prc.com) I'm rebuilding and repainting my
bike (R69S) so I have to decide what airbrush artwork I
want on it." |
| March 31, 2008 |
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"Here's a couple of pictures from Tim's
stash at our shop. It's a CJ M5 frame versus a BMW R80/7
frame. In many aspects they measure identical. There are
a few differences though such as the motor mount
recepticals on the BMW are welded just underneath the
down tubes whereas the M5 the motor mounts pass through
the frame as in a CJ." |
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"The battery mount on the M5 is behind
the rear frame brace and on the Beemer it is welded just
in front of the rear frame brace. The center stands
appear to be interchangeable, and in fact the frames are
very close to being interchangeable except for some very
minor points. I thought it was interesting and makes me
wonder how the folks in Nanchang came to make the jigs
for the M5 bike." |
| November 29, 2007 |
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Had a great ride this weekend Luke
sponsored the ride and it was led by Lao Ren.
We rode up to Bai Hua Shan (White Flower Mountain) pretty
high in these parts at 2000 meters. |
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I guess my definition of overnight ride is
different that some of the others. I brought along a
tent, sleeping bag and camping gear. Others broght
nothing, so we ended up in a really clean Ming style
motel. US $13 a night so who's complaining? |
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The next morning we rode to Chuan Di Xia, a
preserved 600 year old village. It's one of the last Ming
era villages that hasn't been torn down or disintegrated.
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And to add fuel to the fire, the only bikes
that had problems were... you guessed it, the flatheads!
Overheating, detonation, you name it. They just can't
haul the weight up the mountains. [Dan says all they had
to do was lean out the carbs to compensate for the
altitude!] |
| September 9, 2007 |
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"We went on a really incredible ride a
couple weeks ago in the mountains. |
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Got above the tree line at the summit. About
nine CJs made it up and back without any trouble other
than a flat tire." |
| August 9, 2007 |
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"I attended the 4th annual Ron-Dee-Voo
for sidecars in Weikert, Pa. There were 160 sidecars! I
got the award for travelling the furthest distance. I
borrowed a customer's BMW powered CJ which was a hit.
Just about every Ural rider told me they wished they knew
about our bikes before buying a Ural. There was one other
CJ there, a WWII-like M1 with an R71 gas tank. The owner
thought he bought a real R71, and he bought it from a
museum in Florida. It was a CJ and not even an old one.
There were no zerks at the seat or steering head, the
front lower sidecar mount was welded, not clamped to the
frame. I didn't have the heart to ask him what he paid
for it. But at least it ran well at the rally." |
| August 9, 2007 |
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