Long River Motorworks - Beijing - Colorado
With your hosts Gerald Gardebled and Lao Tou
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Here's a spectacular solo SV from LRM. This is one beautiful bike, done exactly the way I like them!
December 18, 2007  
This military themed M1M has a machine gun mount!
October 15, 2007  
"Here's a polish/chrome series 12 volt M1M that's available for sale right now. Anyone interested can get in touch with me."
September 9, 2007  
"Check our latest solo bikes. My favorite is the flat black one. All of them are M1, 6 volt."
July 6, 2007  
Chris McGee's new LRM bike arrives in Colorado.
April 14, 2007  
"Here are pictures of a new LRM OHV solo. The bike has a polished engine and numerous chrome parts. It features also front disc brake. The bike is available for sale right now."
March 14, 2007  
"This is a vintage CJ front brake cable adjusting nut made of brass. They were used on early CJs, M72s & vintage BMWs such as the WWII R75. They are now available at LRM. If interested, get in touch with me."
March 14, 2007  








"Here are pictures of Bob Ditzler's M1M that was built by LRM. He says: I live about amile from Lake Ontario in Newfane, NY. Received the bike in Oct. last year. Has 1100 miles on it now. Great bike with no problems. I am happy with the performance, finish, has just as good chrome as my H-D. Thanks!"
March 7, 2007  
"Lots of CJ owners have been asking us for the old style CJ petcock with aluminum bowl instead of the plastic bowl. And finally LRM is now able to offer these. For anyone with a female threaded petcock gas tank, you can use these quality items that do not leak and offer a better gas flow than the newer CJ petcocks. Also, they cost much less than the Honda petcock and deliver the gas flow. I have tested both petcocks. If anyone is interested they can get in touch with me."
February 7, 2007  
"Here are the tools used to remove and install the clutch, flywheel and the rear flange. LRM just got ten more sets and they are available for anyone interested. They can get in touch with me at gardebledg@hotmail.com."
February 6, 2007  
"Here are early CJ/M72/BMW R71 gearbox foot-shifter adjusting screws. These are now available from LRM. Anyone interested can get in touch."
February 6, 2007  


"Here are 50 vintage CJ ignition switches. They are called Si Yi Zi in Chinese.

These 50 are not for sale. (They have already a new owner...)

But for the CJ, M72 and BMW owners that would like to get one they can get in touch with Marcus of LRM USA at laotoulrm@yahoo.com. He has over 40 of these vintage switches (already in the US) available for North American bike owners. And LRM still has more in stock."
January 31, 2007  








"Here are pictures of a rear view mirror that was used on CJ and Dong Hai motorcycles. They were used during the 70s and 80s. They were made in Shanghai and were called the SK633 rear view mirror. The ones shown here were made in May 1974."
January 16, 2007  
"Here is a scan of a 1960 CJ manual. Some inside pictures seem to come out of the R71 manual. This manual is a very early one, at the time CJs were still using Russian components such as ignition coil, generator, battery, regulator, distributor. All these components in this manual come with the Russian name."
Let's take a peek inside this very rare piece of CJ literature!
"Here are several more scans from the 1960 CJ manual. According to some of the writing inside the manual, it used to belong to a company of communication specialists. That unit was based in Ji Nan city, capital of the Shan Dong province, at the 7220 military unit."
"If you look at the drawing of the front fork you can notice that it's a fork for a low mounted fender. Also, the pictures of the removing of the front wheel are the same ones that were used in the R71 manual."
January 2, 2007  
Gerald's winding up the 2006 hunting season with these excellent scores. Here's a bunch of vintage rear fender reflectors.
December 30, 2006  
And these are NOS Type I engine front covers still wrapped in protective wax paper..
December 30, 2006  
And last but not least, some old spark advance/highbeam/horn button assemblies.
December 30, 2006  
An LRM bike with a WWII theme. Panzer Grey is absolutely perfect for a CJ.
December 3, 2006  
Here's another WWII theme. This one is done in Afrika Korps Desert Tan.
December 3, 2006  
CJ-embossed M72 style sidecar. I say... WOW!!!
December 3, 2006  


This is one of the heads LRM will use on the 6V OHV currently being restored. They're from the eighties and feature a brass jacket for the spark plug (as on the early SV heads) and brass valve guides.
November 9, 2004  


These are PLA issue cylinder heads with brass inserts for the spark plugs. No more stripped threads or compression leaks. LRM will mainly use them on restoration projects but they will also be made available to other customers. They were manufactured in the seventies and packed with slips containing words of wisdom from Chairman Mao. Many of them are still wrapped in wax paper.
October 30, 2004  
Here's an LRM Super ready to be shipped.
What a great looking machine.
It fits perfectly in the back of the truck, too.
Yep.
So, you're probably wondering what's so special, right?
Well, Gerald had to deliver it here—AEMCO's hangar in Beijing.
They do maintenance on Boeing 747s here—up to four at a time.
The Super's new owner is a pilot...
...and the Super will be transported to its new home by air.
There's Gerald, looking pretty happy as usual. The bike is going to Thailand, by the way..
Here the bike is being offloaded with a forklift.
From here it'll go on the plane.
Is this a sweet bike or what?
October 14, 2004  
Need a fourth upgrade?
LRM has plenty of gear sets.
Vintage tire pumps that will be used with future restorations.
This LRM PLA bike now resides in California.
The leather saddle bags are really sharp.
They look right at home on this bike.
October 6, 2004  
Here's Clay Jones aboard Lao Tou's ex-PLA solo.
This M1M is one of the coolest Changs I've ever seen.
October 7, 2004  
More beautiful leather products available through LRM.
Get in touch with Gerald if you'd like more information on this gorgeous leather saddle.
October 6, 2004  
Look at the leather saddle bags on this Super.
Pretty nice, eh? They're available in the US from LRM.
You can see that this is a high-quality bag. Get in touch with Gerald if you'd like to order a set.
Gerald demonstrates feats of strength...
...much to the amusement of the bystanders.
October 1, 2004  
This looks interesting. Let's see what's inside.
Looks like a pair of pistons.
Yep, they're three-ring pistons manufactured in 1968 by Xi An PLA Factory 512.
You can see 512 chang marked inside. In this case chang means factory.
Once the protective wax covering is removed they look really nice.
September 15, 2004  
Oh yeah! LRM just acquired 50 Huangshan speedometers, all new in their original packaging from 1980 and 1984.
These are the best speedos ever made for the CJ—much better than the ones from the Nanchang Dian Zi Ji Xie Chang. The Chinese characters on the face are really cool.
Here's the label from the box. I have one of these on my bike and it is indeed a good speedo. The first two (non-HS) speedos didn't last but a few hundred km!
September 11, 2004  
This LRM M1 Super is heading for its new owner in Panama.
The bike features high-speed final drive, German and Japanese bearings in the engine and wheels, tapered Japanese steering roller bearings and a lowered fender.
Coffee can & bullet blinkers.
The front fender does look good.
In fact the whole bike does.
Great looking machine!
July 11, 2004  
Before: A 1993 PLA-issue M1M with a Lanxiang engine...
...and after.
The customer has a pretty big smile on his face. Nice!
June 7, 2004  
This is a 1987 PLA M1—before...
...and after (well, almost.)
It's seen here in the final stages of restoration.
Close-up of the engine. Flatties look sooo cooool.
Looks like it's all done in this shot.
Port side...
...port quarter...
...starboard bow.
 
I'd say it turned out pretty good.
   
This is a really special CJ.
It's a 1966!
Notice anything different about the sidecar? Take a look at the framework around the wheel. That's an M72 characteristic. They were building Changs like this long after the Russians had stopped.
Looks good doesn't it?
Gotta have that PLA reflector. These old style taillights are still being used today—but only on the sidecars.
This is how they ran the wiring—externally. That wire has fabric insulation, by the way.
Look at that tiny vintage sidecar taillight.
Can't forget the frame-mounted toolbox...
...or the duckboards.
See the wiring? M72s had it on the left side of the fender. Changs had it on either side.
June 5, 2004