Miin Leong in Vancouver, BC
(Newest images are at the top of the page.)
"A few of the local CJ riders bought this foldable trailer from Fred Meyers. Great for short distance towing. One guy did a 600 miles tow with no problems. They list for $279 and they go on sale almost every month for $199, or ask them to give you the last sale price like I did. "
"They weigh only 170 lbs. and load up to 1000 lbs. Will have pictures for CJU when I finish assembling mine."
May 8, 2008  
"Every spring in April we meet again riding the back roads for the Annual lassic & Vintage motorcycle swapmeet and show 'n' Shine. At the end of the day, total of 8 Changs showed up. It was a good ride with dark, heavy rain cloulds above us. We stayed for almost two hours and took off eairly fearing of heavy rain. "
"By the time everyone got home the rain came down hard. Only one guy got soaked because he lives 100 miles away. Let's hope for better weather next year so we all can come out. Last three years, the forecast has been poor."
May 8, 2008  
A few more pictures of the bike below.
April 10, 2008  
"It was 9 AM and there was a knock on my door. I opend the door to a surprise visit from John & Carol from Okanagan Ride and Rest. They had just picked up an unusual looking solo Indian type CJ built by CJS. "
"I guess they had to stop by my place on their way home to show it off! Very inetresting bike with Indian style fender and seat, stretched long frame, nice alloy wheels, bigger fuel tank, wide handlebar and great sounding straight pipes."
April 9, 2008  
"Finally the sign of spring! The Wong and the Leong families got to ride their tandem sidecar."
"We rode only 35km to the beach and back because the kids were getting cold from the wind chill. It was 3 degrees out." [I hope that was Celsius!]

Below: "After that we took a week trip to Mexico and all of all Chinese made bikes I found were scooters, enduros and bikes under 150cc. Sad to say not a single bike in sight with a sidecar to report back for CJU."
April 1, 2008  




"Back in September 2007, three of us (me, Bryan & Erv) took a three day train ride from Beijing to Tibet. On our way back we stopped by to visit Shao at CJS and ordered four bikes. The 4th. bike belongs to Ming who couldn`t come with us on the trip. My Panzer Gray bike and Ming`s dark green both have the tandem sidecar for our two kids. Erv's bike has the cute trailer and Bryan's is the regular army green CJ with sidecar. All our bikes arrived by mid January 2008. Now we are waiting some good weather for a few group rides. Anyone in the greater Vancouver area who'd like to join us for rides and coffee can reach me at leong8873@shaw.ca."
January 23, 2008  
"Mr. Nice Guy Erv let his buddy borrrow his CJ for over a month. Looks like his buddy forgot to add oil when he told him the bike was low on oil. There were less than 1-1/2 cups of oil in the pan when the engine finally siezed. Good thing I ordered a spare motor two years ago. Erv and I, after thee hours of re and re-motoring, the bike was running again. The new engine had to be ground down at the rear to fit the old gearbox. Our talk too much supervisors Henk and Bryan sat on chair drinking and laughing away watching the two grease monkeys at work."
November 27, 2007  
"Five long weeks of no riding, trying to catch up with work after our Tibet/Beijing trip.  It was a nice cool windy  five-degree sunny afternoon out.  I had enough and took the afternoon off and called Erv to ride along Dyke Road in Richmond, a beautiful one hour ride along the Fraser River dyke, passing many old farms, stopping to watch big ships go by and ending up in the historic fishing village of Steveston." 
November 15, 2007  
"Back in mid-september we went to Tiebet and stopped by in Beijing to visit Shao. Two of my friends also went, Bryan for the second time and Erv for the first time. Erv got to test ride his desert tan CJ with a trailer before it was shipped to Vancouver. Check out the sidecar light and earls forks."
November 11, 2007  
"After owning two CJs in the last three and a half years—one black and one metallic green—Henk decided that a military style bike with all-metal bags is really him.
He went to CJS in Beijing and rode his CJ for two days and loaded up some of the vintage spare parts. I told him a Panzer Grey or Desert Tan would be nice and not to get the same green colour as mine. When he opened the box I just shook my head. *&%#, what a copycat!!!"
August 20, 2007  
"Summer has finally arrived and time to take the family for a road trip in our van. Stopping by in Edmonton for a few days, I got a chance meet Philip McKinnon to have tea and long chat about CJs. He is quite active on CJE. Philip lived in China for over 12 years and moved back to Canada with the CJ he has been riding many years there. He kindly offered me an opportunity to ride his green CJ which has a lot of interesting options like electronic ignition, 30mm Mikuni carbs, mag wheels, THE BLACK MUFFLER and much more. Pressing the ignition switch the bike fired up right away with a big deep louder tone and a big smile on my face. Took it for a blast down the street and was very impressed with the performance and the sound of the bike. (Got to get a pair of those mufflers!) Thank You Philip."
"On the last day of our family road trip we stopped to stay over night at Okanagan Ride and Rest owned by John & Carol in Peachland, B.C. They are a motorcycle friendly Bed & Breakfast with air conditioning located by beautiful Okanagan Lake. The lake is about 75 miles long with breathtaking views and excellent smooth back country twisty roads for motorcycling. Thanks again to John & Carol for taking care of my kids at the lake while I took a blast along the lakeside on their black CJ."
July 15, 2007  
"Ahhh, finally first day of summer with family and the green machine. Rode the the green SV to an East Indian event so we wore turbans to blend in. Wearing turbans is still okay in our province."
June 23, 2007  
Somewhere in Vancouver... [...is a place I'd like to be!]
May 13, 2007  
Miin thought we'd enjoy seeing some of the famous Beijing Jeeps so here are a few pictures he took during his visit. The last picture (with Chairman Mao) is a link to a Beijing Jeep web site that features some very large Jeep images.
April 25, 2007  
Here's a couple of vintage Shanghai cars that Miin photographed last year while visiting that city.
April 24, 2007  
"The plan was to have a dozen CJs ride to the Vancouver Vintage Motorcycle Meet but only four diehards showed up in the rain. After 15 minutes the sky cleared up! A few CJ owners took their cars instead. Hope next year the weather is good so we can have more CJs come out."












April 23, 2007  




Miin just had a batch of CJU-style tank emblems made locally.

They can be put on round or can be easily cut to a star shape with scissors.

They're being offered for sale, four for $8. (Your helmet needs one too!) To order a few sets just e-mail Miin at leong8873@shaw.ca

February 4, 2007  
January 24, 2007  






"The short wait was exactly 25 days from the day it left port. At 8:30 AM, it was a chilling -7° as I was uncrating the bike to ride it home from the warehouse. Must be the cold as the bike took six kicks to start. It ran flawlessly all the way home. Now comes the fun part of unpacking the spare parts, changing fluids, making adjustments and cleaning off the messy road grime from riding home. Thank you Shao and the team at CJS for building a wonderfull bike."
January 13, 2007  
Miin's new SV sidecar from CJS has a military theme. It has a toolbox tank, crash bars, a black exhaust system and much more!
December 13, 2006  
Above: "Here is our first blast of winter on a CJ. Henk sold his car six months ago and has been riding his CJ even in the rain and snow. He was riding it to work and stopped by my house for some photos."
Here's a short video clip of the fun!
November 27, 2006  


This was the 28th. Annual Vancouver Motorcycle Christmas Toy Run. That's Miin in the first picture... with three young CJ enthusiasts.





October 4, 2006  


Here are pictures from a recent Vancouver motorcycle Show & Shine. The three CJs are from CJS.



August 26, 2006  
A few shots from Miin's trip to PRC. I'm sure you'll recognize Shao, Fred and Luke's shop. (Click here for more pictures.)
August 2, 2006  
"Rain! Gio picked up his CJS bike on a very wet day. After 15 minutes uncrating, adding gas & connecting the battery cable (in soaking rain) the bike fired on the second kick and ran flawlessly on the way home."
April 19, 2006  


This is Miin's friend Henk with CJU sponsor John Wardley's new bike from CJS. Miin says this bike is probably the finest CJ he has ever seen. John is the owner of Okanagan Ride and Rest.



April 13, 2006  


"We had 29 days of record rain for January, 2006. Finally some sun for the next few days but cold down to -3! Took the afternoon off for nice cold ride around town. Good thing I have the electric vest on to keep warm."

February 16, 2006  




"My friend Bryan always wanted a BMW R71 but couldn`t seem to find a good one that didn't require a lot of work. He got tired of looking so a few months back he took a week trip to Beijing to visit some of the CJ builders in person. After a few months waiting his CJ is finally here from CJS. The bike first started on the third kick and it rode flawlessly for a few days before going into storage for the winter. Can't wait 'til spring when we get all the local CJ riders together. Enjoy your ride Bryan!"



December 20, 2005  










"Here is Rob & Hank—two of the many pilots who frequently fly to Beijing and have gone to watch CJS build their dream bikes. I decided to come help Rob uncrate his CJ at the warehouse along with Hank. It took CJS five weeks to restore the bike and about three weeks to come across on the ship. Canada was the easy part, 20 minutes at customs, 10 minutes to pay the bond, 30 minutes to register and insure, then 45 minutes at the warehouse to pay fees and uncrate. In all it took about three hours before riding home. The bike was totally turn-key out of the box—just add gas and connect the battery. We checked the tires, lights and oil and all were good before Rob rode the 60km trek home. The bike has electric start but he decided to use the kick starter instead. It took four kicks to start. First kick—forgot to turn on the fuel. Second kick—forgot to prime the carbs. Third kick—forgot to close choke. Fourth kick—YES! It fired right up. I guess he was too excited and forgot about the starting steps. He was all smiles on the way home. Congratulations Rob!

Anyone in the Greater Vancouver area who'd like meet for rides with other CJ riders and or share ideas please send me an email at leong8873@shaw.ca"

August 24, 2005  












"Had a blast in Beijing. Here are some photos of the guys I met along the way. The guy in the orange T shirt riding CJ was caught riding on the streets of Beijing. I don' t know who he is but when I took his picture he gave me a thumbs up. (Anyone know who he is?)

I am now getting ready for another one-week car trip in two days.

Will send more pictures of CJs in Beijing when I get back.

Cheers,

Miin

July 17, 2005  
"Neighbours (with big smiles and funny MIG fighter pilot helmets) drop by asking me to join them for an all-CJ ride. I had to work so I took a picture of them instead."
June 29, 2005  
Before we get to the story, feast your eyes on this excellent picture. There's something really special about children and sidcars. (That's a pretty cool helmet, too!)
June 23, 2005  






"Finally here after 10 weeks and 2 days from the day I ordered it. The CJ with sidecar will complete my collection as the other two are a solo SV and a solo OHV. [Hey Miin, where's the sidecar SV?!] This time I decided to uncrate it then ride it home from the warehouse. Uncrated (with the help of a friend), check oil (80% full), connect + battery cable in trunk, put i some gas, prime the carbs and exactly 30 minutes later it was ready to start. The bike started on the first kick out of the crate—not using the starter. Everyone at the warehouse was cheering. I took the long 30km back road home and the bike ran flawlessly. Well here it is, five hours later from changing all the oil, (20 minutes for minor adjustments), washing, cleaning, polishing/waxing etc.

Thank you Shao and the team at CJS for building me three wonderful CJs."

June 23, 2005  


Miin's new OHV sidecar from CJS (left) is still about four weeks from delivery—and Miin can hardly wait. Luckily his new flathead solo (right) has arrived, also a CJS bike. Look how good the swoosh emblem looks with that paint job. I like it.

May 13, 2005  
"Hi Dan! Three of the guys in this picture are waiting painfully for their [CJS] bikes. They can only drool over this one for the next four weeks when their CJs arrive."
April 22, 2005  




Special delivery for Miin Leong!

"Ahh! Finally, it's in the garage. I'm still waiting for two more [bikes] to arrive—one OHV with a sidecar and one flathead. The boat should be here in three weeks."

These are all CJS bikes, by the way.
April 18, 2005  


Miin ordered this sharp little solo flattie from CJS. The blacked-out blinkers and headlamp rim look pretty good, IMHO.

March 21, 2005  
Miin's new OHV solo should arrive in about three weeks...
February 23, 2005  
...and it will join this collection of fine machines. Miin sent us several other pictures of his bike fleet which aren't posted due to space constraints. I can safely say that this man loves motorcycles.
February 23, 2005  




"I haven't been able to ride my CJS bike because of bad weather. It turned nice for a few days and I put 400km on the bike. After 100km of a quick break-in, the next 300km was on twisty mountain roads and freeway, maxing the engine most of the time to a top speed of almost 120km/h. I really enjoy the bike when not riding slow in the city. I ride bikes from my collection and get the odd wave, thumbs up, etc., but riding the CJ is a different story. It can even be a problem. People honk, give the thumbs up and want me to pull over for look at the bike. People in cars take a second look without paying attention to traffic. A guy on a Honda almost had a head-on collision crossing the center line while turning his head to look at the parked CJ. Today, at a local coffee shop where riders gather, there were at least 20 people drooling at the CJ. Come on, this bike is only worth a few thousand bucks, not like a $18-25,000 Ducati or Harley. This is all in three hours time. Too much attention can be a hazard to drivers and onlookers. That's what you get riding a CJ. Next time I`ll wear a tinted face shield."



February 7, 2005  
Miin's green solo waits for some decent riding weather. What a neat bike!
January 20, 2004  


From Miin :

"I'm a motorcycle collector and just received two CJ solos from Shao (CJS) last week. After over 100km of riding I find no problems with the bikes other than a loose ground wire in the headlight, possibly my fault from when I was removing the headlight. The finish and paint are excellent. I am speechless and did not expect the bike to be in this good a condition since the bikes were rebuilt in China. What a bargain, and I will be ordering two more."

January 5, 2004