Shao Yiqi of CJS in Beijing & Shanghai
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Shao owns CJ Sidecar and is active in Beijing Knights MC.
Newest images are at the top of the page.
 
Here's a recently-completed M1S at CJS Shanghai.
 
Look at all the details on this custom built M1M, particularly the running lights and the crash bars. It's amazing how much you can alter the look of a CJ.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All these bikes are destined for Europe.
 
Below: These machines are all bound for Europe and the USA.    
   
 
Below: An M1M with some nice details, including two-tone paint with red pin stripes.      
 
 
Below: This M1M is detailed to the max, but nothing stands out more than those valanced fenders, reminiscent of old Indians and Steib sidecars.    
   
 
A recently built bike from CJS.
 
 
"Pics for Short-distance travel in the vicinity of Shanghai". You might recognize this ride from images sent by Winston Sa a few days ago. It looks like a most enjoyable time.  
 
A military themed OHV with leather saddle bags and crash bars.
 
These bikes were ordered by a film company in Canada. You'll see them in the new movie Von Ryan's Express.
 
OHV with a left hand sidecar.
 
A red OHV solo with Indian-style valanced fenders (and a WWII tribute bike with a trailer.)
 
 
 
 
Military themed bikes, complete with utility trailers.
 
An M1M with a very cool trailer.
 
South Korea's KBS sent a TV crew to film BKMC in action yesterday.
The club put around ten Changs on display and demonstrated their riding skills.
The producer is preparing a CDROM full of professionally made images for Shao.
I hope some of those pictures find their way here.
Look at all these Changs.
 
A bike from CJS.
 
The automotive BMW emblem looks good.
 
This M1M has pinstriping and the right level of flash.
 
An M1S
This one's a bit more conservative than the flame job below.
White upholstery.
Slightly contrasting shades of blue on the bike and hubs.
 
CJS's new showroom.
Look at all those Changs.
 
This M1S outfit was done up to resemble an R71.
Chrome forks, tan sidecar seat leather and numerous other details set this bike apart.
One of Shao's trademark flame jobs.
 
This M1 solo is a tribute to the 1938 R71.
 
Not all of Shao's bikes have radical paint jobs. Take this M1S, built for Marc Davis. You can't get much more conservative than this. It captures the R71 spirit.
 
The gas tank from a project bike. It reminds me of a Grateful Dead album cover.
From another angle. The enlarged image shows the whole thing.
Here's the rear fender...
...and here's the back of the sidecar fender.
And the front of the sidecar fender.
And the sidecar trunk lid. Shao is excited about this project. It will be quite a bike.
 
Items found in a Beijing Military Police bike. This is a box for the special hand-held lights the police use to stop traffic. The brand—as you can see—is COERC.
And this box—marked COERCE—contains something most of us only have seen on TV...
...spike strips. I'd sure hate to run over a set of these.
 
The enlarged version of this picture is a panoramic view of 33 PLA bikes, some of which have whitewall tires.
 
Here's how Shao's bike looks without the sidecar.
Shao loves this bike. He may have a hard time saying goodbye when it's sold.
 
 
A custom M1M solo.
Look at all the chrome and polished aluminum...
...and that paint job. The bike takes on a new look when the seat pedestal is left off.
Chrome pipes.
 
 
Shao sent this image to show how his shop strips components right down to the bare metal, the first step of a good refinishing job. A lot of work goes into Shao's bikes.
 
These PLA soldiers are posing with an M1M which you can see in the enlarged image. That might explain the big smile.
 
Shao acquired this Russian IZh Jupiter sidecar bike in a town near the Russian border. He'd like to sell it. For more pictures click here and here.
 
Let's take a look inside the CJ750-X engine. Some of the castings have BMW logos.
Shao's assertion that the 750-X engine was in fact built by BMW is supported by these details.
 
More on the CJ750-X. This is the bike it came from, a CJ swing-arm racer.
The racing team ordered around 20 6V CJs with sidecar frames but no buckets.
The front brake and final drive are BMW while everything else was made in China.
Shao notes that there are BMW logos on the engine and components.
 
Have you ever seen a CJ750-X engine? According to Shao it's actually a BMW engine in disguise.
When China founded the first national motorcycle team, they bought the bike from which this engine came. During that time there were only two.
Both were sidecar racing models. For some reason, they put the CJ logo on the engine. In the race there were ten CJs and two BMWs. They only raced twice and result was for sure—BMW won every time.
This is a rarity and if you're keen on repowering your CJ with a Beemer engine, this one would be perfect.
 
This is Shao's idea of a WWII BMW R75 replica.
It's Afrika Korps Desert Tan with appropriate markings.
Nice ammo box. too. Not only does it look good but it has a large carrying capacity as well.
Steel ammo boxes are right at home on a CJ.
 
Shao is famous. We'll see if we can get some scans of this Beijing magazine article for you.
Meanwhile...
...another customer is on the line.
In the enlarged image you'll see five of Shao's bikes.
The enlargement shows an exerpt from the article...
...as does this one.
 
A line of Changs owned by members of Shao's club, Beijing Knights MC.
 
Here comes one of Shao's bikes with the chair high in the air.
 
This M1 started life in 1960 as a PLA bike.
Looks a little different now.
There's a lot of chrome plating and polish on this machine.
You can enjoy a bike like this with the sidecar attached or you can ride it...
...solo. This bike is currently available from Shao's shop.
The rear fender looks nice without the rear seat pedestal.
Chrome straight pipes, too.
 
 
An M1S from Shao's shop.
Great Afrika Korps theme.
M72 style sidecar frame with gas can to boot.
BMW emblems and black-out cover on the headlamp.
And a very stout front fender bracket.
 
An M1 Super.
The gold pinstriping was all done by hand.
There's a $4500 price tag on this CJ, FOB Beijing...
...or $2998 without the sidecar.
 
 
Four old PLA bikes—each with less than 1000km on the odometer.
 
This is a CJ that Shao built—photographed in Sweden.
 
A nice assortment of tags Shao removed from bikes being dismantled in his shop.
These frame tags date from 1960, 1969 and 1987.
 
Take a look at this M1 Super.
The character of a bike is based largely on its paint color.
Notice the script on the fuel tank too.
 
 
This is a nice M1 solo.
It's a clean bike with the right amount of chrome.
The side stand is mounted on the forward engine mount.
 
Here's an M1 sidecar machine. Notice anything unusual?
The gas tank emblem is backwards.
 
A CJ R71 copy which is on its way to its new owner. See Scott's page for a couple more images of this bike.
Here's a CJ sidecar decorated BMW-style.
This is a BMW R80 with a CJ sidecar.
 
Shao has been working on Changs since he was 17. This one was built in his shop. It's been stretched 10cm.
This BMW R71 sidecar copy was built by Shao.
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