Simon Vallance in Hong Kong
	Simon hit the road in 1996 after selling his 1955 Mark I Ford Consul. He stored his 1959 Triton in his dad's garage and went to Delhi, India. There he bought a 350 Enfield Bullet which he rode around India and Nepal for six months before selling the bike in Calcutta. Then it was off to Thailand for two months but when the money ran low he went to Hong Kong to find work. He landed there in January of 1997 and worked as a barman. After the handover most Westerners left but Simon was offered a visa and promotion if he stayed. Five years later he was Assistant General Manager of an Irish bar but then the Big Bike Crash put him down for four months. His injuries meant a different line of work as the pins in his knee prevent much walking. So he resigned on a Friday and started work in the bike shop the following Monday. And now he runs the place. Simon works on anything from 1935 V-twin sidevalve BSAs to the latest superbikes. But his specialty is restoring classics or servicing Ducatis and Triumphs. His first bike was a BSA Bantam D10 followed by several AJS and Matchless singles, a 1938 New Imperial, a 1930 Norton Model 18 and a Ducati Mach I. He bought a CJ in 1998 and restored it with very little information. He now owns a 1997 Ducati 750 SS, a 1983 Ducati MHR, two CJ750s, a Ducati 350 Desmo (basket case) and his 1959 Triton.
	A fine pair. The bike in the foreground is the one Simon got from Gerald Gardebled. That's Simon's PLA bike in the background.
	Nice emblem!
	And this is the 1959 Triton mentioned in Simon's introduction. He just had it shipped to HK. Simon sent a bunch of pictures of bikes in his shop but we don't have enough server space to post all of them. Too bad as there's some really great stuff there!
8/15/03
	The bike Simon bought from Gerald Gardebled recently arrived in Hong Kong, and here it is! The bike is going to one of Simon's customers. So, there will be at least two CJs in Hong Kong now... that we know of, anyway.
	Just like Christmas, opening all the boxes of spares Simon ordered.
	These are the seat and frame tags Gerald sells. I have them on my own bike. The quality is superb!
	Brake assembly.
	The bike...
	...and again. In Simon's words: "I will highly recommend to everybody—if you need anything, get it from Gerald. He's a nice guy with good a service." I agree.
	Poor Phoebe, still on the mend from the big wreck. But she's back in the sidecar, sort of, and still as pretty as a picture.
	Some bad news from Hong Kong. Simon and his girlfriend Pheobe (also seen further down on this page) got rear-ended while riding Simon's PLA M1.
	Fortunately, Simon, Pheobe and the bike are all repairable.
	Sidecar fender.
	Simon was stopped when the car clobbered them. Looks like the bike caught most of it.
	Sidecar damage.
	That's quite a dent.
	The other end.
	The boot.
	Sidecar wheel.
	Simon's M1M as it looked prior to the crash.
	Simon and Phoebe. She's wearing a police uniform!
	How many CJs outside of China (or in this case, Hong Kong) have one of these?
	CJ750 gas tank emblem from CJU
	Simon tells me he plans to restore the sidecar one of these days. We can't wait!
	Simon's back in action after the Ducati crash, and he's been working on the sidecar.
	Another reason the Far East is so great!
	Riding around Hong Kong on his 1960 PLA bike.
	Looks like a neat place.
	Simon has restored the bike and is now working on the hack.
	Simon's mate's wife appears to be enjoying herself!
	Simon got whacked by a taxi while riding his Ducati and will be out of commission for a while. We're glad you're okay Simon... and the Chang too!
	Simon discovers his Chang in a Hong Kong scrapyard. It's a former PLA bike.
	Checking it over...
	This bike might be beat, but its history makes it worth the effort.
	Here's a detail shot.
	This is the same bike! Simon did the restoration work in a spare bedroom in his old 10th floor apartment!
	Sure looks good—can't wait to see the sidecar!