Hi guys, The Bike finally arrived Tuesday around 2:00 in the afternoon. It looks great! I checked the oils , charged the battery and added fuel. And guess...
Hi Mike, ( On my bike ) anyways is 3 L if you have the deep sump, 2L if you don,t have the deep sump. I use 95W140 gear oil the regular stuff for the rear end...
I'm putting my transmission back together and have about .040" total fore-and-aft play between the gears on the output shaft. It looks excessive to me, can...
Hi, The specs are 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm for the play. The play is adjusted by using the paper gasket. It usually comes in 2 sizes : a thine one and a thick one. ...
Hi Mike, congratulations on the new bike. Try this link for bulbs. http://www.taillightking.com/ As for the oils, stay away from the synthetic stuff. It is not...
Thanks for the quick reply Gerald.. I'm a little confused though, I put the front cover plate on without a gasket to check the fit and still have this...
I never took the shifter forks out, so what I did was install the rear output bearing, stack the gears and mate up the fork shifters (with one thick washer on...
OK, We got our bike over the weekend and the darn thing does not seem to be charging the battery. The left side red lamp is lit all the time, so I guess that...
FYI I figured out the tail light bulb issue. Turned out to be a 5 dollar fix and I can now use standard bulbs from the local auto parts house. The answer was...
Tim, your rant brought up a cpl of issues that I have particular interest in. First is the ss exhaust system for the OHV. I would love to add this to my...
G'Day, the SS exhaust systems used in SHANGHAI are actually not freely available on the market in PRC. Nick had some headers made (bent) in Shanghai. myself...
Hi, Mister Gong in Nan Chang that makes the pipes and mufflers for the CJ bikes can make them out of stainless steel if needed. He has been making some before....
naah, who needs the "spray-painted" or "paint-brushed" vintage ge-nu- whine chrome?! stainless steel rules! spit and polish, got them on all me bikes... might...
hi Nick, "Nick had some headers made (bent) in Shanghai. " ... seems like I also remember you also machined a flange to properly seal the header pipe to the...
Hi, Mr. Nick based in SHANGHAI should be able to sort you our with non ge-nu-whine stainless exhaust headers, will follow up with him on Sunday (PRC time not...
there is many machine shops in Beijing that can do this kind of work. I have been doing some special tools to fix the bike and other stuff in these places. If...
good workmanship and steel quality in Beijing or typical PRC... who cares...?! the CJ guys myself have met in Shanghai do excellent work and know there stuff...
Hi, Nobody ever claim that you and the CJ guys in Shanghai do not do excellent work and do not know their bikes. And since when the fact of having special...
Go for the deep oil pan and solid state voltage regulator, they are very good upgrades. ... From: Jeffrey Pierce To: thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com ...
"...What don't you tell us what you do on your bikes and share this knowledge with others?..." easy explanation, we get rid of the crappy ge-nu-whine vintage...
you are off to as good start, 1. lose the wheels (in a hurry !) 2. improve the brakes, or change to disk brakes (I am using BMW forks & front disks) 3....
"(PRC time not IOM time), Jim B. drives me nuts... and makes me jealous about his IOM e-mails... wish i was there... maybe 2006" I arrive Liverpool tonight &...
we discussing going to IOM TT races next year with a group of Shanghai bike owners. keep us in the loop and take lots of pictures! have fun! regards, Butch ......
done, I have a couple pals who go every year. I am sure they can provide any & all information required. Jim B. reports that so far the Isle of Man Rally...
Hi, Thanks for the update Butch. I agree with you on a point regarding the bad quality of the wiring harness. But I have seen original pre 70's harness, the...
Yeah. I might be interested in disc brake conversion if the price is reasonable as well. Also, if I can find a fifties vintage BMW earles fork at a wreckers...
