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Meet Derek Chudyk from
Summerland, BC, Canada, and his M1 Super. |
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This M1M belongs to Martin Bührer from
Switzerland. |
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"My name is Charles Duan
from Beijing, PRC. My sidecar has a BMW R100
engine." |
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"My name is Gary Bergman.
My wife and I are 'the Bergmans',
somewhat retired, with a 1962 CJ located in South Dakota,
USA in the summers, and various locations, mostly
Northern California, USA in the winter. " |
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Mike Timoshyk's M1M,
"Blondie". Tim lives in Alberta, Canada. |
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Trond imported this
gorgeous M1S from Shanghai to Norway in 2008. |
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Michael Farrens lives in
Jiangmen, PRC. He had this M1S custom built by Leo in Beijing. |
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From Lindsay Robertson: "My 1997 CJ in a 2014 parade
commemorating 100 years since the first WWI troops left
Dunedin, New Zealand. I'm driving, with Meric Hoffman in
the sidecar." |
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From Keith Partington
in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. "I've had this bike
since 2014. It was restored by Big Bill's Bikes. They did
a good job with the paintwork, but the points and tappets
were not set correctly, and the plug leads were reversed.
I had to identify and resolve those issues to get it
running. However, it now starts first kick at the
minute." |
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Greg Menego's WWII flattie |
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From Ben van Helden:
"Bought myself another Chang, this time an extended
version. That's how he is sold in Holland. Bike drove 450
km and is new." |
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James Mabrey had Shao
at CJSidecar build his M1M. "Not a
bad build, but I ended up rebuilding the
"rebuild" for the most part." |
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From Ben van Helden:
"Bought myself another Chang, this time an extended
version. That's how he is sold in Holland. Bike drove 450
km and is new." |
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Harold Knipe's M1S bear's
the insignia of the 9th SS Panzer Division. |
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Ashly Barnett is from
Perth, Western Australia. What a super nice Super! |
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Greg Menego's WWII flattie |
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Yuri Lorenzo Norese is from
Italy but currently living in Shanghai. Here he is with
his M1S. |
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George Hagerty asks: "What is the most
defining characteristic or part that distinguishes a Type
52 gearbox from a Type 331?" |
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Peter Windsor is from
Perth, Western Australia, and this handsome machine is
his M1M. |
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From George Petersen: "I only
recently discovered CJ750s having bought my M1S solo this
past September. I'm in northern NJ and have been spending
much of my free time this winter rebuilding it." |
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"So far so good, but still have a bit
to go. I'm interested in finding a sidecar for my bike.
I've replaced most of the hardware, installed a Dan Cason
oil pick up extender, new carbs, pinstriping, bar-end
turn signals, completely rewired it and any number of
other repairs along the way." |
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This M1S belongs to Steve
Conti. |
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Dale Muir bought his 1970
24HP solo in Shanghai about ten years ago. It was kept in
Perth, Western Australia until 2013. Now the bike is in
Malta where it's used as a daily run-around. |
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Thomas Chabrieres
from Shanghai
Insiders (formerly Shanghai Sideways) sent
these fine quality images shot during tours in Shanghai,
Xian, Lijiang, the expedition to Northern Yunnan, and the
2011 trip from Shanghai to Paris. |
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From Tony Chappell:
"Was out with my kids on Sunday, taking a walk down
Fuxing Lu in Shanghai and spotted this interesting bike
The Liberator. I think its an M1S, with
a 32 hp, OHV engine and a huge tank, that might have come
from a Harley?" |
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"Interestingly it had two speedometers,
always good to have a back up! I am not sure of the
significance of the decals, thought it might be something
to do with an old WWII bomber squadron?" |
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This military-themed M1S belongs to Rick
Nolen from Massachusetts. |
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From George Hagerty:
"My ride, a '71 M1M 12V side valve w/52 gearbox.
Currently down with a case of a ringing and singing and
unattainable 4th gear issue
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From Tony Chappell: "I
noticed this sad looking bike in the corner of a car park
near were I work in Shanghai. Looks like it's abandoned
and has been standing there for a while, slowly
deteriorating. It looks like a plastic Chang but is
badged as a LongTeng 750B-2." |
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"It has a side valve engine with the
exhaust connected to a single pipe. Actually this is not
the first abandoned Chang I have come across in Shanghai.
I have seen a few ex-police bikes tucked away and even
saw one in a shipyard used by the on-site fire
brigade." |
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From Tony Chappell: "I am based in
Shanghai and I got this bike from CJ Cycles in 2009.
Its got the 32HP OHV engine and I have added M5
wheels, a Ural TLS brake on the front wheel, twin air
horns (essential for driving in Shanghai) and LED lights
in the sidecar marker light and auxiliary light. I have
completed nearly 8000km on the bike since I got it,
mainly just around Shanghai, but have also done a few
trips to Chong Ming Island, Mogan Shan and Suzhou.
Its had its fair share of breakdowns but so far I
have always managed to get it going again. I am a member
of the Gweilos Sidecar Club, here in
Shanghai." |
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"These pictures are from a ride I did
last week to Dishui Lake, near Shanghai, with a
friend." |
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Don Alcock: "Take a
look at the way the ground is on the signals. The end of
the wire is stripped but just rubbing against the
housing... sometimes!!! |
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From Daniel Kumm: "Hello from
Germany. My name is Daniel here are pictures of my bikes.
I am a big fan of CJs." |
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Don Alcock: "Had
Mr.Chang out last week and had a little accident, but
everything is alright, need a couple of parts though! So
I was riding for about an hour after and all of a sudden
she died on me (have to clarify Mr. Chang is an ol bike
and deserves respect, but when it breaks down, its' a
b--ch, that's where the "she" came in. :) )
Anyhow lights worked but nothing else. Figured I'd take
the headlight off and take a peek-a-boo... well merry
Christmas and thanks for all the spaghetti!! I checked
the wires and they seemed fine, pulled the boot down for
the ignition and saw two wires that were off, but taped
together outside the boot, so I thought I'd hook the
battery and see what happens. Turned the ignition on and
it started smoking. Think I found the problem!! Turns out
that there is a support bracket for the wires (under the
boot) and it wore through and shorted them out. Now have
time to get something to eatspaghetti!!! The bike came with a spare
ignition switch and terminals, now just have to figure
out the wiring with the help of the schematic from
CJU." |
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Don Alcock:
"I got this bike from a guy that won it in a poker
game. Boy, did I luck out! Changed all the oils went for
a ride, checked under it this morning and not a leak!!!
Checked the drain plugs and there still in... just In
case, haha." |
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"Compression was 82 and 90lbs,
not bad? I'm used to working on Harleys but I'm a
Chang-ed man. I love it! It's been rainy a lot and can't
take any good pix, so I'll send you some good ones and
replace the others when it clears. Starting PMS already
(pre-motorcycle season!)" |
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David Bunch is
from San Diego, CA, and this is his excellent M1M. |
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More pictures from Don Alcock:
"I like to hear all the stories people have with
their bikes. This bike came with a 24 horse motor without reverse, and a bunch
of spare parts." |
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Don Alcock is
looking for info on the kickstarter. (It's free but
doesn't engage.) He also needs a set of OHV head gaskets.
Contact Don at donalcock@hotmail.ca |
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There's more cool stuff on Ben
van Helden's site including a better version of
the riders manual in pdf format, and a new picture page! |
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Ben van
Helden:
"Don't know why, but I bought another CJ, a 1993. In
the early nineties, Champco Trading
imported bikes to Holland, and this is one of them.
Anyone with information is is asked to share it with me.
The company dosn't exist anymore. Where did these bikes
come from? Who built them? (I was told Nanchang.)" |
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Here's a link to the new CJ750
feature page on Ben van Helden's
website. |
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Ben van Helden
swapped his beautiful CJ for a 1945 M72! It needs some
restoration, but it's complete and the papers are genuine
1945. The bike has later wheels for better braking. Ben
would like to keep the bike just as it is. (This is a
link to the new M72 feature page of his website.) |
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From Ben van Helden in
Holland: "Bought myself a CJ750 over here in
Holland. It's my second Chang Jiang. For me, it's a
different model from those seen on yours and other sites.
There are some Changs here but most of them are the PLA
models. This one looks like a plastic Chang, but all the
parts are metal." |
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"I've had for some years the website www.chang-jiang.eu Can anybody give me
information about the bike? Is it a police bike? What do
the blue characters and the text on the sidecar mean?
What about the blue 750D engine plate?" |
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Google engine tag translation into English
& Dutch, courtesy of Bill Taylor |
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Ben has posted some
interesting items on his website. Here's a link. |
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From Gerhardt Nieuwoudt:
"I have added an oil temp gauge, shovel, twin
springs for driver seat, deep oil sump and some upgraded
stickers. She's running fine, and what a pleasure to
ride." |
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Bill White rides a 1972 M1
with a right-hand sidecar, although he usually rides it
solo. "It was restored in Vietnam and imported to
Australia in 1998. This photo is from Indian H-D Rally in
Bunbury, March 2012. It was 38°C both days, a bit hot,
but the CJ didn't miss a beat. The MX helmet peak
provides shade, and no visor kept me cooler." |
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Meet Gerhardt Nieuwoudt
from Magaliesburg, South Africa. His CJ750 was originally
owned by Ya Lu Be Sai and first
registered in May 1964. |
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"I love the outdoors, have a Honda
Goldwing 1100 too." |
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