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Oengus

05-04-2010, 11:16 PM

Bike looks real sharp!

Thanks for sharing the photos.

Thank YoU

I charged the battery on my outdated Nikon Coolpix995 and bought a new battery on Amazon....for $12.00 :D The battery works but has trouble holding a charge for long.

I have not used it in a while....thought the grounds looked good with everything blooming, thought might as well take some photos of the bike as well.

If I pull out the tripod I get real good with the camera, it can be opened up the apeture that is and can capture a reflection on a drop of water.

The camera has a macro feature that allows zooming with clarilty up to 2 inches. I used to raise tropical fish and sold them online for a while. If the apeture is opened up the camera captures details better, but cannot be moved while open or it blures, the tripod stabilizes it.

The 995 is an old digital SLR, an early version but still very very good. Big and clunky but sold for $800.00 new, I got mine used, they sell for nothing these days and a real good cheap camera. You can switch lens on the camera...like a 35mm, thats what makes it an SLR, or comparable to a digital SLR. It has or simulates the features of a 35mm camera.

I used it on auto mode for these, but tinkering with it, it has the ablity to take seriously outstanding photos.

SpudRider

05-04-2010, 11:28 PM

Thank you for posting the nice photos, Oengus! :) You have now dispelled all the rumors circulating about that you did not actually own an XP200! 8O :lol:

Spud :)

FastDoc

05-04-2010, 11:38 PM

Beautiful bike!

All nice and shiney and new, the way mine was.

I fixed that!

Good photography too!

Oengus

05-05-2010, 12:05 AM

Thank you for posting the nice photos, Oengus! :) You have now dispelled all the rumors circulating about that you did not actually own an XP200! 8O :lol:

Spud :)

:lol:

:roll:

Oengus

05-05-2010, 12:07 AM

Beautiful bike!

All nice and shiney and new, the way mine was.

I fixed that!

Good photography too!

its actually got road dust all over it....but it will get some dirt on it this summer I assure you.... :wink:

Weldangrind

05-05-2010, 02:08 AM

That's a nice machine. I really like the muffler; that cone shape is apparently the best for high rpm power production. How does it sound?

Oengus

05-05-2010, 11:00 AM

That's a nice machine. I really like the muffler; that cone shape is apparently the best for high rpm power production. How does it sound?

It's very quite, it has some decal on the bike that states its below the decibel standards limit set by the government? People make comments about how quite the bike is.

It does not sound throaty or anything that I personally prefer.... :lol:

There is a performance exhaust you can get for the bike, I have seen all kinds of postings on the net for it, but it to me does not look as good as the stock exhaust. Its stainless steel, the after market that is, it does not look as good to me. But they say that and changing the jets on the Mikuni carb opens the engine up more?

That and changing the sprocket gain high end....

Things I may eventually do..after I have had it for a while.

It is a decent bike, so far.

Thanks

Oengus

05-15-2010, 07:13 PM

I took a road trip todayâ€¦only locally and took the camera along, nothing professional though.

I passed 500km on the odometerâ€¦
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Here she is at an RTA station,
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Here is another shot of the stationâ€¦
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I made a pit stop at Starbuckâ€¦this is the Warehouse District.
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SpudRider

05-16-2010, 12:00 AM

Thank you for posting the nice photos, Oengus; it looks like it was a beautiful day in Cleveland! :)

Spud :)

Jim

05-16-2010, 12:58 AM

Cool bike, and cool city, thanks for sharing the pictures :)

Oengus

05-16-2010, 07:30 AM

FastDoc

05-16-2010, 09:13 PM

Thanks for responding....

Its cool to have a light motorcycle that you can zip around on...

:D I saw some other bikers, its kind of like boating, except they seem to be obliged to give a head nod instead of a wave. :lol:

Beautiful bictures! Thanks for sharing. I also love my Q, especially with the Suzuki speedometer cable installed.

Q went out yesterday and today for a little trail/dirt road riding.

Thank you GOD for SUMMERTIME!!!!!!

Oengus

05-17-2010, 09:08 PM

I am limited locally for off roadâ€¦.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=lakeview+cemetery&fb=1&gl=us&hq=lakeview+cemetery&cid=0,0,165932333404193893&ei=lOHxS6OHFomONvXB3d8P&ved=0CBoQnwIwAA&hnear=&ll=41.428538,-81.551042&spn=0.002944,0.010139&t=h&z=17

That links says lakeview cemetary but it is not, lakeview has a dirt road though that I been on which is one of my places I like ridding. It also has all kinds of winding roads and hills.

There are few other places that one is about the best, its ten minutes from my house. It has long stretch of access road thatâ€™s packed dirt then leads into some looping trails some young guys with dirt bike carved out. Some wind through the woods as well.

So I have taken it in the dirtâ€¦.and that little area is good to get accustomed to dirt. But then I need boots and off-road helmet and goggles. Before I roll it up into the truck and ride out to one of the many off-road course they have in Ohio. I was told we have more than any other state?

I do not live in the desert, I live in a concrete jungleâ€¦well not really.

Here is my road course, south park blvd is nice ride.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Shaker+Lakes+Park,+Shaker+Heights,+OH&sll=41.43147,-81.54244&sspn=0.000744,0.002535&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Shaker+Lakes+Park&hnear=Shaker+Lakes+Park,+Shaker+Heights,+OH+44120&ll=41.481769,-81.55632&spn=0.012571,0.040555&t=h&z=15

Oengus

05-17-2010, 09:21 PM

The forecast is for a week of rain here!

Cleveland weather is all over the place, your limited always by the weather.

Oengus

05-23-2010, 04:13 PM

Nice warm day today, so I took the XP out. It was hazy out, probably the result of a near straight week of off and on rain.

200XP at Edgewater State Park
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View to the West, Perkins Beach:
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View North and waters edge:
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View East:
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Weldangrind

05-23-2010, 06:21 PM

Looks like a nice day for a ride. We get the same haze in the Fraser Valley, because it blows to the East from Vancouver. :?

2LZ

05-23-2010, 10:34 PM

Rain....on and off......till 'forever'......
I live in the PRK dangit! That's not supposed to still be happening here! :cry: My vacation was a wash out...... I ended up banking both weeks. :(

Beautiful pics though! Thanks! Need some cheering up! Nice to see someone is out riding! :D

SpudRider

05-23-2010, 10:55 PM

Thanks for posting the photos. Cleveland has a nice skyline. :)

Spud :)

Oengus

05-25-2010, 08:29 PM

I took the XP200 to lunch todayâ€¦.

I live in an area called the Heights, its basically top of a bluff to the east of the city. The eastern half of Ohio is Appalachian foot hills, the further you go the more hilly it gets. The western half of the state is flat Indiana is very flat and Pennsylvania is hilly, they have mountains.

Anyway I headed down to the base of the bluff or ridge, they used to call it Turkey Ridge, back in the day and every once in a while a wild Turkey can be still spotted in the area.

The base of the bluff is an area called University Circle, itâ€™s considered the cultural center of the city, it is a metropolitan city center in itself. It's a nice area. I like going there, its got some nice green spaces.

One of the institution in the circle is Case Western University, here are some pictures of a building on campus, its designed by architect named Gehry.
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Behind that building in the Cleveland Botanical Gardens
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From there I headed towards the lake, I took what is called The Rockefeller Parkway and intended to take some more photos on the way but the traffic was way too bad to stop...another time.

I then got hungry and headed to downtown, thats the actual metro center and stopped at a mall called the Galleria, I was so hungry I just jumped the curb and parked in front. Everywhere is a parking spot for a Dual Sport. :lol:
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It stopped raining.... :D and the odometer now is at 750km>>we had a high of eighty eight yesterday....today eighty four. Sunny and warm :o

Jim

05-25-2010, 08:37 PM

He's the guy who designed the Springfield Prison (concert hall) on the Simpsons I think... It looks just like that building..

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Oengus

05-25-2010, 09:06 PM

LOL.... I love the Simpsons.

There was a man that held people hostage at gun point in the Gehry and when people saw the buiding on the news they thought that it had been blown up! Then they were like Oh....it's supposed to look like that.

Its named after Peter B. Lewis, the CEO of Progressive Insurance, he was arrested in Japan once for the possesion of Marijuana, it all makes sense....sort of.

2LZ

05-26-2010, 12:26 AM

SpudRider

05-26-2010, 12:40 AM

Oengus

05-26-2010, 06:34 AM

I've heard that the Zong has the most comfy seat....is the Q the same setup? I'm really thinking of upgrading Mrs. 2LZ in the near future (if she'll let me spend the $$! 8) ) from her little Hensim 150.
Does the Q have the littler wheels like the Zong?....and also....are they still imported and have new models?

Edit! I just saw that indeed....they are dealing here in So Cal.....and new models list for about 2600.00.
Thanks for the patience! :oops:

I bought a 2008 in Jan 2010...it was only $1,699.00 then, it has 21x18 standard tires. But it sits high, with a 35" seat. The seat is comfortable.

The Zong sits lower, if you can find one its a good option, the Lifan GY-5 is good but also sits high.

Oengus

05-26-2010, 06:42 AM

Thanks for posting the nice photos, Oengus. :) I am glad you are having nice warm weather; the temperatures are still a little chilly here in Idaho. I hop curbs all the time to park; the small, dual sport bikes a lot of fun, indeed! :)
I've heard that the Zong has the most comfy seat....is the Q the same setup?...Does the Q have the littler wheels like the Zong?...
The Qlink is much taller, and has a more narrow seat than the Zong. The QLink has standard size, dual sport wheels. :)

Spud :)

LOL I just posted the same respsonse....

they are fun, easy to ride and get around on.

It's good idea to consider the seat height before getting a bike sight unseen, I went to dealers to sit on other models with the same dimensions.

Oengus

06-02-2010, 12:35 AM

I took the XP to a memorial day cookout, that was in Fairview Park, the other side of the county. When I ride across I usually go through the city, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County is an East/West city. So I like heading north to the lake before heading west.

I stopped at East Ninth, this is were the Rock-n-Roll Museum is and also Browns Stadiumâ€¦.

The Museum and Great Lakes Science Center behind it.

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View north from the harbor up Ninth street.

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The harbor, the William G. Mather Museum, a retired iron ore boat.
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Science Center
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Browns Stadium
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I headed west from the city along the lake front to Rocky River, which is a river that leads into the Metro Parks. This is the boat launches near the mouth of the river.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/015.jpg
I forgot my memory cards and could not take any more pictures. It's nice area the mouth of the river has a marina with some homes on the river and surrounding bluffs.
The river defines a part of the Metro Parks called Rocky River Reservation and is part of a large park system called the Emerald Necklace. It's a series of connected parks that ring the urban area, like a necklace.

I took the parkway to get to the party both Fairview Park and the Rocky River are on the Parkway, that being the park runs through both cities. I could not take pictures at the partyâ€¦I ran out of storage, the old camera uses 16MB memory cardsâ€¦I only brought one!

Jim

06-02-2010, 01:19 AM

SpudRider

06-02-2010, 01:20 AM

Once again, thank you for posting the nice photos, Oengus. :) Next time, please remember to bring more memory cards! ;) It looks like it was a beautiful day for a ride.

Spud :)

Oengus

06-02-2010, 01:46 AM

Thanks for sharing more pictures... That really looks like a nice city. Are you allowed your bike up there by those benches? 8O

That river looks nice and peaceful, and good weather to get out there too!

Nope, if a police officer saw me do that I would get a ticket or a warning. I look around first and then do not stay long. I stick the bike in alot of places I should not, I treat it like a ten speed, which I probably should not.

Yeah there were people with these plastic kayaks and it realy made me think about getting one.

Jim

06-02-2010, 01:53 AM

Oengus

06-02-2010, 02:09 AM

Once again, thank you for posting the nice photos, Oengus. :) Next time, please remember to bring more memory cards! ;) It looks like it was a beautiful day for a ride.

Spud :)

I took them out and set them on the table, but never put them in my pocket.....it was a beautiful week, it rained on Monday though and some today. We had storms thunder and lighting and high winds and some flooding.

I have to take the XP in for it's first service it's at 900km now. I think maybe Thursday. I may tool around Lorain County and the Black River, thats Lorain/Elyria, Sandusky and the Islands, further west, would be fun....that could be something for later in the summer. I am working on a family vacation in that area it's a real nice area a big bay and a series of islands in the lake. They have ferries that take you from the bay to the islands. I'll get my parents to rent a place, then put the bike in the back of the pick-up....then everyone in the family will come....the real-estate is way cheap these days and my parents are talking about it being a good time to buy in that area. Something on the lake with dockage, they have boats.

Oengus

06-02-2010, 02:31 AM

Sandusky is were Cedar Point is, they have the Millennium Force tallest roller coaster in the World.
http://www.life.com/static/ugc/252/ugc1000252/watermarkcomp.jpg

If the family gets too be too much I can grab a room here, and just do the lizard on the beach and swim in the pool? If I get bored I can go drop my self 310 feet...then find a beer garden to recover from it all.

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/hotelbreakers03.jpg

Oengus

06-02-2010, 02:47 AM

We go out camping during the summer to a little river with some inflatable rafts, except I'm worried this year it will be dry since we didn't get any snow in the winter...

That river there looks like it would be nice to go kayaking or boating in.

What is that square for? The one behind the red fence?

The river is at the mouth, but it too shallow up stream, there is good canoeing in the Cuyahoga and the national park though, not in the Rocky River only at the mouth, it's dredged to the point of the boat launch then is very shallow after that. It's ideal for a jet ski though it leads to the lake and open water, then theres a beach at the mouth and another further west.

The fenced in area is for X-Sports they have skateboarding and host events in that area, I think City Halls solution to skateboarders? They I think banned them, then built an area for them. I am not fond of it, I think its lame.

Jim

06-02-2010, 03:18 AM

Gotcha... That looks like a good vacation too. :)

Oengus

06-07-2010, 06:53 PM

Got the XP200 back from the dealer, 1000km service. Sat on a KLX250SF and thought how much I would like to have it, then asked and was told $5,200.00 OUCHâ€¦.not that much.

I took the XP on ride around....here are some pictures.

Some shots of the XP and the Chinese Garden in Rockefeller Parkway.
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View of InnerHarbor
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Memorial Plaza
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Same spot as above facing North
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/Picture044.jpg

Oengus

06-15-2010, 09:05 AM

I took a good long ride this weekend, from Shaker Heights to North Olmsted. I do not take the XP200 on the interstate, but I did take it on the Shoreway which has highway speeds, got up to around 50 mph and think that is about as fast as I want to go on the 200cc dual sport. Basically one stretch, from an on ramp to an exit ramp. The bike has yet to be fully opened up, it has 1200km on the odometer currently.

I took a southern route this time and should have taken some photos but I was running late. The route took me from the Heights through the Cuyahoga River Valley. There is a road named Granger, I was on that and it has a very steep grade, it was crazy going down it. I had thoughts of Chinese components the whole time, I stayed in 5th gear and only occasionally offered a little throttle. It seemed to take the bike beyond the engine speed and that seemed hard on the engine. So I gave it some throttle every so often. I thought if I pulled in the clutch I would take off, could get up to 80mph easy coasting?

Going from that location, that being a southern approach to the West, took me from the highest point to the lowest point in the county. I am just not used to that being born and raised in NEO, I am just not that accustomed to steep grades, they make me uncomfortable.

I took snap shots on the way home, my preferred route is northern through the city and along the lake.

Here are some shots I took, seem like the vibration of the bike makes my hands shake so none of the pictures are that clear, I basically vibrate after long rides.

Corner of St Clair and W6th Street, stopped for a coffee.
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Whiskey Island, western lake front, this is a park just west of the mouth of the Cuyahoga.
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In the distance is an abandoned US Coast Guard Station.
This is the western edge of the park looking south from a causeway that connect the park to the station.
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View East of the city from the Causeway.
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The arch you see is the RTA that was posted in early photos. The area just beyond is the Warehouse district and the first photos was taken in that area.
Here is the XP at Edgewater State park..
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Oengus

06-15-2010, 09:28 AM

The XP is manufactured by Jinan QingQi and is for the most part a Suzuki DR200.

Qingqi has my permission to make a more utilitarian version of the model:
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/DR200_2.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/DR200_1.jpg

Not exactly like the DF version pictured above, but a more utilitarian version of their model.
Round head light and round meters with a metal cage, less fairing and a good luggage rack.

Oengus

06-15-2010, 10:19 AM

The 250cc version is in the pipe but does little to differentiate itself from its lesser sibling.
The 250cc is also based on Suzuki technology and sports a 20hp engine.

Here is a photo of that model.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/250qq.jpg

Qlinkâ€™s web site has been broken for some time now, they may not even know that?
I noticed that there is no longer a link to the closeouts, but there is also no link for the BUY NOW? You can click on it but it will not place that item in the shopping cart? Wow how to loose business.

The 250cc is being testedâ€¦.the rumor is or was when the 2008-2009 are all sold then when the 250cc is ready they will stock them.

Getting closer and tighter with dealers I would suggest and lowering the price on parts, please some are off the chart overpriced.

The DR200 variant should be expanded on and so should the 250cc line, they actually have a 250cc street version that is not bad and something I would seriously consider.

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/QQSport.jpg

This is only a 125cc version, but it comes with a 200cc or the 250cc, the last two I would consider. Under $3,000.00 for a 250 and under $2,500.00 for a 200cc. The 250cc does not share the same frame as the others, but share the same design elements, just as the 200cc does not share the same frame as the comming 250 but they look the same.

The 250cc are larger frames, they have their own component parts, but they look consistent across models.

What is good is a 250cc with 20hp and from time tested proven Suzuki engine technology.

Oengus

06-15-2010, 10:48 AM

I am indifferent to the Qlink business model, one of its key suppliers is growing and expanding and they do not seem to be aligning on that. They are detracting from the brand name that they should be aligning on.

QingQi America should be the brand and it can and would endure, Qlink may not its on paper not rooted in actual real manufacturing. There are no motors in Qlink motorsâ€¦.they are in fact distributors. The best actually in their market and methods used, but what is behind them is actual manufactures and if not interconnected on the actual brand and names they could be replaced.

In realty it is not in Qingqi â€™s best interest to build the brand of others, particularly if the brands are only that of a distributor. If the best at manufacturing then its that name that needs to be grown on that separate brand name and should not be associated with other brand names.

Itâ€™s not to say that one distributor cannot distribute multiple brands, in fact they should since the products are all within a limited market segment. In that manufacturers from china can only offer a sliver of their domestics lines in the US and collectively they can take shares of a segment of the US market and that is the 50cc-250cc motorcycle and scooter range. Thatâ€™s a matter of variety pricing and branding is crucial, not creative brand names, but actual brand names that are the actual manufacturers brand names.

The best distributor would have facilities on both sides and function to fully define and track products. It's all about a pull system not a push system. Thatâ€™s about availability and variety, it is also about very good systems to monitor and support products.

katoranger

06-15-2010, 10:49 AM

I would like the DF model. That rack looks beefy. Good for strapping slides too. :wink:

Oengus

06-15-2010, 11:07 AM

I would like the DF model. That rack looks beefy. Good for strapping slides too. :wink:

I have seen them with rack systems on that bike, and somebody should tell the a**bags at Qlink there is a market for these and to stop marking up the Chinese goods 200%!

I would say that claiming they are all about the low cost market and then marking up prices is a matter of talking out of both sides of their faces.

http://www.happy-trail.com/Departments/Motorcycle-Luggage/Happy-Trail-Pannier-Systems/SU-Side-Racks.aspx?sortorder=1&page=2

These for that bike should be less then $100.00 and come from suppliers in china. Why or would a person pay 15% of the price of the motorcycle for an accessory?

Oengus

06-15-2010, 11:28 AM

here is the qingi site in china it much more interesting then the english version site.

http://www.qingqi.com.cn/index.aspx

Oengus

06-15-2010, 11:51 AM

200cc Sport bike
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/l6.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/l8.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/g5.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/g2.jpg

version of XP200 sold in China
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/huy4.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/liger.jpg

FastDoc

06-15-2010, 12:09 PM

That little standard looks like a Q with street wheels and suspension. Looks very nice. Would make a nice commuter.

SpudRider

06-15-2010, 12:35 PM

I would like the DF model. That rack looks beefy. Good for strapping slides too. :wink:
I like it also. :) That bike is a Suzuki DF200 Trojan motorcycle, Allen. :) It is an agricultural model sold in Australia.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=529076

Spud :)

ecabo

06-15-2010, 05:40 PM

I, too, like the DF model. I like that it has 2 racks on it... especially that larger one in the rear.

Oengus

06-16-2010, 07:58 AM

That little standard looks like a Q with street wheels and suspension. Looks very nice. Would make a nice commuter.

Maybe I am wrong but I think if it was offered on the Qlink site for under $2,500.00 it would sell.

I would think if they get shipments then adding a few of them would be worth it and just to measure the reaction.

denzilorton22

06-17-2010, 06:56 AM

I have liked XP200. It had looked like so tinny But I think that It would be run so far and also move away very far in very chip area. I have referred that It has also good jumper. I wish that I will get it as well.

Weldangrind

06-17-2010, 11:20 AM

Yes, to move very far in very chip area is of major benefit. :roll:

SpudRider

06-17-2010, 01:12 PM

Yes, to move very far in very chip area is of major benefit. :roll:
Personally, I would never ride into a very chip area, unless I could move away very far! 8O

Spud :)

Oengus

06-17-2010, 11:32 PM

The chips do fall were they mayâ€¦ so it may be best to stay far away?

What is the price of rice in china these days?

The XP200 is a good bikeâ€¦it has tight gearing, I am getting used to that. itâ€™s a good performer, better now that its worn in, it vibrates though on the high end.

It climbs really well and its really easy to handle. Itâ€™s good in the dirt, I am not a jumper, not that I do not like to catch airâ€¦its landing that concerns me it is hard on the bike and can also break me!

People ask me about it all the time, I tell them itâ€™s Chinese Suzukiâ€¦what the Suzuki DR200 looks like in China.

I have not had one single problem with the bikeâ€¦I have only had it about six month and only put 1200km on it. Its not technically worn in until 3000km and it shift smoother, it seems, every time I ride it.

I will be taking it on another long ride on Sundayâ€¦weather permitting.

Oengus

06-20-2010, 11:29 PM

I made a trip to Fairview Park, thatâ€™s were my brother lives he and his wife had everyone over for Fathers Day.

This is the Rocky River Valley, I posted early its part of the Cleveland Metroparksâ€¦this is the view from the western bluff looking across the valley. Just south of the area of the Rocky River Marina, the river runs through the valley and to the southern suburbs.

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture092.jpg
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here is map to show were that photo was taken....
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=rocky+river+ohio&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Rocky+River,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio&gl=us&ei=itkeTIko0OadB7D6nYkO&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&ll=41.47566,-81.87149&spn=0.229963,0.700378&z=11

Here is a picture of my nephew Jake, he asked if I would take a picture of him on my dirt bike.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Family/Picture023.jpg

It was an absolutely gorgeous dayâ€¦â€¦.

SpudRider

06-20-2010, 11:39 PM

Your nephew Jake is a handsome young man. Some day he will make a fine China Rider! :)

Spud :)

Oengus

06-21-2010, 12:06 AM

Your nephew Jake is a handsome young man. Some day he will make a fine China Rider! :)

Spud :)

LOL

He would love that...
He is all about Hockey and Soccer....
If I had my way he would already be riding but its not up to me.

Oengus

06-29-2010, 12:11 AM

I think my bike is so cute it attracts other machinesâ€¦.this one parked right next to her.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture096.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture098.jpg

Then this one came right up behind her and sniffed herâ€¦.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture099.jpg

It was a HOT weekend, hot and humid.
I stopped at the park I stop often to give the little 200 a chance to cool off especially when its very hot and humid. You can tell the temperature by the sound the little engine makes, so I try not to push it to hard.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture104.jpg

I am getting very used to that little bike, it likes to be shifted quickly it has very short throws on that bike. I think it being more worn in and the oil change made big difference and I am fairly certain the rings are seated properlyâ€¦the bike is now at 1600km and the last oil change was at around 875km and the oil is gold and clear and not dark and dirty. The bike also shift really well so it seems the oil is not breaking down or does not seem to be. I have not taken it over 50mph and its never been revâ€™d above 6000, it has good acceleration and overall seem like a good bike.

SpudRider

06-29-2010, 12:37 AM

I love the purple scooter with the sidecar! :D

Spud :)

Oengus

06-29-2010, 11:00 AM

I love the purple scooter with the sidecar! :D

Spud :)

I did not talk to the couple ridding it, but it looks like it has a dealer tag on it.

Weldangrind

06-29-2010, 12:17 PM

It was a HOT weekend, hot and humid.
I stopped at the park I stop often to give the little 200 a chance to cool off especially when its very hot and humid. You can tell the temperature by the sound the little engine makes, so I try not to push it to hard.

You could install a temperature guage dipstick if you're concerned. XR's Only has one that would likely fit Lifanoids: http://www.xrsonly.com/content/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1014&category_id=401&keyword=Oil+Temperature+Dip+Stick+-+Honda&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=70

Oengus

06-29-2010, 05:08 PM

It may not work on mine, I do not have a dipstick I have a site glassâ€¦.I wonder if it would? Iâ€™d like to see a picture of it. It would have to reach the oil...and there has to be clear space?

Oengus

06-29-2010, 05:21 PM

Its cool today and low humidityâ€¦.I think its time to go for a ride.

FastDoc

06-29-2010, 05:30 PM

Its cool today and low humidityâ€¦.I think its time to go for a ride.

Take advantage of every good day, brother. Ride on! 8)

2LZ

06-29-2010, 08:28 PM

SpudRider

06-30-2010, 12:13 AM

I've really been looking at one of these more and more....especially since they're road legal here.
I compared the specs of the Q XP and the DR 200 today and there's very little difference, chassis-wise and zero difference in motor specs.
The biggest difference is the Suzuki lists at 4199.00 and the Q for 2599.00.

Still very pricey for a China bike, but comparing to the Suzuki....it's a no-brainer.
The QLink is a great little motorcycle, 2LZ. :) However, I don't think anyone should pay $2,599 for one; QLink always puts last year's model on sale for $1,700 in the fall. ;) I would wait for the annual sale, and save $900. :)

Spud :)

Oengus

06-30-2010, 02:30 AM

The Qlink website no longer has prices on it.
So for now the $2,599.00 price and the discount fall prices are legends?

Oengus

06-30-2010, 02:36 AM

Call them and tell them you will buy one for $2,000.00 shipped to a local dealer/service centerâ€¦.you will give them $2,000.00 and pick it up local â€œready to rideâ€!

No price is a green light to haggleâ€¦practice your haggling on them.

Oengus

07-25-2010, 11:55 AM

I heard that Qlink will be offering some new bike soon?

Oengus

07-27-2010, 02:18 AM

Qingqi has the 250cc bikes advertised on Aibaba

Dual Sport
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/QM250GYmotorbike.jpg

Then also an adventure version?

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/QM250GY_2D_motorbike_v0.jpg

SpudRider

07-27-2010, 03:17 AM

FastDoc

07-27-2010, 11:28 AM

An extra 50cc makes a big difference! Those are very nice motorcycles, but I prefer the dual sport bike to the supermoto version. ;)

QLink has exclusive rights to distribute the Qingqi motorcycles in the United States of America; I doubt that situation is going to change. ;)

Spud :)

I like that bike too!

I think Q does have their act together, by Chinabike standards. I don't know for sure but I think they have been in business the longest. God only knows what EPA criteria etc have to be met before importation, despite the bike is identical to the 250cc Suzuki.

Plus, they recently lost the Megilli before they even started.

Oengus

07-28-2010, 07:33 AM

Itâ€™s been ridiculously hot hereâ€¦.have not been riding that much, only on cooler days I do not like ridding when it is close to or over 90 degrees. Usually the first two weeks of August are the hottest then it all begins to ramp down into fall weatherâ€¦.I like 70-75 for riddingâ€¦.I am not crazy about sweating in the helmet. Plus I put 1500 miles on it alreadyâ€¦.the bike has close to 2500km on the odometer.

Oengus

07-28-2010, 11:55 AM

I still have my XP200.â€¦I still want the Qingqi 250...I also know that for few hundred I can take my bike from 15.4 hp to closer to 20hp with a performance exhaust and jet change to the carburetor. I also know that with changes to the sprockets I can alter the curve of that power.

I have not yet and may not make the changes to the bike, its now approaching 3000km and just wearing in. I have not decided if I will keep it 100% stock or not?

I took the bike out to my fathers today he live in Medina Countyâ€¦I rode around the area with him.
This is Dadâ€™s HD and himâ€¦.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Family/Picture136.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Family/Picture137.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Family/Picture138.jpg

Some shots of MY XP200 at his placeâ€¦.he has two HD's a Fat Boy and a Sportster. I ride the Sportster around with him usuallyâ€¦this time I brought mine. Sometimes I ride his 1973 CB200T that is in the shed in the backâ€¦.I was too lazy to go back there and take picturesâ€¦someday I will, I also plan to restore it somedayâ€¦you know how that is, lots of some days.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Family/Picture135.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Family/Picture133.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Family/Picture132.jpg

Lots of country roadsâ€¦was a good chance to open the bike up some, it just had it's valve clearances adjusted and fresh oilâ€¦so why not? I hit 60 mph and with a little left, I think, probably not much more but it was not full throttle and the speedometer was at 60mph, the speedometer might be generous? It was fun, it was a near perfect day sunny and in the upper 60â€™s.

I only have had one problem with this bike, so farâ€¦.a connection became loose on the gear shift indicator and neutral was holding on, the light that is, in first gear? Tightened that connection and it's fine now.

I am pleased with the bike 3000km and no problems.

Oengus

09-09-2010, 09:06 PM

The above post was made on Sept 09, 2010 over a previous post that was for the most part unrealted to the Qingqi bike I own.

2LZ

09-10-2010, 01:08 AM

Hey....I can always appreciate a nice Fatboy. Basically stock with some nice chrome and passenger stuff added. Clean. Thanks.
It's really nice to see one where they didn't throw the entire catalog at it.

Oengus

09-10-2010, 09:01 AM

Yeah I think the screaming eagle pipes are the only option on it. His Sporter is a 100th anniversary edition and that bike has lots of options on it.

If you are still in the market for a Q now maybe the the timeâ€¦.

Columbus, GA
POLARIS and VICTORY OF COLUMBUS
FREE Shipping ! $1,395

http://www.cycletrader.com/Qlink-Motorcycles/search-results?make=Qlink%7C524374902

FastDoc

09-13-2010, 12:00 PM

What year is that Caddy? '73?

Oengus

09-14-2010, 12:27 AM

1970...its a convertible Deville, its show quality immaculate and all the number match on it, he is the original owner and it has about 50k miles on it. Metallic turquoise blue with white top and interior, nearly perfect.

He also has a 1968 20 foot Cobia â€œVintageâ€ fiberglass cabin cruiser, also blue that matches the caddy. The boat has a 100hp Johnson out board, all in excellent condition.

He would sell the set for $20Kâ€¦..should I get some pictures and post them?

Thats a big V-8 there...think its a 472 CID, you can sit four people across the back seat.

Oengus

09-17-2010, 06:36 PM

I took a ride around with the cameraâ€¦.here are some shots and information on the locations.

This is an area called Playhouse Squareâ€¦it is the theater district. This building was recently restored as an ongoing revitalization of what is called a the Euclid Avenue corridor. That corridor connects the City of Cleveland two Urban Centers those being Downtown and University Circle. The Entire street was taken out and it now has what is called a BRT or Bus Rapid Transit, the Buses are extra long articulated buses that run in the center of the road, they have dedicated lanes and stops on that are now in the center of the street. Island basically the street got all new street lights and landscaping, it looks very nice and catalyzed other projects on the street.

This is a section in downtown, it has flower beds but in this section the stops are on the curb, not in the center. Itâ€™s a dual hub and the center sections between the hubs have stops at what are basically small stations that are elevated. The end point have stops on the curbs.

Notice the sign IDEAâ€¦.its the studio for PBS the local station is called Idea Stream. Thatâ€™s East 15th going east you enter CSU campus and that area is exploding with projects. One of those is to move the college of performing arts to just next door to this building, it will share the space with another performing arts company The Cleveland Playhouse, which recently sold its building also on Euclid to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Which in case your unaware of it is the blueprint or model for a national healthcare system. itâ€™s a clinic based system that has one major facility with geographically dispersed regional satellite facilties. They are all connected with one common information system. I will someday take some photos of the CCFâ€™s main campus its huge they have 14,000 employees.

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture140.jpg

I posted earlier that I live in an area called the Heights, bottom of the bluff is University Circle and Case Western Reserve University, CCF, University Hospital, Cleveland Museum of Artâ€¦. that area is also exploding with projects. One of the streets that leads up the bluff from the Circle is Fairmount and these are pictures of top of Fairmount in Cleveland Heights. This area is called Cedar Fairmount, it is one of several commercial district in the city of Cleveland Heights, the others are Coventry and Cedar-Lee, they all are well maintained with things to do, theaters and restaurants and also many art galleries and service businesses.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture145.jpg
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Fairmount runs through the Heights, eastward and into that area is were I live, called Shaker Heights and these are some shots of the Shaker Lakes, they are man made lakes in the center of the city. They shed off into Doanâ€™s creek, here is were they exist at a damâ€¦scary actually. That creek is mostly culvert till it gets to Rockefeller Park and then its day lighted, open semi-natural. It terminates into lake Erie in an area called Bratenahl.

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture162.jpg
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http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture144.jpg

Weldangrind

09-18-2010, 12:35 PM

Thanks for the shots. I'm unfamiliar with the area and the heritage; is there a significant bavarian influence? That has to be one of the nicest Subway locations I've seen. :lol:

I spotted a China bike!

Oengus

09-18-2010, 11:46 PM

Its been said that the Heights have the best housing stock in the nationâ€¦.you would be amazed by that area and the diversity in architecture. The Terminal Tower was built by two brothers Van Sweringenâ€™s they proceeded to build a rail line from the Terminal which is the central station downtown to the east and that area is Shaker Heights. It is the only really totally planned community in the nation for that era and the architecture is totally diverse. They actually did not allow any two homes to be of the same plan.

It not really a subway, it above ground most of it. This area is called shaker square, if you drag the icon of the little man on the street it gives you the street viewâ€¦it like walking around the area.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=shaker+heights&sll=41.545332,-81.583099&sspn=0.100469,0.31929&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Shaker+Heights,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio&ll=41.483923,-81.592659&spn=0.003143,0.009978&t=h&z=17

Then Cleveland Heights was also built in that same era, that was all about the Rockefellers and the wealth of that time.

The Western Reserve was part of a Connecticut land bankâ€¦it was well thought out and planned. University Circle blows most people awayâ€¦.But next to it is East Cleveland and that city is literally rotting away and itâ€™s a shame.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Forest+Hills+park,+Cleveland,+OH&sll=39.779915,-75.524654&sspn=0.025791,0.047121&ie=UTF8&hq=Forest+Hills+park&hnear=Forest+Hills+park,+Cleveland,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio +44108&ll=41.521431,-81.580353&spn=0.02352,0.079823&t=h&z=14

Forest Hills park was land that the Rockefellers donated to the cityâ€¦..but to the north all ghetto, like I said it is a shame.

Oengus

09-18-2010, 11:52 PM

this is my my street...actually if the link works it shows my building in the top frame.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&sll=41.483558,-81.591162&sspn=0.003175,0.00589&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Shaker+Heights,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio&t=h&layer=xc&g=shaker+heights&ll=41.466431,-81.567521&spn=0.005692,0.039911&z=15&cbll=41.466419,-81.56753&panoid=NGaQLlEzARP7jUHrnMJsOw&cbp=11,198.47,,0,5

You can see the rail line runs centerline on my street, there is a train station on the corner. The compass like arrows allows you to change the view.

Weldangrind

09-19-2010, 12:20 AM

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Picture148.jpg

Not subway, Subway. :lol:

Oengus

09-20-2010, 12:43 AM

lol thatâ€™s a subway restaurant,
http://www.subwayfreshbuzz.com/

Did you know that?

Weldangrind

09-20-2010, 01:31 AM

Yes, that was my point. :lol:

In Nelson, BC, there is the most beautiful Wal-Mart location anywhere; it's right at the foot of a mountain, across Kootenay lake. The irony is overwhelming.

TurboT

09-20-2010, 01:37 AM

lol thatâ€™s a subway restaurant,
http://www.subwayfreshbuzz.com/

Did you know that?

:lol:

I'm totally laughing out loud here at the misunderstanding.

Cool pictures. Looks like a nice locale.

Oengus

09-20-2010, 02:08 AM

I get it, the thing is in that area its all built, its all in good shape so very little gets torn down. Businesses use exiting historic storefronts. There are no McDonalds or Burger Kings in that city, there was one once in a storefront, but it pulled out the city would not allow them to tear it down and build a drive thru. Itâ€™s now a Thai restaurant. Something to considerâ€¦some cities have rows of abandoned and vacant store fronts, strip malls replaced them. But if there is no room for the strip malls and the built area has to much value to tear it down it all get better utilized. The small commercial districts in that area do very well, they are like mini cities or towns.

I think a wall-mart at the foot of a mountain is sort of a crimeâ€¦.should be a park or nature preserve?

In this area because we are such a huge water shed, I think OHIO is and Indian word for many rivers. They are now considering sewer bills based on impermeable surface area, so a wall mart and the giant parking lot would be charged on its roof and parking lot. Were does the water go? It goes into a combined system and all leads to a waste processing plant, if it rains hard it over flows into lakes and rivers. So they are attempting to handle thatâ€¦.retaining and absorbing it on site?

So if the land is managed better space is managed better, it could be all nice like that area? People love open space and move out to rural areas, then love it to death?

Considering I live in a city that once had over a million people living in it and now has less then 500,000 I wish they would clear some land and make some nature preserves.

Part of the reason I got the bike was to get pictures and access to area and write about what I see. We are an area in transitionâ€¦I hope for something bigger and grander. Parks and man made lakes, consolidated urban centers, creative and vibrant.

I eventually will set up a website for itâ€¦.

Oengus

09-20-2010, 08:25 PM

Here is today's adventureâ€¦.

Coventry an area of Cleveland Heights.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/Picture205.jpg
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Then Lakeview Cemetery.

Garfield's Tomb
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Dam
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Here is a mapâ€¦.University Circle is on one side of the cemetery and Coventry on the other. You can see the Dam were it is in the Cemetery and also the Garfield Tomb.
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Oengus

09-21-2010, 08:59 PM

Euclid and Mayfield, University Circle
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Mayfield and Lee, area in Cleveland Heights.
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Oengus

09-25-2010, 05:19 PM

Well the weather forecast was pretty spot on for today, it is cloudy and in the 60â€™s, not bad for riding if not for the twenty mile per hour wind gusts. I road up to the Square today and figured I would take some photos and share them.
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This is the other end of Coventry Rd, were it intersects Shaker Blvd were there is a Rapid Station, that is what RTA calls the trains, Rapids.
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These are the building between Coventry and the Square.
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Shaker Blvd East leads to Shaker Square, the Rapids run center-line on Shaker Blvd and Van Aken Blvd, they converge at the Square.
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Oengus

09-25-2010, 08:05 PM

Well at about 5:30 the sun came outâ€¦so I got back on the bike. Most of the last postings were pictures from the Heights. So I went down the hill to get some shots of University Circle, but only some of it because it would take forever to cover all of it.

In this is some new construction and also some recent construction. Its a world renowned medical center. Two major players in that are University Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. They are both networks and have facilities all over the region.

University Hospital is on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Here are some shots of it and the campus.
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The Clinic has its own campus and its huge with three hotels. Through it all is Euclid Ave and the BRT which connects the area with downtown.
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I hope its nice weather tomorrow, I really want to go for another rideâ€¦

Here is a housing development just west of the Clinic on Euclid.
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mizke

09-25-2010, 10:52 PM

wow that is a very pretty town, have not seen any town that nice before.

btw love the color of the xp, if i got one it would be that color, but i think i would black out the white to and get some bronze rims for it.. but yours looks very good.

FastDoc

09-26-2010, 01:26 PM

The XP is available in black or white also. I have a black one, but the white looks really good in person.

You know they are based out of Texas....

Oengus

09-27-2010, 10:45 PM

Yeah the white bikes are also nice....

Austin is very nice, much nicer then Cleveland ....do you spend time on the river?

I think about removing all the decals, also getting a solid black seat with no seams and adding the carrier to the back. But it looks good stock as it is, I want to head over to HMF and ask for a price on a performance exhaust...I really want one that looks near identical just without the restricted flow.

I will bring in the dimension and photos they already make one for the Honda Ruckus that looks very similar. I want it to look the same and have the same mounting points.

The current muffler is very quite which is good as the engine is wearing in, I can hear the valves and get a benchmark for the interval for adjusting them. Once I switch out the can, it will likely drown out the engine sounds?

I am not rushing to modify the bike....I have that luxury to look forward to and the results of that.

I still would like to hear somebody tell me just how the rpm change with a 16 tooth sprocket. Specifically that is....the bike hits 50mph at 5500rpm with a 15" what would it be then with a 16"?

I think that when the valves are ready to be adjusted again then that will include a new performance muffler and a 125 main and 35 slow jet and a 16" sprocket and maybe a chain tension-er? I am hoping that would be at 5000km and not sooner. That interval is related to the quality of metal isn't it? If it becomes too tappy happy to soon, I may not bother.

I am also wondering if the slight wapping sound I am hearing is from the secondary exhaust burning device that is on the bike. It is reed valve that redirects exhaust off the engine back to induction. It is vacuum controlled off the carb. I am not that keen on hot exhaust going back to the engine, it is to burn up hydrocarbons as in a secondary burn. But its heated and the device makes noise, wap wap wap and it also ugly on the side of the engine.

I listen to the valves, not obsessively, I like to hear them but not too loud, other noises distract me. Particularly if I know they are sending hot gases into the engine that wants cool clean air not hot dirty exhaust gas. That gas can go in the window of the car behind me that is to close? LOL

:lol:

I am bad for the environment...I want to remove the devices... :cry: I feel conflicted.

FastDoc

09-28-2010, 12:24 AM

I'd like to $hitcan the emissions crap but don't want to mess with a bike that runs perfectly.

As far as the gearing goes I regeared my XF as it was street only, and have thought long and hard about the XP but have decided NOT to because the gearing is spot on for the off road use I use the bike for. A 6th gear would be heaven, though.

Weldangrind

09-28-2010, 01:36 AM

it sounds like you have an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve. Exhaust gas can't be burned again; it's introduced into the intake so that the air / fuel mixture can be diluted and use less fuel. The by-product of that desing is that a more aggressive timing curve is required, much like running high octane fuel in a low compression engine. As RPM increases, vacuum drops and the valve won't open. It's only designed to work at part throttle, where vacuum is the highest. It works great in theory.

However...

Oil loss past the rings is a natural part of internal combustion. That oil ends up in the exhaust and causes the EGR to become clogged. It will likely become stuck open at some point in the future, and the bike will run like poo at WOT.

If you delete it, you might find that you need to run premium fuel to thwart detonation, but that's a minor cost. Just make sure that you don't stay on the throttle if you detect the slightest hint of detonation. For the unfamiliar, detonation is that awful sound of rocks in a coffee can when you crack the throttle in a gear that's too high for the speed you're travelling.

I can try to solve your gear ratio vs. RPM question if you tell us the rear sprocket tooth count as well as the front.

FastDoc

09-28-2010, 11:24 AM

That's what it looks like to me too.

I'd like to delete it, and upgrade the exhaust and rejet, but like I say it's hard to monkey with a bike that runs perfectly.

Oengus

09-29-2010, 03:53 AM

I think there is some confusion on what is burning and what is igniting, exhaust gas is not flammable but it can be burned. Passing exhaust off the engine back into to engine will expose it to combustion again and the results would be less compounds that are regulated in exhaust gas. Those gases cannot be ignited but they can be burned up.

The fuel set leaner to match the diluted air in the air to fuel mixture, that makes sense. Adding that exhaust to the mix would not increase combustion for sure, the opposite actually.

If that device fails the have to replace it for five years.

428 chain and sprockets 15 / 48 tooth maybe I have to check it may be 45?
I want it about 2.85 so 16/45 will do that, I just have to see what my rear sprocket is. Either way 45/48 adding a tooth to the front will improve it for street riding.

Oengus

09-29-2010, 06:14 PM

Iâ€™ve been looking into the EGR exhaust gas re-circulator. It actually lowers combustion temp by sending non-flammable exhaust gas back into the combustion chamber. It adds about 6-10% of the air component in the Air/fuel mix, it dilutes it. That keeps the combustion temperature down and in turn reduces the production of Nitrous Oxide formation that occurs over 2500 degrees.

Its actually integral and removing it would require some consideration. I thought its presence would heat the engineâ€¦now that I think about it thatâ€™s silly exhaust gas is under the combustion temp and in this case it is actually lowers the combustion temperature.

Then there is the CDI and its timing being set with consideration to the EGR being present. Removing the egr device will up the combustion temperatures and that would require consideration to the fuel enrichment and maybe the timing?

Oengus

09-29-2010, 06:37 PM

My bike has 15/48, so I need a 45 rear or a 16 inch front to get from 3.20 to 3.00, if I change both then 16/45 will get 2.81.

I think a 16" front and a performance exhaust, main jet from 122.5 up to 125 and slow jet from 32 to 35.

I will not take off the EGR, now that I know how it works. Thank Weldngrind for giving the device an actual name. :lol:

I do not think I will get into any trouble doing thisâ€¦.is there potential problems for me doing a performance exhaust and increasing the jets?

Oengus

09-30-2010, 07:56 PM

I took some pictures of the EGR so people can see what it is.
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I think mine is noisy, I can tell when its open and when it trying to close, it makes a wapping sound.

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That little device gave me a headache, that being trying to figure out what it is and what it is supposed to be doing. I am nearly positive it is not an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) simply because its components (parts) could not handle the exhaust temperatures. I also checked it while ridding today and it does not heat up it would if it was sending exhaust back into the air box.

It could be what is called a PAIR and actually does send air into the engine directly. Itâ€™s an emissions device thatâ€™s for sure. However it is not likely to be an EGR.

Notice how none committed I am nowâ€¦.google it if you want to know what it does.

Oengus

10-09-2010, 09:09 PM

It was a really good day today low seventies and sunny.

I took the bike to the Harbor here are some photosâ€¦

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Then I went over to Euclid and took some pictures the CSU campus. They are building it up adding housing, they are looking to attract students.
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FastDoc

10-09-2010, 10:00 PM

Nice photography and some really nice neighborhoods. Looks like a great place for the street side of our little 200cc dualsports.

The closest city to me is Spokane, about 125 miles to the north. Portland and Seattle are both 200 miles away.

Walla Walla, a small college town 60 miles east of here has a similar look, but only for a few blocks.

I sure am country out here, thats for sure.

The area where I live, the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Richland, Pasco) have about 200,000 people but there is no real cohesive, planned downtown area per se.

I miss that.

SpudRider

10-09-2010, 11:37 PM

Thank you for posting the beautiful photos, Oengus. :)

Spud :)

Oengus

10-10-2010, 10:59 AM

That Campus is evolvingâ€¦its fascinating to me because they are doing such a nice job creating people friendly spaces. It could be that the University has a college of Urban Planning it may help with that, they makes spaces that make you want to hang around. That section is just one they also have another side that is going into construction soon. That will be very big and they will be removing parking lots add housing and retail spaces, they will offset the parking with multilevel garages.

This is all part of the Euclid corridor, downtown, midtown and uptown, talking about cohesive, that area if fully developed is fairly large.

See map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=cleveland&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cleveland,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio&gl=us&ei=3cyxTKfWNIj-ngfu8rzuBQ&ved=0CCQQ8gEwAA&ll=41.517575,-81.665154&spn=0.100512,0.31929&z=12

Part of state route 322.â€¦It is about 4 miles from Downtown to Uptown.

The University is just west of the Innerbelt Freeway, it is trenched through the campus. That whole section of freeway is getting redesigned. The bridge that crosses the river replaced and all the ramps an the surrounding areas getting redone. Its a $200M bridge the whole project will be in the billions, thatâ€™s federal stimulus dollars. The bridge got the fast track for that money, its beginning already, crazy and called a build design process, as in all at once.

In the city they are redeveloping the exiting convention center $500M

It slowly transitioning from a manufacturing city to a service cityâ€¦.healthcare and education. Then they are also developing arts and entertainment. The goal is 30,000 living in the urban center, they I believe have about 10,000 people currently living downtown. They have numerous housing development plans, from converted older buildings to new condominiums. Any new construction in the city that is owner occupied is property tax abated for 15 years and gets a 1% interest rate discount on the mortgage.

Since the bubble popped it all slowed and nearly stopped, it is now moving again.

http://www.uptowncleveland.com/

This project is really fascinating and will really bring some people right into the circle to live. It is huge and incorporate a train station retail housing and a museum and all in an area saturated with culture.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/uptown_triangle-02.jpg

Oengus

10-19-2010, 08:47 PM

I earlier posted pictures of an area called Cedar and Fairmount, Cedar begins at East 21st street downtown near the CSU campus, about a block south of it. That street then runs east to Gates Mills and the Chagrin River Road.

So the earlier pictures were at Cedar and Fairmount, traveling east from there you hit Cedar and Lee and then University Square which is at Cedar and Warrensville Center Road. These pictures are of the next areaâ€¦.I did not post any pictures of the other two areas only Cedar and Fairmount.

This is Cedar and Richmond,
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Cedar is less then 15 miles in length, the part before it hits the bluff and rises into the Heights is very blighted. That length is about 3 miles and some things are going in that area, most of that is on the south side of the CCF campus. The Cleveland Clinic is expanding and it now is reaching that area and clearing and building there.

I usually go someplace were I can get a cup of coffee or a burger and a beer usually a Great Lakes Dortmunder, thatâ€™s my favorite beer.
http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/

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Oengus

10-19-2010, 09:02 PM

Before Richmond is Green Road it is north south road just like Richmond.

Green Road and Harvard Road, there is the highest point in the county called the Chagrin Highlands.

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That the Eastern Campus of Tri-C and also a University Hospital facility that was just built. The Marriott and the shopping center is few years old...its a nice area very green.

Oengus

04-13-2011, 11:17 PM

Spring is in the airâ€¦I have one of these in the garage.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Moto%20Guzzi/3774033245_89b52aa0ca.jpg

Weldangrind

04-13-2011, 11:21 PM

Hi Oengus, it's been awhile.

What is that? A RE?

FastDoc

04-13-2011, 11:41 PM

No idea what that is but its cool! 8)

Oengus

04-13-2011, 11:59 PM

Itâ€™s a Moto Guzzi, it is a 1959 GT235
Gran Turismo Ladolaâ€¦not mine a friend bought it and is storing it at my place.

It is going in for some workâ€¦.I fixed the brake cable and thatâ€™s about all I can do for him other then store it and ride it :wink: runs good but is leaking oil. It has huge oil reserve 2 liters or something like that twice as much as a typical engine.

Weldangrind

04-14-2011, 12:02 AM

That is a big unit motor, but does it also have a separate oil reservoir?

Oengus

04-14-2011, 12:12 AM

Oengus

04-14-2011, 12:16 AM

That is a big unit motor, but does it also have a separate oil reservoir?

Yeah it does I think...I will have more info on it when it goes in to a shop.

Oengus

04-14-2011, 12:19 AM

Evidently the bike was the last bike model designed by Carlos Guzzi before he died it is a 235cc OHV single, the bike also came with a 175cc OHC.

SpudRider

04-14-2011, 12:42 AM

Thatâ€™s also not the actual bikeâ€¦the actual bike has a single seat? No passenger part, guess you would say.
It is red though and identical to the bike in the picture.

I was asked to research it for himâ€¦go figure? I found him some resources and good mechanicâ€¦.I will also transport it for him.

For ridding privilegesâ€¦.

I will have some photos of it this summer he and I are both anxious to take it out and about around townâ€¦.The little bike will have a photo shoot in the Chagrin River Valley this summer for sure.
That's a beautiful bike, Oengus. :) If you have time, please start a separate thread for this bike in our Other Stuff forum. We eagerly await you photos, and other information you have gleaned regarding this beautiful, classic motorcycle! :D

Spud :)

Oengus

04-14-2011, 10:09 AM

I may Spud, but the bike is a companion for the XP adventures and will likely show up in this thread, this is just to introduce it.

I sort of wish that this site supported <A HREF="http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2514-How-to-Embed-Photos-and-Slideshows-from-Picasa-Flickr-and-Photobucket
">Bb code for photo bucket slide shows</A>â€¦it would then allow a single set of photos in compact form rather then endless streams.

It is too bad this site does not support video streaming or slide shows, even creating a hyper link or an image requires the use of some html.

SuperTimmy

07-05-2011, 01:02 AM

Oengus-

Nice photos! My parents live down the road from Mohican State Park- a little South of Cleveland. My wife and I were actually up there last month to visit family. Hope the riding has been treating you well.My parents said the weather has been nice this past week!

Oengus

07-16-2011, 08:29 AM

Hi Tim, thanks
The weather has been very good lately. I am familiar with Mohican, I have been cannoning there a few times.
I still have the XP200 just turned 3600km on the odometer (only put on 1000 this season) still no problem with it.
The Ladola (red bike) had some issues, they had trouble sourcing parts for it, all of the part had to come from either Europe or South America.

I will try to post some more pictures soonâ€¦

Oengus

07-16-2011, 04:30 PM

Did an oil changeâ€¦took a ride around and ended up putting 100km on the little bike.

I took some snap shots of various places I visited, it was a beautiful day.

I resisted any urges to take photos of the 5 billion dollars of construction going on in the city. Seriously everything from casinos, bridges, office complexes, museums, conventions centersâ€¦blah blah blah. I will wait till they are all completed and then post some pictures.

I made it to the Lake Front, there is some development there a project called Battery Park. Clevelandâ€™s Lakefront is cut off by a set of commercial rail lines and a 50 mph expressway called the Shoreway. Battery Park is a development at what was once an Eveready Battery plant and now it is housing. They demolished factory and conducted remediation of the site, they did retain the old power plant and it now is a community center, I noticed it had Wine Bar.

The area is called Detroit Shoreway it also has a Theater District, which they have been developing. I think the correct term for the area is transitional.

Battery Park:
They are renovating a tunnel that connects the residential neighborhood with the Lake Front Park (Edgewater Park), it is part done.

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Here are some of the homes they built and also the Power Plant as well as an old store front that is restaurant and its patio. The large building is an adjacent building, I think it would make great lofts.

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Here are is a shot of the XP behind the Power Plant next to the railroad tracks. Also the view of the lake from the end of the pedestrian tunnel.
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Oengus

07-16-2011, 04:40 PM

Here are some photos of the Power Plant and the surrounding views. A train passed by, the tracks are active trains pass by often.

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Oengus

07-16-2011, 04:57 PM

Before I made it to the Lake Front I stopped in an area called Little Italy, this area is next to University Circle. The base of the Bluff leading up to the Heights, it is also called Murray Hill.
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Oengus

07-16-2011, 05:11 PM

I also visited part of the Cleveland Metro Park, this area is called Big Creek Reservation its a tributary to the Cuyahoga, as it flows it passes through the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. It connect to the Cuyahoga River between a Steel Mill and a Aluminum Forging facility. One of these days I will get into the industrial heart of the city and take some photos of that. They are working on recovering the creek in parts, it is actually very clean at this park. It cuts through a ravine shale cliffs and mature trees all around it. It has really nice trails that wind through it, very wooded.

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Oengus

07-16-2011, 05:19 PM

Here are some shots of the city from the Lake Frontâ€¦.thatâ€™s it for now. Hope everyone is enjoying their Summerâ€¦ Bye Now.

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Weldangrind

07-18-2011, 10:51 AM

Wow, thanks for the great pics! I especailly like the old power plant and the new housing around it. In my area, they re-purposed an old mill and created office space, because the cell tower contracts on the roof prevented demolition of the structure. It's a much nicer area now.

I can clearly see why Drew Carey says that Cleveland rocks! 8)

SpudRider

07-18-2011, 01:08 PM

Thanks for posting the great photos, Oengus! I'm glad to see new construction is occurring in Cleveland. :)

Spud :)

Oengus

07-23-2011, 04:00 AM

I can clearly see why Drew Carey says that Cleveland rocks! 8)

The Warsaw Tavern (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=warsaw+tavern)
is less then a mile from Big Creek Reservation, the park in the images

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5303+Memphis+Ave.&ll=41.441938,-81.751134&spn=0.007367,0.013518&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=np&gl=us&z=16

Oengus

07-23-2011, 04:07 AM

http://www.clevelandmedicalmart.com/
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Oengus

08-08-2011, 01:19 AM

I have photo bucket YTD it has had over 60K viewsâ€¦.

Top image is the Heiwa version of a Honda Rebel viewed 1,700 times
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Heiwa/rebel001_0.jpg

Second is the Lifan LF250-19 with 1,400 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/LIFAN/lf250-19_T.jpg

Third is also a Lifan the LF250-B with 1,150 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/LIFAN/250_15.jpg

Fourth is Loncin JL250GY with 1,500 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Loncin/JL250GYright.jpg

Fifth is CCW Misfit with 1,036 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/CCW/misfit_web_009.png

Sixth is the Suzuki TU250 with 984 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Suzuki/2011-suzuki.jpg

Seventh is the Loncin LX250 with 969 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Loncin/LX250-7right45-black.jpg

Eighth is the Daelim VJF250 with 740 view
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Shineray/daelimVjf250.jpg

Ninth is the Galaxy SUV250 with 721 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/Galaxy%20Motorcyles/IMG_9996.jpg

Tenth is Yingang YG250NF with 674 views
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Yingang/250NF-5.jpg

That is the top tenâ€¦I think they reflect my taste in bikes? But also demonstrate some popularity with others. People are linking to the images on other sites, it compounds views when that happens.

Oengus

08-13-2011, 04:48 PM

I always begin with a cup of coffee, bike at Starbucks
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC016.jpg
Today's tour, 3900 km on the XP...still no issues, I just change the oil and filter every 1000km.
Locations I visited....
Future home of MOCA (museum of contemporary art)
http://www.mocacleveland.org/buildingdesign.php
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC002.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC003.jpg
This is the Museum of Contemporary Art, it at the intersection of Euclid Ave. and Mayfield Road.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC025.jpg
The area is University Circle, the project or development is named Uptown. They call it Uptown as it is the end of the Euclid corridor, the other end is Downtown and there also is a Midpoint and it is referred to as Midtown.
These are some shots of that section of Euclid Ave, what is built and what is being built.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC026.jpg
The South side of the street, Moca is on one end and the Cleveland School of Contemporary Art on the other. The section being built will be ground level retail and upper level residential.
http://www.uptowncleveland.com/
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC004.jpg
Same looking East
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC005.jpg
South side looking West.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC022.jpg
North side, the structure wraps onto East 115th
South side of Euclid, MOCA on the corner. http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC027.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC028.jpg
End of Uptown, South side, School of Contemporary Art.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC029.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC024.jpg.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC022.jpg
Below is at E118th and Euclid, it would be the North side of Euclid. Not part of Uptown it was a separate project called Circle 118
http://www.circle118.com/
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC019.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC020.jpg
improvised parking...
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CIeveland/UPTOWN/UC001.jpg

Oengus

09-01-2011, 12:07 AM

The guy that bought the Moto Guzzi called me, he asked if I would come over and help him put his plates on his bike. He bought some 1959 plates for the bike and they are actually red and white. I thought it be a good chance to take it for a ride. But when I got on it the clutch was not engagingâ€¦he had surgery on his knee and only got to ride it once, I still have not gotten to ride it or even go ridding with him.

It is a cool looking bike but way to small for me, and it seems really uncomfortable to ride. I personally think the bike belongs in museum.

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Moto%20Guzzi/Picture010.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Moto%20Guzzi/Picture009.jpg
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/oengus1963/CYCLES/Moto%20Guzzi/Picture011.jpg

Weldangrind

09-01-2011, 10:23 AM

That is a beautiful machine. When you say the clutch won't engage, does that mean that the bike won't move forward?

Oengus

09-02-2011, 06:00 AM

Its running and with the clutch pulled, but any attempt to put it in gear gets gears hitting, I think the cable slipped.

Weldangrind

09-02-2011, 10:51 AM

It sounds like the clutch won't disengage. I had an old Yamaha like that, and I had to let it warm up for awhile to make the old clutch plates un-stick from each other. Sometimes that wouldn't help, so I'd kick it into second with the clutch in, which usually freed up the plates.

Oengus

09-03-2011, 05:10 AM

That bike is odd, it has the shifter on the right side and it is the opposite pattern as its one up and three down.

I will let him know what you said, come to think of it that day we did not warm it up for very long. But he also had issues with the cable the end was rigged by a mechanic, that may be what is happening even though he is pulling it, its just not disengaging enough, it may have slipped. You cannot see the linkage or the termination of the cable on that bikes it all is covered with a housing cover that has to be removed.

First time I got on it, I pulled the cultch and the cable snapped, the second time it just would not disengage. The bike has been ridden by the mechanic and also the owner , neither had problems with the clutch other then the cable, that they kind of sort of fixed.

Its dangerous I think, he needs to get that fixed and the mechanic he used is now off his list, he is trying to find a better mechanic. He bought a rebuilt carburetor for it, that and a few other things he wants done to the bikeâ€¦but he cannot seem to find a mechanic or he is not looking hard enough.

I found the first guy, they only work on vintage bikes mostly old Triumphs. But we found out that the original mechanic retired and his partner took overâ€¦I think the second guy is running off the previous guys reputation? He had the bike in his shop for over a monthâ€¦he got stuck on the carb slider being slightly warpedâ€¦.that brought about the purchase of a rebuilt one from a supplier in Italyâ€¦but the owner does not feel he wants this mechanic to do the work. The mechanic did not locate the carb sourceâ€¦the owner did. Not that it matters but what he really wants is somebody that is not going to coble the fixes. The cable should have been fixed rightâ€¦its bit of a saga.