Hello from Lima, Peru

[Weldangrind]

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Hey oldgringo,

Do you mind to find out if your dealer can supply a flywheel cover for a 400cc Xingyue? One of our members is having trouble obtaining that part. His name is daddy469, and you can read about his issue here: http://www.chinariders.net/modules.p...=10763&start=0

[Cal25]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

Thank you for posting all the great photos, Gary. Congratulations on purchasing the new bike! Please do post photos of your travels; we will very much enjoy viewing them.

The 400cc bike shown in one of your photos is a Xingyue. Pitster Pro is selling a variant of this bike, with the same engine, in the United States.

P.S. I got unsubscribed from this thread, and I am certain I didn't do anything to cause it! :evil: Is this unpleasant phenomenon happening to anyone else? This is the second time I have been unsubscribed from a great thread, and I certainly hope it doesn't happen again! :(

Spud

I read all the posts in all the threads so that issue has never happened to me. Very rarely, I notice a thread that has been replied to, but indicated as read, when I havent read it.

[oldgringo]

Doc, the short answer to why I'm in Peru, I was riding through and met Charito last year, she is a teacher in Lima. That said, I love the culture, history, food and the people, I have a Carne de Extranjeria so I'm a legal resident. Spud, thanks for the information on the Xingyue. Weldnagrind, I saw the Xingyue at a motorcycle show, it must be imported here under a different name, I've never seen one on the road, it would be no problem to send parts if I can find the dealer. Lima is massive, there are a lot of dealers, I read that Peru will import 220,000 motorcycles this year, 85% of them are Chinese. I also read that there are 150 brands of Chinese motorcycles sold in Peru (my guess is that they mean models not brands).
I'm attaching some photos from the Mavila dealer, they were assembling several mototaxis yesterday, these are actually built by Bajaj, the hardtops and accessories are built by Mavila here in Lima.





Rear engine, 150 or 175cc

[Oengus]

Bajaj is an manufacturer from India.
http://www.bajajauto.com/commercial_vehicle.asp

I think that there may be 150 brands and some of them multiple brand names of one single OEM. They put any name on the bikes requested. For example there is one Xingyue 400cc (four version of it) and there probably is fifty brand names it is sold under. http://xingyue.us/xy/web/

Seriously though if you can get a Sundown motorcycle, those have Qingqi as the OEM and are sold out of a company in Brazil, then you would have your reliability.

http://sundownnet.com.br/site/en/motos/www/

The bikes may be sold under the Qingqi name in Peru?
http://gpmaquinarias-peru.blogspot.c...ocicletas.html

[Oengus]

[oldgringo]

I went into Lima and picked up my Mavila today, rode it home but still waiting for the plates, I guess that is going to take a couple of weeks. I took it out on the Pan American Sur, my first impressions are positive, good quality, smooth transmission and enough power to keep up with traffic. Here are a few photos, more to come after it's broken in.

Gary

[SpudRider]

Congratulations on acquiring your new bike, Gary; it looks great! As usual, your photographs are superb.

When you have time to post more photos, please start a new thread in our Dual Sport Forum. I fear many of our dual sport riders don't visit the Introduce Yourself Forum, and they are missing the excellent reports on your Mavila Cavalry motorcycle, a bike most of us are unfamiliar with.

P.S. Your bike's saddle looks very comfortable; does it feel as good as it looks?

Spud

[Weldangrind]

Nice bike! Thanks for the pics.

Thanks to your close-ups, I believe that engine is built in the Honda tradition. :wink: The clues are the dipstick, sight glass and kicker locations. I think it's a pushrod motor.

Not much snow in Lima. Of course I'm kidding; Wiki says that you're entering the summer season now.

[FastDoc]

I say we should all take a trip to Lima to escape the winter blahs. :P

[BillR]

Very nice bike. I especially like the swingarm and the seat style.
Bill R

[oldgringo]

Spud, The seat is surprisingly comfortable, I'll start a thread over on the dual sport forum in a couple of weeks, I need to wait for my plates. Weldangrind, thanks for the engine information, summer is coming but the weather is pretty much the same all year in Lima.
The Dakar http://www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html# will be coming through Northern Chile in early January, I'll be down there for sure.

[SpudRider]

Thanks for posting another great photo, Gary; please keep them coming! We love seeing photos from your beautiful part of our Earth. I'm glad your saddle is as comfortable as it appears.

Spud

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by oldgringo

The Dakar http://www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html# will be coming through Northern Chile in early January, I'll be down there for sure.

That's fantastic! Perhaps you can be the ChinaRider's on the spot photographer.

That's a stunning photo; thanks for sharing it.

[FastDoc]

Amazing photo, beautiful part of the world. I'm not too familiar. I see a Wikipedia search in my plans.

[Ranger0793]

Thanks for the pics of the taxis. Brings back good memories of my time in Tumbes, Peru.