Hello from Scandinavia

petedeuxwheels · 11-11-2006, 07:28 PM

Hello,
I'm Pete, a Brit living in Scandinavia (Denmark). Someone on our new Chinese Bike Forum here in Denmark ( http://kinojserklubben.dk/forum/index.php ) posted a link to your site. Nice to find international China bikers.

Chinese bikes have been selling really well in Scandinavia in the past couple of years and there's an active club here in Denmark. I've posted some short videos of our recent rides on YouTube. Here's a link to one of them (if anyone's interested in seeing some old grey-haired guys on bikes

).

Cheers

Pete

PS I ride a Regal Raptor 250E

culcune · 11-11-2006, 07:42 PM

Nice to see some international interest. Member 'Catostrophix' is closer to you than most of us (Sweden). Your bike looks very similar to the brand 'Tank' in the US. They have a 250 cruiser in 3 kinds of trim. As you might have figured out, there seems to be dozens of regional brands that take someone's Chinese model and re-brand it for their particular country, or with a few local "manufacturers" in N. America, the same Chinese brand is re-branded 3 or 4 times!

gyjoe · 11-11-2006, 09:41 PM

Welcome, Pete! It's good to have a British chap on board!

RPM · 11-11-2006, 09:48 PM

Welcome to our club, Pete!
Nice to receive new members, especially grey haired ones like myself. Feel free to add your suggestions and input here for all to see.
A lot of guys are here with their first bikes and I have a great time sharing what I can with them. Heck, I ain't too old to learn myself! It's just great to be able to help when possible and I know it makes owning one of these bikes just that much better when you know that there is a network of guys here that will lend a hand, so to speak.
Ride safe and rubber side down, Brother. Nice bike, by the way.

CathastrophiX · 11-12-2006, 01:55 AM

Welcome! Good to see more european members coming here.
I sometimes read the forum billig-scooter.dk

SÃ¥ du Ã¤r egentligen engelsman men bor i Danmark?
(FÃ¶rstÃ¥r du svenska?)

petedeuxwheels · 11-12-2006, 04:13 AM

Thanks for the welcome guys. A few more bike images above (from just after I bought it. It's now done more than 8,000 kilometres). This Raptor is really my first bike as I was bitten by the two-wheel bug while using a small Euro scooter.

The Raptor seems to have the same engine as a host of others over here (Lifan, JinLun, JinCheng, and so on). I got interested in the Raptor because I noticed an old British company, AJS, were selling it in the UK. I also just liked the look of it. I think the Chinese company is working with a US-based business too, Johnny Pag, and have deveoped something called the Spyder:

http://www.johnnypag.com/

This is a road test of the Spyder model, not really me, but a nice bike :wink:

http://www.bikernet.com/roadtests/Pa...asp?PageID=975

Since Denmark is such a small country our club has had several tours which have been great fun ...

Cheers

Pete

PS Ja, CathastrophiX, bor i Danmark, kan forstaa Svensk, men ikke alt :wink: Vi var en tur til Kullan for ikke saa laenge siden ... se:

ejcycles · 11-13-2006, 10:51 AM

Hey Pete
Welcome to the site...Nice bike! there are plenty of copies here in the USA with other brand names...I like the paint & graphics on yours!
Bruce

CathastrophiX · 11-21-2006, 01:35 PM

YouÂ´re from Denmark, is this really true?

http://www.speedbandits.dk/

If so, I must go there and see for myself...

11-11-2006, 07:28 PM	#1
petedeuxwheels Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 8	Hello from Scandinavia Hello, I'm Pete, a Brit living in Scandinavia (Denmark). Someone on our new Chinese Bike Forum here in Denmark ( http://kinojserklubben.dk/forum/index.php ) posted a link to your site. Nice to find international China bikers. Chinese bikes have been selling really well in Scandinavia in the past couple of years and there's an active club here in Denmark. I've posted some short videos of our recent rides on YouTube. Here's a link to one of them (if anyone's interested in seeing some old grey-haired guys on bikes ). Cheers Pete PS I ride a Regal Raptor 250E
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11-11-2006, 07:42 PM	#2
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Nice to see some international interest. Member 'Catostrophix' is closer to you than most of us (Sweden). Your bike looks very similar to the brand 'Tank' in the US. They have a 250 cruiser in 3 kinds of trim. As you might have figured out, there seems to be dozens of regional brands that take someone's Chinese model and re-brand it for their particular country, or with a few local "manufacturers" in N. America, the same Chinese brand is re-branded 3 or 4 times! __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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11-11-2006, 09:41 PM	#3
gyjoe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 230	Welcome, Pete! It's good to have a British chap on board! __________________ 2006 Lifan LF200GY-5
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11-11-2006, 09:48 PM	#4
RPM Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grenada, MS Posts: 259	Welcome to our club, Pete! Nice to receive new members, especially grey haired ones like myself. Feel free to add your suggestions and input here for all to see. A lot of guys are here with their first bikes and I have a great time sharing what I can with them. Heck, I ain't too old to learn myself! It's just great to be able to help when possible and I know it makes owning one of these bikes just that much better when you know that there is a network of guys here that will lend a hand, so to speak. Ride safe and rubber side down, Brother. Nice bike, by the way. __________________ RPM - REV IT UP! (REDLINE is OPTIONAL) Feel the RUSH ... it gets better all the time!
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11-12-2006, 01:55 AM	#5
CathastrophiX Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sweden, Europe Posts: 304	Welcome! Good to see more european members coming here. I sometimes read the forum billig-scooter.dk SÃ¥ du Ã¤r egentligen engelsman men bor i Danmark? (FÃ¶rstÃ¥r du svenska?) __________________ "Failure is always an option!" Qingqi QM200GY -06
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11-12-2006, 04:13 AM	#6
petedeuxwheels Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 8	Thanks for the welcome guys. A few more bike images above (from just after I bought it. It's now done more than 8,000 kilometres). This Raptor is really my first bike as I was bitten by the two-wheel bug while using a small Euro scooter. The Raptor seems to have the same engine as a host of others over here (Lifan, JinLun, JinCheng, and so on). I got interested in the Raptor because I noticed an old British company, AJS, were selling it in the UK. I also just liked the look of it. I think the Chinese company is working with a US-based business too, Johnny Pag, and have deveoped something called the Spyder: http://www.johnnypag.com/ This is a road test of the Spyder model, not really me, but a nice bike :wink: http://www.bikernet.com/roadtests/Pa...asp?PageID=975 Since Denmark is such a small country our club has had several tours which have been great fun ... Cheers Pete PS Ja, CathastrophiX, bor i Danmark, kan forstaa Svensk, men ikke alt :wink: Vi var en tur til Kullan for ikke saa laenge siden ... se:
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11-13-2006, 10:51 AM	#7
ejcycles Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 11481 State Route 44 Mantua, Ohio 44255 Posts: 1,112	Hey Pete Welcome to the site...Nice bike! there are plenty of copies here in the USA with other brand names...I like the paint & graphics on yours! Bruce __________________ Thanks, Bruce @ Endless Journey Cycles "Phone Calls Only" ~330-274-0098~ Hours: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-6:00 Sat. 10:00-4:00 EST. Dealer for: Lifan, Crossrunner ATVs. http://www.endlessjourneycycles.net
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11-21-2006, 01:35 PM	#8
CathastrophiX Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sweden, Europe Posts: 304	YouÂ´re from Denmark, is this really true? http://www.speedbandits.dk/ If so, I must go there and see for myself... __________________ "Failure is always an option!" Qingqi QM200GY -06
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