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Quick overnight ride from Shanghai to Nanjing (Jiangsu) for meetings and dinner with mates, great spring weather in early May 2014.

The Sheraton Huzhou at Taihu Lake: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sherat...ropertyID=3414





As usual, a few temples long the route (National Highways G318 / G104) from Shanghai to Huzhou and onwards to Nanjing around Taihu Lake.













Stopover just up from the National Highway G104 between Huzhou and Nanjing to check out the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall
Full name "New Fourth Army National Revolutionary Army military memorial reconstruction", is located in the east of Jianjun Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.



















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Jialing sidecar maintenance service was due and had Shanghai's trusty Jialing service (Xiao Fan) change the engine oil, oil filter, cushion drive rubbers, brake pads (rear). The JL JH600B beast runs good as new....
































Took the Jialing JH600 sidecar for a nice loop through Qingpu district to check everything is fine after the service.
Ever wonder about the confiscated motorbike impound lot location, we have a few but a large one is just on HuQingPing Highway (National Road 318) underneath the G1501 Expressway in Qingpu district of Shanghai.













4500 Huqingping Highway, Qingpu, Shanghai

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During my recent Shanghai - Nanjing ride the Desmo service light (24000k) showed and took the MTS for a full service to the Ducati Shanghai service.
The MTS fells like a new bike again with the full Desmo service (belts, shims, etc.) and some extra preventive maintenance and service completed, changed the gearing to 15/42 and really lovin' it.
DUC-MTS ready for some fun rollin' and serious ADV cruising around Mainland China once again....







































Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid and Ferodo Brake Pads guarantee brilliant stopping power once again.





New set of Altrider header guard & cylinder head guard: http://www.altrider.com
Old Altrider guard set goes for powder coating due to extensive stone chipping.

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Lunch meeting over in Suzhou / Jiangsu (Jinji Lake - Suzhou Singapore Industrial Park) and took the MTS for a run over. Time of the year again for farmers to sell watermelons and they looked good pretty good to the eye ~ not like the ones sold of trucks injected with red die and sugar water to add weight and enhance the sweetness.....













Shows how much I really love my Ducati Multistrada 1200S Pikes Peak, brilliant Italian bike.....

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Heading out of Shanghai to Zhejiang province for the first August weekend taking the longer Suzhou - Wuxi - Huzhou (Taihu Lake) route to the Moganshan / Anji mountain area....

Stopping over at temple near Yixing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yixing at the mountain ranges near Taihu Lake in Jiangsu province.











































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Wet n' Wild in the Moganshan area in Zhejiang province during Tropical Storm Nakri, keeps the dust down and the Mosquitos away.... Moganshan ~ my favourite biking area for a quick weekend get-away = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moganshan



























































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Checking out sections of the Land Rover Experience Moganshan http://www.landroverexperience.com.cn
The heavy Jialing sidecar is not doing well on the step sections and had to give up on the water crossing as the sidecar will just float up on one side.

















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Famous for bamboo products and tea plantations around Moganshan - Anji region.

















































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Another hidden temple in the bamboo forest mountains discovered between Anji and Moganshan (Zhejiang / China)...

















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On the ride back to Shanghai checking out a village near Huzhou....





















































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Well - time came around again to head up to the northern part of Mainland China. The wooden transport pallet got modified a bit and makes bike shipment even easier using CargoBuckles to hold the front wheel in place, for the rear the trusty Pitbull Trailer Restraint mounted as usual. All the riding equipment, spare parts, tyres and tools got shipped from Shanghai to Beijing on the truck with the bike as the Shanghai - Beijing ride is rather dull and boring and did that stretch too many times in the past. Really looking forward to get out again riding into the Northern dusty deserts, mountain ranges and grasslands of China and got a few runs planned and mapped out.

Every corner tells a different story, there's nothing like the exhilaration of a relaxed bike ride, whether it's up the mountains, into the grasslands or even down some dirty trails ~ lets rock n' roll around Northern China....











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Afternoon ride out to the Great Wall. . Mutianyu is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou County 70km north-east of central Beijing. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Jiankou in the west and Lianhuachi in the east. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. Mutianyu Great Wall = http://www.mutianyugreatwall.net















































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The Chinese Aviation Museum (located 40km North of central Beijing), is also sometimes referred to as Datangshan due to its location adjacent to the mountain of the same name. The museum was first opened to the public on 11 November 1989, to celebrate the 40th. Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
Part of the museum is located inside a cave in the side of Datangshan Mountain. The cavern was originally part of the tunnels and underground bunker system of Shahe Airbase, and is 586 metres long by 11 metres high by 40 metres wide. The road leading to the museum is actually also used as a taxiway between the base and bunker system.

























































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A lovely day out around Beijing, taking my pedal powered two wheeled mode of transportation as the motorbike friendly Beijing Municipality Traffic Management Bureau http://www.bjjtgl.gov.cn launched a new campaign and enforces restrictions to use motorbikes within the 6th. ring-road of Capital City Beijing once again.
TIC = This Is China and just to complicated to explain the new restrictions in full details (fines and penalty points on driving license), enjoy the pictures as they come and the new rules and regulations not going to ruin my days in Capital City thats for sure... Very easy and convenient to get around Beijing by bicycle ~ through the small back alleyways, great ADVriding in a different way.....



Neighbourhood not far from Tianamen Square and Forbidden City. Liulichang is a famous district in down-town Beijing that is known for a series of traditional Chinese stone dwellings housing selling various craftwork, artistry, and antiques. It is one of Beijing's traditional old quarters…..









































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