Yesterday we visited the workshop to see the ashes our Phoenix will rise from. The workshop is located in the north-east outskirts of Beijing and it is not so easy to get there. From where we live it takes us about 2,5 hours by subway and bus/taxi. Since China celebrates …
When it comes to motorbikes and equipment there seem to be two categories of sales scenarios you find here in Beijing: The Exclusive You buy a terrible expensive machine not because you love to ride a bike. No. Because you have a lot of money and you want to show …
Ok, this took a while. Finally we found a nice guy and a nice store. At Jackie’s store we felt understood. Jackie does not only speak English and is an original Beijinger he also knows what he is talking about and the price he offers seem to be fair. He has been helping …
After Kathy’s class we decided to visit Big Bill’s Sidecars to see his ChangJiang workshop. This is the second one we will visit. Hopefully we can talk to them and make them understand what we need. And no, this would not be a language problem… The owner has three (3!) fairly …
So we made it. Kathy already left Hong Kong on December 18. After organising our leaving and spending the last days in an almost empty apartment, I finally arrived in Beijing on 1st January 2014. This is an exciting new time and I can feel that I am ‘back home’ …
