The Engleson Files

Went down to Dalian this past weekend to take a look at the beginning process of Case’s and mine new/old Chang Jiang 750 motorbikes. Da Doa (the guy in the green shirt) is the man in charge of the resurrection of these bikes and is a total bike enthusiast; for 10 years Da Doa was a member of the People’s Liberation Army in China and spent many hours riding in the Chang Jiang doing some type of murky army business. Anyways, I went down to a body shop where Da Doa’s friend works and saw how they will strip everything down, grind it clean and then re-paint/chrome it. The bike you see in the slideshow will either be mine or Case’s and does indeed look very rough right now, but let me assure you ladies and gentlemen, when these bikes are all done you will not even recognize these humble beginnings. Basically everything on the bikes right now will be replaced and/or stripped down and then re-done to a new shine. Phase #1 is officially underway.