Chang Jiang (motorcycle manufacturer)



Chang Jiang 750
Manufacturer	Shanghai Motorcycle Factory
Production period	from 1958/1961
class	Motorcycle team
Motor data
2-cylinder four-stroke engine , SV valve control , air-cooled
Displacement (cm³)	748
Power (kW / PS )	28 hp at 4,250 min ^-1
Torque ( N m )	55 at 2500 min ^-1
Top speed ( km / h)	85

transmission	4 courses
drive	Cardan drive
Brakes	front and rear drum brakes
Wheelbase (mm)	1400
Empty weight (kg)	380 kg

Chang Jiang ( Chinese 長江 / 长江 , Pinyin Cháng Jiāng - "Long River") is a Chinese motorcycle brand of the Dong Tian Enterprise Co., Ltd. in the province of Hangzhou ( People's Republic of China ) with the Chang Jiang 750 models.

history

The products are a continuation of the Soviet M72 motorcycles , which in turn are replicas of the BMW R 71 from 1938. A replica of the German Steib sidecar (TR 500) is attached to the motorcycle combination.

As part of the socialist brotherhood, the production facilities were passed on from the Soviet Union to the People's Republic of China. The Chang Jiang is technically similar to the older models of the Russian manufacturers Dnieper and Ural . This also explains the interchangeability of a number of parts and assemblies such as a. Transmission, wheels and front suspension.

Over the years, Chang Jiang has worked with changing importers in Germany. At times (at the end of the 1990s), new combinations were available for less than 3500 DM, but they had problems with the registration because they did not meet the European standards (especially with regard to exhaust gas, noise and brakes) from 1997 ( Euro 2 ) corresponded. The Swiss importer Fritz Egli deals with the import and improvement of Chinese machines and the Lehnstedter sidecar maker Warnke offers the attachment of Chang Jiang sidecars to European and Japanese motorcycles.

Models

M1: 6-volt electrical system
M1M: 12-volt electrical system with electric starter
M1MSuper: High-performance engine OHV
M15J: four-seater

An improved version of the Chang Jiang is offered under the Dong Tian brand .

Web links

Commons : Chang Jiang - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Website of the manufacturer Dong Tian (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Axel Koenigsbeck: Motorcycle sidecar. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1st edition 2000, ISBN 3-613-02059-9 , p. 20
↑ changjiangunlimited.com ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 8, 2015) @1@ 2
↑ In a modification campaign started in the early 1990s, the electrical components were modernized with the help of German technicians. In accordance with the design of BMW 2-valve boxer engines, a 12-volt alternator was mounted on the front of the extended crankshaft stub. Since then, the space freed up above the crankcase has been taken up by an electric starter, as is the case with BMW boxer engines from the / 5 series.
↑ chang-jiang.com (accessed January 8, 2015)

[Koe-1] Axel Koenigsbeck: Motorcycle sidecar. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1st edition 2000, ISBN 3-613-02059-9 , p. 20

[2] unlimited.com ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 8, 2015) @1@ 2

[3] In a modification campaign started in the early 1990s, the electrical components were modernized with the help of German technicians. In accordance with the design of BMW 2-valve boxer engines, a 12-volt alternator was mounted on the front of the extended crankshaft stub. Since then, the space freed up above the crankcase has been taken up by an electric starter, as is the case with BMW boxer engines from the / 5 series.

[4] -jiang.com (accessed January 8, 2015)