00:00Hello viewers, you're watching CrossMoto.
00:03The Chinese motorcycle industry has been surprising us recently.
00:07About 15 years ago they made low-quality small displacement bikes, but now things are changing.
00:14Recently the range has expanded to include many mid and large displacement motorcycles.
00:21Here's a touring enduro with an 800cc engine and a cruiser with an engine over a liter.
00:27Here, a separate topic in the Chinese motorcycle industry is sidecar motorcycles.
00:31They have been produced in China for almost 70 years.
00:35In this video, I want to tell you about a new product for 2023.
00:40This year, the sidecar motorcycle lineup grew with the Changjiang Adept 700 and the price-year Danosti 700.
00:49It's also interesting that there are plans to sell this model on the Russian market
00:52and possibly in other commonwealth of independent states' countries as well.
00:57So let's take a closer look at this machine.
00:59Enjoy watching...
01:01Subtitles created by Demi Torzok
01:13Changjiang
01:13In certain circles, this is a well-known Chinese motorcycle company
01:17famous for its sidecar motorcycles from the 1950s
01:21when China began considering the production of its own motorcycles.
01:25And first and foremost, the military department was interested in this kind of equipment.
01:30But what kind of motorcycle did the military need?
01:33In the 1950s?
01:34That's right.
01:35A heavy motorcycle with a sidecar.
01:37One that could fit a machine gun.
01:39And if you tried hard enough, even a mortar.
01:41And also seats several soldiers in full gear.
01:45In 1950, through reverse engineering, Beijing Automobile Factory,
01:49No. 6 of the People's Liberation Army developed a military motorcycle
01:53based on the German Zundap KS 500.
01:57By the mid-1950s, 4,250 of these motorcycles had been produced,
02:03after which they were discontinued.
02:05At that time, Communist China and the Soviet Union were close allies.
02:10So it's unsurprising that, as friends,
02:13production of a sidecar copy of the Urbit M72 was organized in China,
02:17which itself was a copy of the German BMW R71.
02:22By the mid-1950s, the M72 was already seen as outdated at the Urbit motorcycle plant.
02:30Changjiang motorcycle production started in the late 1950s.
02:34Different sources give different dates.
02:36According to some data, production started in November 1957.
02:41Some of the early Changjiang 750 motorcycles were produced using Soviet components.
02:48The very first model was the M1,
02:50with a side-valve boxer engine of 750 cc and 6-volt electrical equipment.
02:57The engine and gearbox of this motorcycle were both called Type 1.
03:01In September of 1966, the Type 2 overhead valve power unit appeared,
03:08with a gearbox that was additionally equipped with a reverse gear.
03:12It only completely replaced the Type 1 on the assembly line in 1972,
03:17because by 1966, there was already a large stockpile of parts for the original model.
03:23And overall, for a very long time,
03:25Changjiang produced machines that were very similar to Soviet motorcycles.
03:29From time to time, there were small changes to the sidecar.
03:33Sometimes they made the electrical system 12-volt,
03:36sometimes they slightly changed the sidecar frame, and so on.
03:39In 1980, the Chinese made an unsuccessful attempt
03:43to start producing a 900cc boxer engine,
03:45a copy of the BMW engine.
03:48Motorcycles similar to Soviet Urals,
03:51Dnieper's,
03:52and 1940s BMWs were produced until 2009.
03:57However, it turned out to be impossible to endlessly produce a motorcycle
04:01whose technology dates back to 1930s Germany.
04:06Changjiang decided to focus on developing their technology
04:08and meeting modern standards.
04:10So, in 2017, the Changjiang Changjiang 650 appeared,
04:14equipped with a 650cc F moto engine,
04:18which is a replica of the Kawasaki ER-6 engine.
04:23The result was a quite modern motorcycle.
04:26Liquid cooling, fuel injection, compliance with standards, and so on.
04:30Most importantly, the engine's potential increased significantly.
04:34The 650cc copy of the ER-6 engine produces 71 horsepower
04:40compared to 22 horsepower from the side-valve copy of the M72.
04:45And so, in 2023,
04:47the Chinese brand presents an updated version of the motorcycle
04:51with a sidecar,
04:53the Changjiang 700,
04:55with an inline twin engine
04:57of slightly increased displacement and power.
05:00The 700cc engine produces a maximum of 75 horsepower
05:04at 8,500 rpm
05:06and 68 Nen's of torque at 6,500 rpm.
05:11The motorcycle with the sidecar weighs 296 koal
05:16and is capable of reaching a top speed of 130 tau-koalm-tarche.
05:21The gearbox is 5-speed.
05:23It has a reverse gear,
05:25and the drive to the rear wheel is via a chain.
05:29Yes, this solution removes the option
05:32to add a drive to the sidecar wheel.
05:34And in fact,
05:36Ural remains the only brand
05:37offering a production motorcycle
05:39with a 2x3 wheel configuration.
05:42The fuel tank holds 18 liters of fuel
05:44and the consumption per 100 kilometers
05:47is about 4.5 liters.
05:49As for the appearance,
05:50the motorcycle combines the classic design
05:53of a sidecar bike
05:54with modern solutions.
05:56There's a sidecar for the passenger.
05:58In addition to the comfortable-looking seat,
06:01there's a seat belt
06:01and a panel with a 12-volt socket USB ports,
06:06control switches,
06:07a fog light,
06:08and extra lighting.
06:10Now, the most important part,
06:12the price.
06:13In Russia,
06:14the Changjiang Adept 700 costs $1,330,000.
06:18And the more advanced model,
06:20also with a sidecar,
06:22the Changjiang Dynasty 7001
06:24costs $1,380,000.
06:27That's at least $100,000 cheaper than the Ural.
06:31However, here's a fact.
06:32In China,
06:33this motorcycle costs about $7,000.
06:37Simple calculations show
06:39the motorcycle's price doubles
06:40when it crosses the border.
06:43There is also a Solo motorcycle model
06:46in the lineup called Solo 700.
06:48It's listed at about $850,000.
06:53Many media outlets have already compared
06:55the new Changjiang to the Ural
06:57and called the Changjiang 700 a competitor
07:00to Erbit Motorcycle Zavod motorcycles,
07:03which are finally assembled in Kazakhstan.
07:06To get around the sanctions,
07:07I'll just say what I see from my perspective.
07:10Changjiang will definitely be some competition
07:12for the Ural.
07:13However, look,
07:14in the third decade of the 21st century,
07:17there isn't such a massive demand
07:18for motorcycles
07:19in the countries
07:20of the former Soviet Union,
07:22especially for bikes with sidecars.
07:24If 50 years ago,
07:26this type of transport
07:27was a cheaper alternative to a car
07:29and was used as a workhorse,
07:32now a motorcycle with a sidecar
07:34is a certain style,
07:35as well as a vehicle
07:37with increased stability
07:38and capacity for traveling.
07:41Ural and Changjiang engines
07:42are compared by raw numbers.
07:44The Chinese 700 outperforms the Ural
07:47in both power and torque.
07:49The Ural produces 41 horsepower
07:52and 57 newton meters.
07:55The high-revving Chinese inline engine
07:57struggles more with a sidecar,
07:59while the Ural's boxer engine,
08:00known for strong low-end torquey,
08:03is better for this purpose.
08:05Judging by the comments
08:06on a relatively recent video
08:08about the Chinese sidecar Tornado 520,
08:11the critical point for many viewers
08:13was the use of a chain drive
08:15on the rear wheel by the Chinese.
08:17Personally, I'm a fan of shaft drives
08:19and I ride a shaft-driven motorcycle,
08:21but it's important to understand
08:22that a shaft drive
08:23has both advantages
08:24and disadvantages for traveling.
08:27It's definitely better than a chain,
08:29requires maintenance much less often,
08:31and is more resistant
08:32to negative external factors,
08:34but it's more expensive than a chain
08:36and has slightly higher power losses.
08:39Let's honestly consider
08:40the purpose of a shaft drive.
08:42This is, let's say,
08:43a crossover with a sidecar.
08:44Yes, it's for traveling,
08:46but about 90-95%
08:48of this motorcycle's mileage
08:50will be on asphalt.
08:52It's not positioned as a vehicle
08:54for tackling wild off-road conditions
08:56like the Ural gear up,
08:57so a chain here
08:59is quite an appropriate solution,
09:00but we're used to remembering
09:02how on a Dnieper or Ural
09:04with a sidecar,
09:05we used to haul half a ton of firewood
09:07down a muddy forest road.
09:08And at the same time,
09:10drawing a parallel
09:10with Chinese technology,
09:12the machine turned out
09:13to be interesting
09:14and quite respectable.
09:16What fate awaits
09:17the Changjing 700,
09:18how it will perform in use
09:20and how it will sell,
09:22only time will tell.
09:24That's all from me for now.
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