What are the differences between an old Chang Jiang 750 and a new Chang Jiang 750?
Some of the older Chang Jiang 750 are made of a heavier metal and in some parts such as may also be made of thicker metal. Examples of this are new fenders and hinges, older fenders are thicker and heavier and the back fender use large hinges. There are even some old Chang Jiang 750s that have different frames sizes. In terms of performance, most of the parts are the similar so really depends on the part you get and importantly who puts it together. The Chang Jiang 750 and their parts vary somewhat on quality and variances due to the different times periods it was made and the fact that many of the dies and cast are worn out. Many of the parts old and even new parts require some small amount of work and tooling to make it fit perfectly. Chang Jiang 750 sidecars are high maintenance motorcycles thus it requires some tolerance, patience and very regular maintenance to keep it in good running condition, new or old. This is technology from the 1950’s and some of the parts are still being m
