Chang Jiang Motorworks

Chang Jiang is the English name of the Chinese (PRC) cycle and scooter manufacturer. The factory still uses the older English spelling style for their English-language literature and sales instead of the modern standardized Pinyin spelling (Qian Jiang). Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Pinyin: Hànyǔ Pīnyīn), also known as scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音方案; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音方案; Pinyin: Hànyǔ Pīnyīn fāngàn), while pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)), is a system of romanization (phonemic notation...

They are most famous for the CJ-750, which is a copy of the Russian Ural M-72 motorcycle (which is, in turn a loose copy of the BMW R71 sidecar motorcycle). BMW AG (an acronym for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ...

Currently, Chang Jiang also makes single cylinder two and four stroke motorcycles and lookalike scooters (copying the Vespa) New Vespas Classic Vespas in Perth, Western Australia The Vespa is a line of motor scooters that was first manufactured in Pontedera, Italy in 1946 by Piaggio & Co, S.p. ...

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The Chang Jiang Motorworks factory

Ural Motors factory history (Ural website)

BMW Motorcycle history (BMW website)