Making your ride go "Zoom, zoom"

1 Muscle Car
You've got 4 on the floor, 450 under the hood, 18 inch mags ready to rip the tar of Beijing's streets, chicks admiring the sleek manly ground pounding front end. You turn the key and nothing! Who are you gonna call? Brian at Full Throttle Motorsports in Beijing at 135-0116-6577. He's got two floors equipped with modern repair equipment, spare parts, oils, racing gear, hot looking muscle cars and exotic photos. He can repair or modify most hot imports and loves to race. English and Chinese service.

2 Domestic
Also worthy of your hard earned kuai is Alan at GM Buick. He's the manager of a full service GM dealer and repair shop. He services more domestics than Brian, but Alan knows his stuff. Alan can also handle insurance claims, paint jobs and emergency repairs for those times you're caught stranded in the boonies off the 4th ring road. Call him at 133-0123-6668. English and Chinese.

3 Scooter
Need a legitimate and reliable fix for your scooter?
Go see Cai Lixin at Beijing QiFang Motorcycle Repair Center at 133-1129-6497 (Chinese only). A small unassuming shop belies his many years of scooter experience. He not only can fix your scooter but also sell it as well and will set you straight about getting a license plate.

4 Motorcycle
For the big boys on the CJ 750's or other hot performance bikes check out Zhang's Motor Works, the guru of the side car in Beijing. Surf his website at www.cj750.net/

5 Bicycle
My Big Ben Chinese bicycle gets fixed at the bike shop inside Beiwai. I guess this 2m x 2m shop's been there for a century, taking care of all the students' and teachers' bike needs. Or check out the Windspeed Bicycle Shop in Chaoyang. 1/F, 10 Ritan Jinghua. Tel: 8562-2509.