The Los Angeles Times reviews the Chinese-made Jialing JH600 motorcycle by driving it along the Silk Road:

Riding 1,700 miles in eight days isn’t anything I’d normally brag about. But I was riding a Chinese motorcycle. In China. Over pavement and gravel. Across the Tianshan mountains and the Taklamakan desert. From elevations of 13,400 feet to sea level. In temperatures from freezing to 100-plus degrees. So forgive me if I seem a little self-congratulatory for trekking the Chinese wilds on a Jialing JH600 dual sport. [Full text]

The article includes a video. (With thanks to Japhet Weeks for the link).