In 2013, Xiaolei outbid buyers from the Middle East and Europe at an auction of Hollywood movie props in the US, paying 2,600,000 yuan ($408,200) to become the motorcycle's new owner. The most eye-catching one in the collection is the original that Nicolas Cage rode in the 2007 Hollywood supernatural movie, Ghost Rider. The more than 700-square-meter showroom displays an array of motorcycles, including WCC (West Coast Choppers), OCC (Orange County Choppers), and US models like American Bobber and American Chrome. The museum, also the base of the SongSan Motorcycle Club, was co-founded by Xiaolei and other custom motorcycle enthusiasts including singer, Yang Kun. One would be stunned when stepping into the SongSan World Top Cycle Museum near the entrance to the Beijing Golden Port Motor Park located in the suburbs of the Chaoyang district. The Monkey King motorcycle made especially for the movie. "China's motorcycle culture is still in its fledging stage where bikers often pursue exaggerated motorcycle designs to show off their personality," said Xiaolei. "Westerners didn't know Chinese people are also very interested in premier motorcycles." ![]() "When my friends and I strolled through the bike builders and crowds looking at the rides and exhibits at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the US in August, we were frequently asked if we came from Japan," said Xiaolei. What could be cooler, more classic and more masculine than riding a chopper or café racer motorcycle on a suburban highway?Ĭhinese businessman Zhang Xiaolei, 41, more commonly known as Songsan Xiaolei in the local motorcycle enthusiast community, loves motorcycles so much that he hopes to introduce more upper-end and custom motorcycles to China's rising elite and the newly wealthy, to grow the country's motorcycle circle. ![]() ![]() The embodiment of a heroic spirit - fearless, adventurous and eager to conquer. Songsan Xiaolei poses, with one of the motorcycles in the collection at his motorcycle museum in Beijing.
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