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Just looked a little further into it. You're required to have a valid Chinese license but people said they have done it without it before it's just kind of a "do it at your own risk" type thing. So disregarding that, logistics from first post?
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Just looked a little further into it. You're required to have a valid Chinese license but people said they have done it without it before it's just kind of a "do it at your own risk" type thing. So disregarding that, logistics from first post?
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Just keep your helmet on, so no one can see your a Westerner.
I don't know the fine if cought, but perhaps a little 'back hand cash' will work.

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From what Ive been told the options are do it by the book, i.e. have a guide the whole time, no freedom and huge bills OR just wing it. Apparently (a friend is working in Beijing) the cops are pretty straight up and hate talking to foreigners, so they don't bother pulling tourists over.

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i was recently in china (june-aug) and i bought a local bike in Lanzhou (the geographic center of the country more or less) and rode west for 7 weeks.

your plan sounds great apart from one thing! you are going to be in the east. in the west of the country its still kind of wild west ish so when ever i was pulled over the cops didnt know what to do with me and i was directed away! having long sleve, gloves, helmet and a face mask helped heaps, they couldnt tell if i was local or not. so if you go do this.

The bad news is a friend of mine was teaching there for a year and he had an electric scooter (also illegal for a foreigner) he got caught twice and the first time he bribed the office and left (he speaks chinese) the second time the bike was impounded and he had to pay some ridiclus price to get it back and the registered owner had to collect it.

from what i heard when i was there, if caught the police have the authority to confiscate the bike. it becomes unclear what happens next, i know a massive fine is imposed to get the bike back and you may need to get a chinese liscense before they give it back (impossible on a tourist visa) also mentioned was a short prison sentence (a couple of days) although im not sure.

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Hi,

In July 2009 I entered China from Pakistan and travelled to Kashgar by bus. After approx 3 days i managed to purchase a 125 cc chinese bike for approx $900 (it was practically new) from a local and was careful to ensure that i had all the accompanying documentation for the bike. Alongside my Chinese visa in my passport, I decided to stick a copy of a chinese translation of my driving licence and bike details. The police did not always stop me, but when they did, then they just recorded the details and let me on my way.
I did have a serious head on crash with a vehicle just north of Xian, and that's when the police started to look closer into my eligibility to drive there. After approx 2hour at the police station they let me go, knowing that i was going to continue driving upto Beijing.
It took me approx 15 days to cross China and reach Beijing, where i sold the bike for $500.

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i wish they'd hurry up and open up to us soon, coz i'd sure like to include a loop around china into my RTW!
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