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Q: Buying a bike in China
Can anyone tell me what kind of red tape is involved when buying a chinese bike in China -- license, tax, etc...?
Is renting an option? I have rented in Vietnam and India, and both times the transaction was cheap and simple and required almost no paperwork.
I am keen on picking up a bike in Hong Kong, and riding out to the mainland.
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If you want to ride in China, you may be better off buying one in the mainland and not in HK. I'm sure Franki will be along to offer his .02.
If you buy new in the mainland you need to work out a special deal with a dealership who will register the bike in another persons name. Registration includes tax, inspections, plates and insurance. Then you and the dude who registered sign an agreement where he basically sells you the bike so you can ride it AND, more importantly, removes him from any responsibility for you and your ride. It sounds complicated, and can be, but usually it's pretty simple.
If you can find a good second hand bike, you don't need to do any of this as they already have plates and such.
When you planning to go?
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21 Feb 2008
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Thanks for the quick reply. Time for the China adventure is TBA -- this Fall at the very earliest.
Why would mainland be better than HK for buying a bike?
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22 Feb 2008
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Thanks for the quick reply. Time for the China adventure is TBA -- this Fall at the very earliest.
Why would mainland be better than HK for buying a bike?
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Simple. You can't import or ride a bike into China without a permit. Such permit takes 6 months in advance to apply and will cost you an arm and a leg.
You can also rent a bike in China but that means you must return the bike to the same place you got it or pay expensive transport charges.
If you ask for help, you need to explain clearly what your travel plan is as consideration varies.
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28 Feb 2008
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Carl/Franki -
What would be a good bike to buy for a trip in China? Something they are familiar with, rather than one of my heaps.
I am thinking about starting in Harbin and traveling along the Mongolian Border and down to the foothills of the Himalayas. Probably this summer.
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Gassy,
Followed your Jomamma thread on Adv. You're a smart dude.
A good bike for China depends on what size engine you're comfortable riding. Not sure what the moto market is like in Ha'erbin but you could certainly pick one up in Beijing.
If you're okay with a 200cc suzuki thumper you can always get a Qingqi. I put a short review of it up on adv.
If you insist on something larger, and don't mind spending a few thousands bucks then the Jialing JH600 might be your thing. Franki has one of those and can hook you up with any info.
If you're serious about a trip, it would be good to talk. You use skype?
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1 Oct 2008
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south east asia
CrazyCarl;
hello,i plan to travel starting from india>tibet>china>south east asia (i assume driving through myanmar is not possible) by road.after a lot of home work i have dropped idea of self driving my mitubhishi and plan to hire self drive cars in each country.i wish i could do it in my car which i have modifies for long trips.driving , nature photography,feeling nature all along travel,not just visiting famous tourist spots is my passion.
is there still some possibilities that i drive up to india & myanmar border ,then ship the car to thailand which should be not more than 300 kms,then self drive rest of south east asia,
use local trian,buses,and taxis in china
please can u suggest
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Biking in China
Don't forget your Chinese driving license. Every cities has different procedures to issue them to foreign residents. Non-residents sometimes have to go through driving schools, automobile clubs etc., but it should be possible.
And be advised that most bigger cities ban bikes completely or at least bikes with numbers from other cities. Shanghai has started to expel foreign factory managers etc. for not caring about Chinese law last year (after one drunken, license-free foreigner killed a Chinese bicyclist with his forged-registration bike).
You better stay away from the Chinese East coast, there are too many restrictions.
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Carl ('culcune' from chinariders and advrider here), it seems that the Qingqi would be the way to go as far as quality in China. However, 'suprignet' from chinariders just got his way cool Shineray with the big tank and the extra racks. Are you familiar with that bike yet, enough to have someone consider it vs. the Qingqi?
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Well look at you and all your screen names!
Supersignet has been helping me set up my new chinese motorcycle forum and he's told me a lot about his experiences on the bike. So far it sounds like a good ride and he hasn't had too many functional problems with it.
I took a tour of the Shineray factory a couple weeks ago and it's a clean facility. The workers seemed to pay at least some attention to details and their marketing as well as RnD seem to be focusing on the off-road segment. Hell, there's certainly enough room in the market for more than one competent bike!
Supersignet put a review and some trip reports on his bike here:
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Carl ('culcune' from chinariders and advrider here), it seems that the Qingqi would be the way to go as far as quality in China. However, 'suprignet' from chinariders just got his way cool Shineray with the big tank and the extra racks. Are you familiar with that bike yet, enough to have someone consider it vs. the Qingqi?
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Sdh-125
I have just purchased a Honda SDH-125 in Yanji, China. I up-graded from a Suzuki 110. The bike seems pretty good so far, I am still trying to break it in right now and get some k's on it. One small problem is that the seat is designed for Chinese people, my knees don't fit comfortably into the ridge on the sides of the gas tank in the middle of the bike. I also noticed that it feels loose in gravel, maybe it is more of a road bike.
Some friends of mine and I just took a trip in NE china on our bikes to the border of Russia, China and North Korea. If you would like to check out the video, its on youtube.com. here is the link.
YouTube - Hun Chun part 2
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Hi,
I have been searching alot on how to buy a motorcycle in china and looks like you guys already have the answer for me. I will be going to china on a tourist visa and i want to buy a motorcycle to travel in china. I dont mind a small cc motorcycle. As long as it has got 2 wheels on it, I am ok.
Do you know how much it will cost?
Can all the paper work be done easily? If yes, how long would it take to just get it done and to go on the road?
Is it possible to ride the bike out of the china?
Where will be a good place to buy the motorcycle?
I will be starting my trip in sept 2008, so I need fast reply. Thank you very much.
Thanks for any information.
Really appreciated it.
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I have lived in China a total of 8 years, and the bike situation there is not good. As a visitor you can not buy a bke or get license. An international license in not valid. To buy a bike or get a license you need a residence permit. The alternative is to bring in your own bike through a tour company that will arrange for you to get a temp. license (which you can do alone without official help). Traveling in and trying to buy there is not an option. If someone else has don so and knows a way then good luck.
Within China some citys are now baning motorcycles completely or severly limiting there use, Guangzhou (Canton) is the first to ban then, Shanghai and Beijing restrict their use, others also have followed but I don't know the details. All in all considering that the Chinese are becoming a mojor manufacturer of bikes they are not very bike freindly.
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all china
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to visit all of china in detail ,will a mix of train,buses and taxi work?
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hello deaninkl
to visit all of china in detail ,will a mix of train,buses and taxi work?
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hello deaninkl
how many weeks should i allot to visit full china in detail?
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China is a big place so maybe about 416 (four hundred and sixteen) weeks of constant travel.
I suggest choosing a few of the places you'd really like to see then covering it in detail. It's unlikely you'd ever be issued a visa that would allow you to cover even most of China unless you special connections. But then again, if you had special connections you probably wouldn't be posting here yeah? 
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