Hello from a Scottish guy in Beijing
Hello all.
I've been in Beijing for about 5 weeks now and have a job teaching English. Looking to get a very cheap 600cc bike I can tinker with and go for rides outside of Beijing on to fill the empty hole that old cars used to fill when I was back in the UK. I hope I can eventually contribute to this forum rather that just be an information leech:icon10:
Connor
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Hello Connor.
Did you knew - today's 250ccs are new 600 ccs, especially in China. :icon10:
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I think an old Jialing JH600 thumper could be ideal, but not too easy to find.
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Zorge
Did you knew - today's 250ccs are new 600 ccs, especially in China. :icon10:
Im oldskool so Ill stick with the 600ccs :D
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ZMC888
I think an old Jialing JH600 thumper could be ideal, but not too easy to find.
How much would one of those cost? Is it better to get a bike with plates or get my own? I'm happy to just get B plates because of the cost of A plates.
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cozmcrae
Im oldskool so Ill stick with the 600ccs :D
How much would one of those cost? Is it better to get a bike with plates or get my own? I'm happy to just get B plates because of the cost of A plates.
not sure if you have a license or not...but a 250 taken away from you is less painful than a 600. and 'old school' doesnt fly very well in China....nothing is the same here...
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C'mon, Connor, you can buy something environmental friendly and ride all day long.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/u...086081_614.jpg
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here are some links to the JH600 new, to get you started.
http://www.taobao.com/product/%E5%98...9%B5jh600.html
http://motor.newmotor.com.cn/JH600Am...8/baojia.shtml
I supose if you could get a decent used one it be a good option?
There are not allot of midrange options in China, there are a few 250-300cc options.
It seem it may be possible now to get a 250cc Benelli motard...that be my choice if you can find one.
http://motor.newmotor.com.cn/BJ250GY22974/
if they are actuually selling for 16,800 RMB, I rather be in for $2500.00, then holding a used bike that cost more.
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kikikillercat
not sure if you have a license or not...but a 250 taken away from you is less painful than a 600. and 'old school' doesnt fly very well in China....nothing is the same here...
I will be converting my UK licence to a Chinese one and making sure the bike is legal. Don't know why you think the bike would be taken away from me.
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MJH
I supose if you could get a decent used one it be a good option?
There are not allot of midrange options in China, there are a few 250-300cc options.
It seem it may be possible now to get a 250cc Benelli motard...that be my choice if you can find one.
I would be looking at a used bike. I used to really enjoy working on car so I would be happy getting a bike thats not in good condition and fixing it up/modifying it. I really want a 600 or a 650 because this isn't really for traveling around Beijing, I want something I can work on and ride out of the city and enjoy the surrounding areas so the issues with a bigger bike in the city wouldn't effect me.
Zorge, that would be a good second bike for me to get about the city :D
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Second bike indeed, especially in pink. :lol8: