The law : http://www.gov.cn/banshi/2005-06/22/content_8560.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by Ekkicore
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The law : http://www.gov.cn/banshi/2005-06/22/content_8560.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by Ekkicore
Good to see your plans haven't changed Ekki! I hope the next few months of headaches don't put you off. It's probably gonna be an aweful shitstorm and you'll likely lose the will to live but you'll see, once you're out the other end of the paperwork rectum, wash yourself off and get on your squeazel, it'll all have been worth it!
thanks for the heads up.. does Franki live in the mainland? will find him and send him a PM..
Technically, Franki lives in Hong Kong, and is a lifelong honkie. In reality, he spends what seems like months of every year riding some of the greatest roads in China and southeast Asia. A rider's rider. He also has a motorcycle supply business in HK, catering mainly to the bimmer crowd. Has some great gear in there, starting with Germany's Daytona line of boots. These are the best you can get.
cheers!
FINALLY! Paperwork and money submitted to driving school in Beijing. Only took 3 trips to make them finally accept my application. Now for the actual written and practical exam....
Off topic, I've noticed a bit of an increase in the number of police equipped with 600cc bikes. Anybody else?
Do I really look like a police officer! :riding:Quote:
Originally Posted by GJN
They mostly have new Honda's, no idea about the cc of those bikes!
Jialing sells boatloads of the JH600B police bike and it's PLA cousin -- apparently far, far more than it sells of the civilian versions -- but I've actually never seen one of these in Beijing, or Shanghai for that matter. I have seen them in cities in the west and south, always with the sidecar. Not sure if there's any military or police use of the JH600 two-wheeler....
cheers
Just got call from driving school - written exam this Monday afternoon. Only registered with Laoshan on Wednesday; talk about fast turn around! IF things go well and I pass, driving exam should be for next Friday. I would LOVE to begin riding my bike. Don't touch it except to go to Lotte Mart down the street for groceries on Saturdays and it kills me to walk buy it every morning on my way to work. Sigh.
Ok. License update. I could't make the first exam so had to reschedule to last Wednesday: passed written test with 96%. Anybody have an approximation on when laoshan will call me to schedule my practical?? The weather is just getting too nice to be able to continue resisting the urge to ride my baby illegally. I broke down yesterday and made a quick trip from Lidu to Wudaokou and back avoiding all the major roads. hehe.
Congrats on passing your exam!
Your score is the same as mine. When I asked those guys at the front of the classroom which ones I got wrong, they brushed me aside and told me not to worry. OK ... "My defence, your honor, is that I was never told that I made a mistake on the DL test when I answered that I can drive on sidewalks, going the wrong way, at 80 k/h. If only they had told me I was wrong, this trouble would not have happened."
Good luck with your riding "lessons". :riding:
so i passed my practical exam on friday. :) can't say it was too big of challenge. 3 people in my test group failed: all girls. one of them did a huge wheelie over the small bump at the beginning of the course and landed on her back with the bike continuing to rocket forward. she immediately stood up (at that point i couldnt stop myself from chuckling a bit) and got back on the bike to continue her test. after she came back she asked if she passed, and the instructor wouldn't even acknowledge her question. fyi, this is a girl that rolled up to the test in a brand new bmw z4.....
always, license will be ready next friday. more than ready to start riding.
Congratulations.
It's obvious the BMW won't look new for too long, how can someone be so stupid to drive fast over that bump! Especially since you have turn left, right after the bump.
Congrats! Bet it feels good to be legal.Quote:
Originally Posted by GJN
Hahaha - that brings back classroom memories.Quote:
Originally Posted by GJN
Great time of year to start - see ya on the road! Ride safe!Quote:
Originally Posted by GJN
Cheers
Richard
Congratulations GJN,you have passed your pratical exam,I have passed the written exam by 98 points on 17 May in HaiDian Driving School,I was told that I would be trained since 13 June,I guess,if everything is ok,I will get my C1E licence at the end of next month.
It seems so easy to you to pass the practical exam,hope I can,but I really worry about it,cause I never touched moto before.
Happy riding friend,have fun.
Bloody hell, GJN, that was a TIC moment non-pareil! You were supposed to have your camera ready to share this with us!Quote:
Originally Posted by GJN
Congrats, though, on passing! Now you can ride with impunity! Is there a new bike in the works?
cheers
Sigh, i too regret not having a camera at the ready. Would have made for a classic picture. As for new bike - maybe. I want to wait awhile for this C3 emissions standard to finalize the legal bike scene before I begin my window shopping :) I am notoriously weak-willed when it comes to looking at shiny things on 2 wheels that go vroom, and don't trust myself enough to not make an impulse buy, haha.
At long last I am now a licensed Chinese driver. Been riding legally now for over a week, and haven't had the time to log on and announce the glorious news due to being too busy riding my bike. Anybody want to go for a ride? haha.
Congratulations, GJN. Just in time for the long Beijing summer! You can start working your way through the dozens of legacy rides recorded by chinabiker! Any of those rides he posted in his final week in China would be awesome on the QQ125!Quote:
Originally Posted by GJN
Would love to join you, and will do my best to work in a trip to Beijing this summer.
cheers
Congrats GJN! that sounds great!
Good to hear that people successfully went through the whole process!
How did you register your bike? on your name? what kind of visa are you on?
I got maybe a 10th of the road to legalty behind me: did my exit/entry run, applied for new visa (shoud be ready next monday) and will drive to laoshan probably next WE. Hope to drive legally on my own bike by mid/end July. Euphonius, maybe you can wait with your :riding:visit till then?