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Well, here you go guys, who paid 58.000 RMB for a Hu A license ....
I heard a very serious rumour (which I don't consider a late April fools joke) that Shanghai will ban ALL motorbikes from inside the inner or middle ring, from this coming summer.
Just like hundreds of Chinese cities did before.
Sweet holiday present, right?
Grandma is an April Fool's Joke. I'll start checking with my sources.
damn.
G'day,
Wouldn' t surprise me one bit, the muppets will do it in the long run, most probably spending three month during the summer on the big island in the South again and of course bringing the bike with me........
Can you fill us in with a source, i.e. an English or Chinese newspaper article to back up this rumor?
If they did something like this, then the next question becomes enforcement. To use Guangzhou as an example, they first did a ban with times, i.e from 8am to 5pm, then it was a full-scale ban with a huge propaganda campaign for people to stop riding their bikes and turn them in at various check stations around town. These bikes were then launched onto a truck and carted off to the scrapyard.
If Shanghai is serious about doing something like this in summer, then they would need to provide a full-scale enforcement plan which I've heard nothing about and would take considerable planning to arrange.
Interesting. I haven't noticed any mention on Chinese boards, like motorfans
Technically Shanghai is one of the 180 some odd cities that have already banned motorcycles, thats why no NEW Hu A's are available, just the recycled ones sold at the plate market. The scarcity is what makes them so expensive.... the rumor mill in China is DEEEEEEPPPPPP!
This will be interesting.
G'Day,Quote:
Originally Posted by bigdamo
Bring it on.... as long we talk about REAL motorbikes.... not some MIC = Made In China toy motorcycles..... ride on - rock on!
I heard it from a friend who considers to buy a legal bike. He was told so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve_R
I remember the same kind of rumours in 2002 or 2003 or so, then it went away.
G'Day,Quote:
Originally Posted by 998S
Never went away...... Actually they are adding more and more "banned for motorcycles" streets every year in greater Shanghai region.
In the long run they will ban bikes in Shanghai and Beijing downtown areas, I am quite sure about that......
You're quite likely right about the ban, but it would be nice to see some kind of evidence or documents to support this. Spoken word and hearsay means practically squat in China I'm afraid to say.
yeah mate you bring your hyperbattleship to tianma the next open day and i will bring my "made in china toy"Quote:
Originally Posted by TB-Racing
lets see who does the most laps in 20 minutes
rock on indeed
Attachment 6864 I love a good race.Quote:
Originally Posted by zhu
So do i specially in the rain
Has the full ban been enforced yet?
It would be a nasty shock for Fred, getting home from his 14,000km + trip to find a full city ban that wasn't there when he left.
Did the race happen between Zhu and TB? Was is raining?
It won't happen. WTO obligations scupper small-minded executive black car drivers' hopes.....fortunately, you biatches.
Shanghai update: no total bike ban yet... might come one day who knows in this country / no race = got no interest.....
I'm told these rumors keep rearing their ugly heads in Shanghai on average once a year.
perhaps you should change your name from tb racing to tb talk-talk-about-it thenQuote:
Originally Posted by TB-Racing
Attachment 7604 umm yeahQuote:
Originally Posted by ZMC888