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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
Hello Connor.
Did you knew - today's 250ccs are new 600 ccs, especially in China. :icon10:
I think an old Jialing JH600 thumper could be ideal, but not too easy to find.
Im oldskool so Ill stick with the 600ccs :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Zorge
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZMC888
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Originally Posted by cozmcrae
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...
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
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by kikikillercat
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJH
Zorge, that would be a good second bike for me to get about the city :D
Second bike indeed, especially in pink. :lol8:
Then check out JH600 or Benelli BJ600 with B plate. That's the only option .... But no idea if you can find one nowadays
I can get you my Benelli 600 fully legal until 10/2017 with Beijing B plate as of June.... If you can wait!
But it is a bike which is in a good condition.... Loud for attention ( Chinese Leo Vince exhaust) and bright ( Chinese xenon lights ) for visibility....
Bike is foiled in mat grey all over, similar to the engine housing color.....
Mileage is currently around 13k km
Think about it and let me know.... I'm going to use it until I leave in summer...
Condition for China is good! Not much to do at the moment...
Dave
Im still waiting on a couple documents for my Z-visa just now and then I still need to get my licence swapped over so it will still be a little while before Im actually looking to buy. Your one sounds pretty good. How old is it and what sort of money would you be looking for it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diaveldav
I can confirm that Dave's bike is a great one. We ride since two years from time to time together.
It is in great condition and good for faaaaast round in the BJ mountains :-)
Welcome to the forum, I'm also in Beijing. Give me a shout once you get a bike and we can go ride. I post rides on this forum, but no one seems to show for them (yet).
Cheers!
Definatley! Are there many groups of bikers who go out riding around Beijing? I heard something about a cafe where bikers meet up at outside Beijing but I didn't know if it was real or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by galenernest
If there are groups, I certainly don't have my thumb on their pulse... haha. I usually end up riding solo, but I found a Canadian guy who likes to ride and we did one ride earlier this winter (I posted the ride here but no one from this site replied). We'll be doing more rides come spring. I know a group of riders (all Chinese) that have a wechat group I'm on... they have asked me to ride with them, but they tend to like larger groups... 20 or 30 bikes at a time (or more), and I prefer small groups... two to four bikes at a time is about perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by cozmcrae
And that seems to be the thing.. most motorcycle shops organize rides on the weekends, but they seem more geared towards huge groups. I hate riding in huge groups.
Well yeah I'd be game and I agree 20 or 30 bikes is like a gang rather than a riding group. What bikes do you guys ride?
I ride a Honda CBF190R. Gordon rides a Yamaha 400 (I think it's an FJ or an FJR, not sure). He left for the winter and will be back sometime in the spring. Not sure if he'll pick up something different then or if he kept his Yamaha. Anyway, small displacement bikes are way more common. My little Honda suits my riding style, though: slow on the straights and ringing its neck in the twisties... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cozmcrae
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by cozmcrae
I bought it in March 2014, it's production date is 06/2013 which means it is already one which doesn't have the overheating issues as the first Benelli bikes.
As it has some mods like racing exhaust and xenon lights and the fact that it's fully legal until 10/2017 I will ask on around 29000 RMB. Depending on how much I ride the next month I need to replace tires and do some maintenance like oil, filters and spark plugs. Let's see. Will do everything by myself, no Chinese f*** up.
Let me know when you would be ready and we can have a look.
Cheers
Dave
My gut feeling is that I'll be looking for a bike around March/April time and I would have to see what I can actually get for that sort of money. That type of bike on a b-plate is exactly what I'm looking for though.
I got myself a CF650TR, give me a shout if you guys are going on a ride!
Will do man!Quote:
Originally Posted by willcats
I just heard that a forgiener cannot own Jing B plates. Is that true?
I think if you get all the documents you can have a "private" Jing B plate, i.e. under your name. However it is easier to have a "public" Jing B plate which the bike is registered to a shell company set up by the bike dealers. You may need to pay bit of extra money when it comes to vehicle inspections tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by cozmcrae
where about are you located in beijing btw?Quote:
Originally Posted by cozmcrae
Chaoyang district. I've seen a few Jing B plates about but I'm not entirely sure how to tell where each ring road boundry ends.
Yes, will be way to difficult to register a bike under your name as a foreigner! That's why I have it registered under a company. I wanna ride and not have administrative thrills....Quote:
Originally Posted by cozmcrae
Dave
As Laowai u can only register a B plate when u live in specific far out places like HuaiRou. I guess needs to be check at your location.
Would I have to buy a bike from a dealer or can I buy on privatley and have it regestered by someone else/a company?
If you buy from a dealer of your trust he will help you with registration.
If you buy private you can take over the B plate from former owner. As I heard B plates are not necessarily need to transferred to a new owner.
But I dont know how to verify that statement (typical CN hear say)
Finally bought a bike. A very used CFMOTO 650NK
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I am enjoying it very much. :lol8: