Hi everyone!
My name is Galen and I've been living in Beijing for a bit over a year now. I rode motorcycles since childhood back home on the west coast of the US. Now I'm getting the bug to get back into riding, and the little electric scooters, while fun and cheap, just don't cut it for me.
I'll keep exploring this site but for now, I do have a few questions.
Motorcycle license (yeah, I'm sure your sick of these questions...) I can't find a current website for the LaoShan training center in Beijing, but apparently that's where I need to get started? The only info I've found so far is about four years old. I do have a current, valid Washington State driving license with motorcycle endorsement if that makes any difference.
Is it easiest to just buy a new motorcycle and have the dealer handle the plate for you? I don't really need (or want) to ride into the middle of Beijing, so a jing B plate is probably all I need. Those are good for outside the 4th Ring, correct? (I live outside the 4th Ring, btw).
Once I get licensed, insured, plated and geared up, I look forward to taking my motorcycle the hell out of Beijing on the weekends! Hope to meet some cool folks here. Happy late mooncake day. :)
I'm not rich. (I'm an English teacher...) I just want a cheap, small reliable motorcycle that has a clutch and gears and something that I can get decent tires for. What's a good little bike to get? 125 cc seems a bit small for me, but I would entertain a 125cc, I'm hoping for a 250cc though if they aren't much more expensive.
Cheers!
Ohh, I do have a lot of pictures of me and my motorcycles, just still learning how to use this forum.