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    Re: Motorbikes / Expressways

    This just in from today's Shanghai Daily. Unfortunately, the tolls will be manned. No point in attempting.

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    "Drivers of vehicles with seven seats or less may enjoy free rides....
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    CB400 Inaugral Ride

    I was able to get this bike 2nd hand, with plates, registration, and insurance, and am very grateful. These bikes are very hard to find on the mainland. I've done some minor maintenance on it, but...
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    Re: Fake plate/No plate experience and advice

    What about this scenario. You have a legally registered motorbike, but keep it for recreational use on weekends only and/or have it safely locked up when you're not riding it. Since it's legal,...
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    Re: Motorbikes / Expressways

    I found it very interesting to type in "骑摩托车上高速" to a Chinese search engine and see what came up, to get a sense of locals who may have tried riding their motorcycles on expressways.

    Holy crap! ...
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    Re: Northern Jiangsu Province Info

    This is quite a good idea, but the cost is a deterrent for such a short distance trip. Loading onto a truck would be more cost effective as you say for multiple riders, and for longer trips.

    If...
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    Re: Shanghai will ban ALL motorbikes

    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.
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    Re: Shanghai will ban ALL motorbikes

    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...
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    Northern Jiangsu Province Info

    A potentially awesome area to ride in close to Shanghai is northern Jiangsu province. Basically it is the area north of the Yangtze River, which is adjacent to Chongming Island. It used to be that...
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    Re: Asking directions in China

    It's an exercise in frustration to ask directions from locals, but this is good incentive to get very skilled at navigation and figure out what works best for you.

    I find an Ipad and GPS...
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    Re: Breaking in my new JH600 around Chongqing

    That ride report was fabulous! Just curious as to how much the bike cost?
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    Re: Motorbikes / Expressways

    Assuming you could ride the expressways legally, how would this change your riding? For example, what trips would you make if you were allowed on the highways that you wouldn't choose to make...
  12. Re: Just ordered my new JH600 from the Jialing factory

    Hi Christoph, I think you're making an excellent choice.

    Chongqing is amazing for motorcycle riding, and all those bridges and hills make for some pretty awesome trips. When you get further out...
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    Re: Why did they ban Motorcycles

    Street racing is just asking for trouble. What concerns me is how these racers will affect the average Mr Moto who rides his scooter to and from work. A crackdown is looking ever more likely to...
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    Re: Why did they ban Motorcycles

    The article also points out that regulations are outdated and people no longer have the same attitudes towards the regulations. The same article mentions that the legal limit for electric mopeds is...
  15. Any Mid-Range Bikes That are not Chinese Product?

    Hey everyone, for some time I've been working on and waiting to become fully legal and am nearly there! However, due to money being tight I'm going to hold off on a purchase of a new motorcycle...
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    Re: JH600B for sale (or maybe a Victory)

    Wowsers ... I'm not too familiar with sidecars or big bikes, but this sounds like an incredible deal for those who might be interested. I would suggest that you run, not walk, to Lao Jia Hu if...
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    Re: Heads up on the Huqingping (Shanghai)

    Thanks for posting that route map earlier from Xitang ... gonna try it out this weekend!

    Meanwhile, here is the route map I was mentioning of that convoluted plot around the #318 checkpoints
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    Re: Heads up on the Huqingping (Shanghai)

    Thanks for that, Fred. I figured it would come to this, and it looks like it has. At any rate, I'm one step closer to being fully legal in China. Got my motorcycle drivers license back home while...
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    Re: Road-trip advice

    I'd agree about the southern option to/from Wuhan. If you want detailed routes on the Shangai-Wuhan portion, just send me a PM. I've done that route twice and it's rather tricky as there are...
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    Re: Road-trip advice

    Some good points made by Felix ... the reality on the ground, in terms of numbers, is that more bikes are out there illegally or semi-legally than legally. This of course takes into account our...
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    Re: Bicycle in China site links..

    www.bikechina.com
    www.crazyguyonabike.com

    First one is exclusively for China, second one is more global. Both focus on bicycles. I like the crazyguy site a lot more, and have several trips...
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    Re: Road-trip advice

    This discussion obviously isn't going anywhere. Once I get that C-plate I'll check in with y'all
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    Re: Road-trip advice

    Hi Bikerdoc, these are fair points you bring up on your side of the debate, as are the points I bring up. But it doesn't look like any of us are going to change our relative actions on how we ride...
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    Re: Road-trip advice

    In terms of bike registration, for myself it's an eventual goal with a Shanghai C plate ... gradually working towards it, but will take time as it's not an easy task. Meanwhile, I want to ride the...
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    Re: Road-trip advice

    Here's how I see it. Your drivers license and insurance are good nationwide, but the actual bike registration, i.e. the license plate is not.

    The evidence to support this view comes from the...
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