Post pics of your China Street Bike

[euphonius]

Gardo's being a bit shy. You should also have a look at what soon will be the longest-running thread in MCM, his epic on CCW Tha Heist.

Everything you ever wanted to know about that bobber, and more, delivered with great affection.

cheers

[Gus131]

nICE PICS, gARDO!

thanks for sharing...

[DipStick]

And here's my soon-to-be-plated YBR 250, still at the Yamaha dealership in Shanghai earlier today.


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[euphonius]

Sweet looking ride, DipStick. Looking forward to seeing it in person!

How was the plating experience? Any further reports about tighter restrictions on bikes in Shanghai? You go for the 沪C or 沪A?

cheers

[soberpete]

And here's my soon-to-be-plated YBR 250, still at the Yamaha dealership in Shanghai earlier today.


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Nice ride Dipstick. Red = faster.

[DipStick]

Hey Euphonius,

Well the plating experience is not over yet, since I don't have them yet. I've copped out and I'm paying someone 2,500 rmb to handle the whole process for me. I cannot afford to spend hours on end waiting in various line-ups at the registration office on Hami Lu. (My experience there in getting my foreign licence transferred was enough for my taste). I will hand all the paperwork to the guy tomorrow. In the meantime, the dealer is on stand-by to deliver (not drive!) the Yammy to Hami Lu when the plates are issued. Hopefully I will get a call to pick-up the plated bike sometime next week.

However, I'm afraid my plating experience is not very relevant to the majority of people on this forum because I'm a little bit of a special case (hint in my name). I have a lot more paperwork involved than normal, so it's worth it for me to just pay a specialist to do it. And to answer your questions, yes I had to fight to get the special process rolling, and it will be a 沪A. Except that it will be black ... (another hint)

It will become clear when I post pictures of the plated bike.

Also looking forward to maybe seeing you on the streets! I actually plan to use the bike mainly for commuting to work and I have not considered rides outsides of town.

DipStick

PS: when I payed for the bike, the dealer told me that some tall Chinese lady had just bought one too, same color. I know they don't sell too many of those. So if you see her, well, it's not me :-))

[DipStick]

Nice ride Dipstick. Red = faster.

Absolutely :-) It is scientifically proven.

[soberpete]

PS: when I payed for the bike, the dealer told me that some tall Chinese lady had just bought one too, same color.

I believe that I speak for a number of us here when I say "We'd like you to get photos of that beauty!" Track her down if you must.

[DipStick]

LOL! Sure, I 'll just stake out the registration bureau for the next 2 weeks with my camera at the ready!

I'll pass on your regards if I ever cross paths with her :-)

DS

[soberpete]

LOL! Sure, I 'll just stake out the registration bureau for the next 2 weeks with my camera at the ready!

I'll pass on your regards if I ever cross paths with her :-)

DS

I appreciate that.

I was pleasantly shocked to hear that, not only was it a Chinese person buying one of these but a tall (beautiful?) Chinese woman. Could she possibly be a true motorcycle enthusiast or was she just picking one up on behalf of her wealthy husbands mid-range - by Chinese standards - motorcycle collection.