Post pics of your China Street Bike

[DipStick]

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.

Funny you should ask, because I asked the exact same question. It was indeed for herself. About beautiful, no idea, your guess is as good as mine. About tall, well that's what the somewhat short salesperson (Nancy) said. In her eyes, my 5'11 probably puts me in the category of basketball players. Again, your guess is as good as mine :-))

[euphonius]

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 :-))

Dear DipStick,

You bought a bike solely for commuting in the endless city? Sheesh, we'll have to disabuse you of the error of your ways! Promise you'll be super careful in town, which for commuting is a lot better than most cities since the high plate prices do limit traffic volume. But please promise also that you'll find time for the occasional overnight ride-out to Zhejiang or Anhui or Fujian with your MCM comrades. There's brilliant riding to be had, with a little work to slip the bonds of Shanghai. Well worth the effort. As you'll read in these pages, it's also a neat trick to check your bike on a train and meet it in Kunming or Guiyang or Urumqi for some real riding.

Not sure what you do in your capacity as a (stickless) dip, but I assure you the bike has the power to put you in intimate proximity with lots of people you'd probably not otherwise meet, which of course is good for stickomacy. My work in rural healthcare development is immeasurably enhanced by my ability to get off the beaten path.

Whatever you do, ride safe and get yourself out of Shanghai! Let's ride!

[DipStick]

Euphonius:

I might be convinced to take a ride outside of town at some point. But I want first to get familiar with the bike and take my time to hone my skills. I am a newbie rider after all and this is my first real bike (I'm not counting mopeds). The other obstacle would be telling my wife: "Bye honey, I'll be out with the guys for the week-end, good luck handling the 2 screaming kids. See ya tomorrow." I don't think it would fly. But maybe 2 or 3 times a year might be tolerated...

Bottom line, I am taking it one step at a time, she is already worried enough about me wanting to ride a bike in downtown Shanghai.

Looking forward to meeting at some point.

DS

ps: speaking of one step at a time, did I mention I don't have a bike YET?

[Chinggis101]

Well, after nearly 5 years and some grumbling I've become a bona-fida Chinese bike owner - Lifan 250P

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I bought it off a friend who won it in a draw, brand new from Lifan! So it's not licenced and I now have to get my driver's licence. But the incentives are now all there!

[DipStick]

Congrats, Chinggis! "Easy"-looking ride (as in the movie).
Definitely plenty of tips around here for getting your license!

[DipStick]

On a related note, finally picked up my YBR250 yesterday. But still no plates in spite of best efforts. Full story and pictures are posted here.

[prince666]

with weeks of waiting my new CFMOTO 250-8 came its the only one left in shandong
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[prince666]

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[soberpete]

I'm not a scooter guy that is smooth looking ride. 250cc eh? I wonder how it runs : Fuel economy; 0-60; top speed; handling.

[prince666]

Hi soberpete it is a 250cc why they call it a JETLUX 300 who knows the Jetlux runs very well and smooth fuel is about 290km from 10 liters 0-60 from a scooter is very good from the lights i leave most behind
very smooth on the ride take the bad roads ok and is very good at low speeds i live in Thailand as well as china and i have Honda PCX in Thailand so i like scooter CFMOTO make some of the best bike in china
untill you ride one you just cant bleave how good it is but to find the Jexlux which is called the CF250-8 is very hard to find in china it is a new model so are very few about i look for 6 weeks and found the last one in Shandong
only done 700 km so top end not sure but it fill ok to get to 110km very good with the top speed sholud be about 125/135 km give me a few more weeks and i will find out need to find a nice long flat road which we have loads
in Longkou ????