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#1 Greets China Riders!01-27-2011, 04:53 AM
Hi all, nice to be here....
Just wanted to introduce myself because I see there is a wealth of personalities, backgrounds and knowledge in regards to riding in China on this site that I'm ready to explore ...and the Middle Kingdom via two wheels.
My name is Christine from the US (but grew up part time in Asia, mom is Chinese, dad is American and I speak Mandarin); have been riding over twelve years and my present bike is a Honda CBR600rr. Currently, I am living in Singapore for two months but have plans with another lady, Szu-Ting (http://www.littlepo.com) to ride across mainland China. So far, our route is South to Northwest...but more on that later as there is much-needed info we need before we can even hit the ignition switch.
We are in the process of converting our Hong Kong drivers/motorcycle licenses into ones for mainland China. Location-wise, it will most likely be easiest to do this somewhere in the southeast near Hong Kong - Shenzhen probably. I spoke to someone today in China (a service that makes the process go more smoothly...like a tour guide through China's DMV) and he told me that after obtaining a China driver's license, the applicant has to wait one year before applying for a China motorcycle license. Is this true? It made my heart drop.
Hopefully someone has information on how I can put my heart back in my chest.
If some of you all have experience in switching over licenses, we would be grateful to know what exactly is needed.
ALSO, any leads on sturdy bikes in the southern parts of China, ones that will be our reliable steeds as we undertake this month-long journey would be wonderful; something capable of rugged terrain, rain, fast enough to escape the police, etc (kidding ;).....as I am not sure what to expect with the road just yet.
Bike photos below. Szu-Ting has some to come...she is just learning to ride but picks everything up very quickly!
Thanks kindly and more questions from us to follow I'm sure. :)
Ride safe,
Christine
Riding around Oregon and back to Nevada
My present bike. Very happy with Honda.
Old bike, Honda CBR600 F4i
Favorite terrain...mountains and desert
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#2 Re: Greets China Riders!01-27-2011, 05:04 AM
http://www.td.gov.hk/en/publications...ex_id_161.html
If had HK d/l & ID card, just follow this guide & DiY http://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=7450501
If don't had HK ID card, u need "other" ways...s
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#3 Re: Greets China Riders!01-27-2011, 05:53 AM
Welcome Christine, stand back and take a deep breath as a load of blokes here will jump in and offer you all sorts of assistance. You will need a towel to wipe up the drool but that is just the way they are, nice, friendly, dribbling sort of fellas. HumanBeing has posted a good way to get the d/l sorted if my google translation worked (lots of fruit involved). You speak Mandarin so the original will make sense ot you I guess.
to get an idea of what is current for different purposes, please have a look at ChinaV's threads:
(start at post #88 or thereabouts for the newest machine) http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ll=1#post20232
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...V-s-Galaxy-250!
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...-%28YG250-6%29
and pfaelzer's famous thread on the JH600 is well worth an hour or two -
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...light=pfaelzerKinlon R/T KBR JL200GY-2
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#4 Re: Greets China Riders!01-27-2011, 06:43 AM
Hi Christine, I think I saw you over on ADVRider before? Welcome to My China Moto
I sent you a PM with some questions.
The rest of the members should be along shortly, they tend to get awfully excited when females make a post here.
Cheers!
ChinaV
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#5 Re: Greets China Riders!01-27-2011, 09:48 AM
"Favorite terrain...mountains and desert "
Should like Xinjiang then. Big Mountains, Big Deserts.
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#6 Re: Greets China Riders!01-27-2011, 10:14 AM
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#7 Re: Greets China Riders!02-02-2011, 10:50 PM
(Lol, that may change, which I believe it will, when there is, say, 50/50 male/female ratio.)
Welcome to the forum MeowZeDong! I first looked your nick and though that is complicated now, but on the second look it is not. Three parts and the first part is what? I can only say a great nick :)
About what bike to chose I don't say anything since you should know it yourself after you know where you are going to ride.
(And yeah, I am excited, but I just hope the spring would come, and that should not take too long anymore.)
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#8 Re: Greets China Riders!02-03-2011, 04:30 AM
Thank you! I'm glad you got the name. :) I'm sure it went over some heads. And I was never on ADVRider.com so that person wasn't me.
I sometimes use the 702 sportbike forum in Las Vegas, but the last comment I posted has been forever....it was asking whether I would die if I were to accidentally hit a small desert animal at high speeds....or would it just be like going over a bump. Had some very interesting responses. I hope there aren't a ton of animals that are collide-prone in a lot of the parts we'll be riding...but I'm sure there are. We don't plan on riding at night.
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#9 Re: Greets China Riders!01-27-2011, 10:12 AM
Thanks a ton for the responses and the assistance already! I'll definitely have a look at the link....I initially didn't spend too much time on here as I've been making phone calls but now that I'm getting settled in and have been led quickly in the right direction, I'm sure I'll gain plenty of knowledge. Really grateful to get handy tips from all you experienced mainland riders...this site is an awesome resource.
Will have a looksee at the links and get back if there are any questions.
OH! And the extent of my Mandarin sadly does not include reading....I am shamefully illiterate (basic stuff=OK).
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