Hey everyone,

I've just arrived in Beijing from the UK to start a new job, and I'm looking into getting my first motorbike here.

The bike I'm looking at does come with a Jing B plate but unfortunately no ownership papers. Added to that I don't have a license. I'm just wondering how much of a problem this will pose if/when I get stopped by the police. I've owned similar bikes abroad before with no problems, but as I've just arrived here I'm not sure what the situation is like now in China.

I was thinking I could at least draw up a contract of sale with the sellers details, so at least if I did get stopped the police wouldn't think I stole the bike!

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to maybe riding with some of you guys when I do finally get a bike!

Cheers,

Joel