Hi all. I moved to Beijing in 2004, from Canada. Last year I bought a little electric scooter to get to work and back. It was great, easy to get in and out of traffic and ride around the traffic jams. Recently I bought myself an r9, goes faster but mostly so I could go farther than 2 hours in a stretch. I love the bike. Have been kind of naive with the purchase though and surely wish I had investigated and came to this web site before I bought it. A lot of grey areas and even after 7 years my Chinese is not so good. I was looking for a small bike that I could use legally without problems. My bike is now sitting in the traffic management bureau of the Beijing traffic police gathering dust. I will however get a first hand knowledge of what is and what isn't ok. I am skeptical but there is a lot of grey area.