Motorbike ride in China: informations for italian biker

[momi20]

Hellò, my name is Maurizio and i live in Italy.
I'm the owner of a scooter Vespa PX 125 cc( over 100.000 km in Europe) and since 2008 of a Suzuki DR 350 that in 2008 and 2009 i've driven from Italy to Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Kazhakstan, Turkmenistan Khirgyzstan.
In 2010 i've driven a Royal Enfield in India and this summer a Yamaha tXT in South Africa, Namibia and Zambia.

One of my dream is to can drive a motorbike in China: i've visited your country in 2005, Shangai, nanning, Chengdu Lasha and Beijing, but with trains and plane.
Enter in China with the own bike i know that is difficult, but possible. The problem is the too much high cost: in general i know that you've got to buy a kind of "tour", with a chinese guide that follow you with a bike, following a planned route. This is out of my budget.

In 2009 i was at the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and i meet 3 french bikers, riding 3 chinese sidecar . They told me that they bought them in China, and after it was possible drive through China, without guide and just using the international licence of driving. At the border with Tajikistan they had'nt any kind of problem with custom. Everything was fine cause they are the owners and the sidecar wehre bought in China. They showed to me sidecar documents written in Chinese and Russian.

It is really possible do this ? For me is really really cheaper buy a fly to China and buy a little bike instead drive my bike from Italy to China: at the arrival in China i must spend money to send back my bike in Italy. For a ride like that i can get 30 day of vacation, not more. One way in 30 day is possible, go and back no.

Thanks for any kind of information or contact

Momi

[Franki]

I bought a motorcycle in China and left it there since 2007. Till now, I am still riding it around China and not yet get tired about it.

[bigdamo]

So are you asking can you buy a bike in China and ride it through China and back to Italy in 30 days or Buy a bike in China and just ride around China in 30 days.

By the way Momi in Chinese is cat.Maybe you might try He Momi while in China.

[ZMC888]

China is a massive country and very mountainous, if you didn't want to take the Enfield out of India or bring your bike into India why do you want to take a bike into or out of China? Most Chinese 250cc singles would easily be able to hold their own with an Enfield, and be more reliable and be as easy to sell.

By the way Momi in Chinese is cat.

I thought it was Mao (猫)?

[ChinaV]

Momi,

Obviously, your idea is to come to China with 30 days of vacation, buy a bike, ride across the country, and then sell the bike and fly home. It's a great idea, however there is one problem. The people you met in 2009 lied to you. It's not OK to drive around China on an international drivers license, what they did was completely illegal, and they were lucky they didn't end up in deep shit.

China doesn't want you here as a motorcyclist, and they could give a shit about your dreams of discovering this beautiful country via motorcycle. You have two choices:

#1 Spend a huge amount of cash with a reputable tour agent.

#2 Do it illegally.

Don't count on much help from people on this site if you want to go with option #2, the subject has been beat to death over and over and over and over again.

Good luck!
ChinaV

[ZMC888]

Momi read this link:
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...rcycle-License

This means you need a license legally. It doesn't mean what you want to do cannot or even shouldn't be done.