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#1 Re: China to Spain, May 2012
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#2 Re: China to Spain, May 2012
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03-11-2012, 02:33 PMDaniel, my experience in Kazak accounts only for all the southern area. Petrol and cheap boarding was not an issue. I am not familiar with the border crossing you mention but once un Urumqiui i suggest you confirm if it is open. The area of Kazak you mention is desserted and if you plan to take dirt roads you need to be well prepared to navigate. Are planning to take a gps? It was extremely helpful for us once out on e dirt. It seems you could be there during August and then it is HOT. One thing we did struggle with was to find water on a regular basis (specially Tajik) so if you stick to offroad then stock up GAS and WATER. I. A hot summer day we were downing average 3-4liters of water per head so keep that in mind for your stocking if you camp out. Camping should be no issue but i recommmend you go for guesthouses when you can, they are cheap - max max usd10/night- Consider taking the southern route to the Aral Sea instead. Almaty is an amazing city, the area is much more developed than the center of the country. About the boat no clue since we went into Uzbekistan and all the people we met were coming from Iran and Turkmenistan. Let me get in contact with my friends there and ask around about your route. Best. S.
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#3 Re: China to Spain, May 2012
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03-28-2012, 05:29 AMHi daniel,
Me and my girlfriend are trying to get the same model bike in kunming right now. Our idea is, like you, to drive back to europe as soon as possible. At the moment were having quite some communication problems but we should be fine :) Im just wondering how you have registered the bike, on your own name? I know alot about bike mechanics and would not mind aharing the adventure. Cheers!
Bart
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#4 Re: China to Spain, May 2012
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03-29-2012, 04:19 AMHey Bart!
I just bought the Long March in black with the orange/red gas tank. It looks AMMMMMMAAAAAAAAZING!!! I had to leave it in Dali (which is where I bought it) and paid 11,800 which includes the cost of registering the bike, insurance, and tax.
The reason I left it there is because at the end of the bike registration and licensing process the police, who assured me that my current visa/passport was OK to get the above, but the end my 1 month tourist (L) visa was not ok and I need to go to HK to buy a 6 month business visa. With ANY 3 month visa you can get a drivers license and with any 6 month visa you can register the motorcycle in your name. This is all information I've gathered from my experience, and just to confirm, I don't have my drivers license or motorcycle registration yet! I've done all the paper work and testing for them but the only thing stopping me is my short visa.
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#5 Re: China to Spain, May 2012
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03-29-2012, 04:36 AMFor applying for driving license you need to have 90 days left on your visa, that's something else than a 3-months visa!
For registering a bike in your name you need to have 180 days left on your visa, that's something else than a 6-months visa!
On the day you get your 3/6-months visa a few days have already gone by, normally the new visa 90/180 days starts counting from the application date.Kawasaki Versys 650
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#6 Re: China to Spain, May 2012
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03-29-2012, 04:55 AMThat's strange because the police in Xiaguan ASSURED me that was not the case. They said it is dependent on the length of time your visa originally permitted you to be in China for and not the amount of time left on the visa. I will call them back to reconfirm.
They issued me a car drivers license which I only had to do the computer test for and then when proceeding to apply for my motorcycle license they said OH! You need to wait for one year before applying for your next license in China! So I cancelled the car license and now I'm just going for the motorcycle. I've spent every day for 3 weeks either in one of 3 police/traffic police offices and the motorcycle dealership... EVERY DAY!!
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#7 Re: China to Spain, May 2012
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03-29-2012, 05:06 AMEven for the drivers license I am sure they counted if I still had 90 days left on my visa. A friend of mine just had to postpone getting his drivers license for car because of this rule, he will have to wait till he gets a new 1-year work visa. The "need to wait 1 year before you can do your next driving license" rule is correct indeed.
So it looks like in Xiaguan they only know half of the rules. Seems like you've been already lucky that they even let you apply for a drivers license on a 1-month visa! Maybe you will be lucky registering the bike in your name too over there. They are defenitely not applying the correct rules over there, perhaps the mail pigeon carrying the new rules hasn't reached them yet.
Good luck!Kawasaki Versys 650
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