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  1. #1 Tourist buy a bike and start travel China 
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    Hello,
    I am new in this forum.
    I had read stories of foreign tourists visiting China.
    They brought new or used bikes then start touring China.

    Can someone tell me how it work?

    Where is the best place to purchased bike?

    Thanks,

    Eggroll
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  3. #3 Re: Tourist buy a bike and start travel China 
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    hey eggroll welcome to china
    what kind of budget did you have in mind for your bike?
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  4. #4 Re: Tourist buy a bike and start travel China 
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggroll View Post
    Where is the best place to purchased bike?
    Beijing and Shanghai have some nice BMW, Ducati, and Harley dealerships. $30,000 - $50,000 USD and you're on your way to a great ride in China.

    Cheers!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChinaV View Post
    Beijing and Shanghai have some nice BMW, Ducati, and Harley dealerships. $30,000 - $50,000 USD and you're on your way to a great ride in China.

    Cheers!
    ChinaV
    ChinV,
    You are a funny guy........lol.
    Yeah, I am going to buy a BMW in Shanghai and ride it in China.
    I read a Norwegian couple in ADV, they brought a new 2k Chinese bike each and rode around China .
    This happened last year or the year before.
    Then they sold it to the Border Guards in Mongolia for $500 each before they crossed over to Soviet.
    In 09' a YOUNG Singaporean was help by a fellow member in here (a French expat).
    He paid $300 for a 150cc Chinese bike, travel a month and sold it before went over Kazakhstan.

    I been wanting to ride in China for a long time and read as much as I can on the subject of others who had done it.
    It happen that finally I could do it in the next couple of months.
    When I ask, I was told rules had change and not possible if I want to copy other who had done it previously.

    I was born in HK and thinking if I gain my HK residence card and Hk driver license, i might be legal in China.
    Do anyone have knowledge, if China Authority recognized HK driver license?

    On the registration of the bike, I wonder if the bike dealers still willing to put their names on the bike and create
    paper works to authorize me to ride it around?

    Now, I am desperate to listen to any crazy idea or innovative suggestions to solve my problem.
    I am all prepare if my bike get confiscated(very unlucky) but I don't want my butt to be slam in jail by the police.
    I'll try to be as legal as possible just in case I got stop by the authorities.
    So Please, I am all ears!

    Thanks in advance for your helps.

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    mate have i got a deal for you !

    2012-04-01_10-57-19_402 by johnnyfast, on Flickr

    a very rare and original chinese cruiser in custom black complete with long distance touring paniers at no extra cost
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    Quote Originally Posted by zhu View Post
    mate have i got a deal for you !

    2012-04-01_10-57-19_402 by johnnyfast, on Flickr

    a very rare and original chinese cruiser in custom black complete with long distance touring paniers at no extra cost

    Now,that Just the bike I am dreaming of.
    Let the secret out, I am a 250s pounder, 5'10'', totally out of shape.
    I ride a 250cc WR250R in the State and it had took me to many places.
    So the more CC the better for me, I heard there are hills in China.......hehe


    I read on this forum about some Yamaha that is made in China, that would be nice if I can find a used one.

    Thanks for the offer, how many cc on that bike anyway?


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    it was a 150 but it has bored itself out to about 165 now
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    Quote Originally Posted by zhu View Post
    it was a 150 but it has bored itself out to about 165 now
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    One CC for each lb is about right!

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