Questions about highway usage and registration

[matt999tye]

Hmm... tempting. Can you elaborate on the freeway part?

Matt, it's cool that you are thinking more towards a legal Chinese bike. Powerful R1s and Ducati's can be legally imported, but they cost big bucks even 2nd hand and have genuine paperwork. I had an offer on a Hyabusa a year or two ago, only 10,000RMB but it was an illegal stolen from HK bike that had had a horribly nasty life.

Neither a CFMoto or Benelli are my ideal bike, but they are a compromise sensible buy.

-Less likely to be stolen, as they are legally registered, police can be informed if anything happens
-More than 100% cheaper than a new legally imported equivalent bike
-More likely to be allowed on the freeway because they are made in China big bikes (as an exception)
-Less likely to be vandalized, because they are Chinese made not Japanese

[ZMC888]

The Freeway part? You probably won't be allowed on a freeway on any bike. Maybe a 10% chance that there are some bored friendly cops that allow you on. This chance could increase to up to 30% if you speak good Chinese, plead and are on a medium/large capacity Chinese made bike.

[bikerdoc]

Freeway = Expressway which one has to pay tolls to use. There are some where motorcycles can enter and pay same rate as a car. Mostly around Beijing. Most of us hope that sometime in the (not too distant) future, motorcycles (perhaps based on engine size etc) will be allowed on all Expressways... but who knows... could be pissing into the wind on that one...