Hola .. Hello ... or how do you say in China?


my name is Mika and I am in the very early stage of planing my trip around China.


First a few words about myself ... at the moment I live in Salta Argentina, here a photo of my last trip to Bolivia

04.2 Bolivia Mika und Landschaft.jpg

some of my mc journeys:

1992/3 Europe, USA, Central America on a Honda XL600R
1999 - 2005, RTW on a Yamaha Tenere (251.000km)
2010, Europe, Middle East until the bike (XTZ 750 Tenere) got stolen in Damascus Syria
now riding an Honda Africa Twin with more than 200.000km on the clock


Here is my idea of traveling in China. Flying into a big city and buying a bike ... new or used. Riding in China for about 6 months and than leaving to Russia (near Vladivostok), than riding again thru Russia and Mongolia into Central Asia ... Middle East ... maybe from Iran to Oman ... Jemen ... Ethopia ... selling the bike in Kenia. I guess about 80.000km on the bike.

As I said I am in the early stage of planing this trip.

Here in South America they sell the Euromot GTX 200, a copy of the Suzuki DR 200 and I guess I can put this millage on a new one. As I saw on this forum today this model is also for sale in China even with a 21 liter tank and a rack. What do you think about this bike?

How about getting a visa for China for lets say 6 months ?
Can I register the bike in my name and leave and ride into Russia ?
Are there bigger dirt bikes or touring bikes (e.g. 400cc or 600cc) for sale in China - new/used ?
What is the best time of the year to travel in China? Weather etc.?

So, this is enough for today ...

Saludos
Mika