Quote Originally Posted by Max Power View Post
I didn't even know there was such a thing as a temporary two month license! If my plans go sour I'll look into that for sure.

As far as the Visa situation I've been assured twice by the agent in Hong Kong that a 6 month/180 day Visa is no problem, and really it doesn't cost much more than the 30-day tourist Visa I can get here in Vancouver. I know, surprising I can't get something better here but apparently some rules have changed recently and it's either that or a 60-day family visit/invitation Visa. Neither are good for my purposes.

So the license should be no problem as I'll follow the steps that are well documented here (thanks again to all who put the effort in to post this info!). And hopefully I'll be able to find a dealer willing to register a new bike. I see a lot of people here talking about ordering direct from the factory, is it possible to get a bike like that registered? It doesn't really matter to me where it's registered as I'm going to use it for one long trip across China. At least I don't think it matters, I just want to have a plate and insurance and I figure since I won't really have a home base, plates from anywhere are just as good. I'd like to get something similar to the Sineray xy200gy-7, so I thought from the factory might be the easiest way?

Dude, check the fine print. Yes, you can get a six-month multiple-entry business visa in Hong Kong, but as ChinaV has noted, the duration of any stay under that visa is probably limited to 30 days. People on these business visas are endlessly dashing down to HK on day 29 or 30 to exit and re-enter for another 30 days. There may be exceptions, but ordinarily the only visas that allow extended stays of longer than 30 days are long-term residency permits, work visas and study visas.

Go back to your HK agent and ask specifically about the maximum allowed stay under a "six-month" business visa.

Good luck!