I've neen riding a crappy scooter for a few years now, and I've decided it's time to get a proper motocycle. I have some ideas, but wanted to hear peoples suggestions.

I live in Beijing and deal with terrible traffic so manueverability is important. The roads are decent for the most part, but some of the minor roads can get pretty beat up (i.e, pot holes gallore). Would also like to be able to make the occasional detour on the side walk to avoid being late for work, but I do that with my scooter already (yes, I know this isn't the most legal thing to do). I ride year-round, so also need a bike that won't kill me after a little snowfall. I will be plating it so it has to be BJ legal too.


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With that in mind, I'm leaning towards a dual-sport style bike. I think cruisers and sport bikes are much cooler looking, but sometimes you gotta sacrifice style for practicality. I have about 20K RMB to spend on the bike alone (not including plates, insurance, etc).

Any suggestions? Should I go dual-sport or rock out something cooler with a street bike?