I am looking at the same problem bike has a plate on in the name of the person who i am thinking of buying from ??

so here is what he said i need to do to get the bike in my name in a new city ..

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First method is you and/or your wife would come here, bringing your passport (showing valid visa)/ID card, along with the PSB residence registration slip etc. We go to the Traffic PSB where plate was issued taking the bike (very close to my home). We complete some forms. You pay a transaction fee (approx. cny100). The bikes plates are removed, and all the associated paperwork/documents for the bike are collated and put together into a 'file' which is then sealed into an envelope which is not to be opened. This envelope you give to your Traffic PSB in your location (you have either 21/28 days to do this). You fill out some forms to get a new plate. They then complete the formalities there to provide you a plate.


hope this infore helps ...