Hi All,

Been here for 3 years and never knew there was such an active biking community. Nice to see!!!

Anyway, I'm looking to take some time off and do a trip from shanghai down to Bali and hopefully across to Oz down to Perth.

I've done a bit of research, and it seems a bit tricky to get the bike registration and licensing sorted out. I do have my license from back home so I believe this does help? I am only planning on leaving early next year, but would like to get it sorted out properly well in advance.

Anyone got any advice as to where in China it would be best to get the licensing etc sorted?, and more importantly, are there dealers here that sell legit bikes? Specifically bmw 1200gs, or should I be looking to skip mainland china and get from Hong Kong?

Anyway, nice to be here, hope to get some positive feedback.
Cheers, Adam