Quote Originally Posted by lightend View Post
I have read that motorbikes with 1 person and that can reach and run at 70km/h are allowed on motorways.

i am in ningde and would like to take a trip up to shanghai, however if i have to take the little roads it will take me a week to get there, if i can use the motorways here then that would be damn sight quicker and easer for navigation.

any ideas? any one been on one of these motorways, or tried and been told to go away at the toll booth?
Generally traffic law states, that vehicles with a type-rated speed of 70 km/h and over are allowed on expressways, provided the rider and pillion wear a helmet. However, most provinces forbid motorbikes on expressways. To the best of my knowledge, exceptions are Beijing and Tianjin and sometimes they let you on in Yunnan or maybe other provinces when riding solo. Imagine all the farmers with their scythes, rakes and other tools, riding 3 up and more on expressways - they better forbid them generally, very much to the dislike of us recreational riders.
I sneaked through tollgates on several occasions where the barriers left enough space for a bike or at gas stations, where the always have a connection to country roads. We were stopped once by police, escorted to the next but one exit, greeted farewell without being fined nor charged toll

If you apply the sneak in method, be sure to know where the big toll gates are (the ones blocking the whole road across) and avoid those by exiting one exit before (or at a gas station). Re-sneak after the big toll gate. Repeat procedure as often as necessary I believe they are still waiting for me at some big toll gates