Thanks Andy, plenty of positive advise to get me started. China always provides an organistaional challenge! I'm pretty sure Wuhan doesnt plate bikes anymore and thats where im registered to live. So, if i want to get the bike plated i'll have to get someone else in another city (a city that plates bikes) to plate it and then buy it off them. Do you know if i can still register the bike for exit-entry purposes if im buying 'second hand'.
BTW, love the idea of you riding around with a China plate in Austria!