Results 1 to 10 of 14
|
-
#1 Importing a Motorcycle into China04-10-2012, 03:23 PM
Hello mychinamoto community! I was wondering if anyone had any information on importing a motorcycle into China (and if it is even legally possible at all). I'm helping someone to sell a custom chopper from the U.S. in China and need to look up this relevant information. So if anyone has any related experiences for this that they could share, it would be greatly appreciated!
CFMOTO 650TR
www.TheGreatRideOfChina.com
"i never get lost because i don't know where i'm going"
"一路春风,一路歌“
-
#2 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China
- Join Date
- Dec 2009
- Location
- mostly Shanghai, sometimes northern California
- Posts
- 3,222
04-11-2012, 12:56 AMBikerdoc and TB-Racing have both imported bikes and posted about it, if memory serves. Theirs were new stock bikes, not customs, importation of which will difficult or impossible. ChinaV has posted on the process, too.
Not easy.
Cheersjkp
Shanghai
2010 JH600 "Merkin Muffley" (in Shanghai)
2000 KLR650 "Feezer Ablanalp" (in California)
-
#3 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China04-11-2012, 02:04 AM
Great, thanks. Any idea what those posts were called? I did some searches for "import motorcycles" and "import motorcycles into China" as well as tried with those usernames but was unable to pull up anything.
CFMOTO 650TR
www.TheGreatRideOfChina.com
"i never get lost because i don't know where i'm going"
"一路春风,一路歌“
-
#4 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China
-
#5 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China
- Join Date
- Nov 2011
- Location
- Down the road in China...
- Posts
- 1,134
04-11-2012, 03:01 AMG'Day,
Imported a few brand-new crated bikes (HD / BMW) in the 90's and the last one was a HD Dyna Superglide in May 1998, vehicle import (cars/bikes) was way easier back in the old days.....
My current import motorcycle was imported through the official importer and dealership (Ducati China in Shanghai) and they provide full-on ride away service including plate and registration.
-
#6 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China04-11-2012, 03:15 AM
As to my experience, the rules changed, what could be done in 2007 is no longer possible, thus the upswing in Chinese motos that have filled my garage. I think your best bet would be to contact the other guys via PM or go to the big moto shops in Beijing to seek better advice. I don't think anybody is going to give you a black and white answer as to how this is done. In most cases the import of large motorcycles requires guanxi, but TIC, there's always a loophole somewhere.
Cheers!
ChinaV
-
#7 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China04-11-2012, 10:17 AM
I'm seriously considering a new bike for 2013, and I'm willing to go to around 40,000-45,000 for a good bike.
I like legal multiple cylinder bikes above 15KW, the list so far....
-Haojue Suzuki GW250 (the safe choice)
-CFMoto 600
-Benelli/QJ 600
However if I could import something else like a CBF500, CBF600, Bandit 650 etc I would be pretty interested, but the price would need to be right. Legal import from Hong Kong not possible? I'm looking for something good to keep for 10 years + or export if I decide to leave.
-
#8 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China04-11-2012, 12:08 PM
Hmmm, yeah this is sort of what I was thinking it was going to be like. Like pretty much everything in China, there's probably a way but it's not really clear what it is since everything is always in flux, though Guanxi is always your best route. I think I might go and check out the Jiuxianqiao H-D dealership and talk to them, otherwise go with my original plan which is to assume that the person interested in buying a bike of this type will already have the requisite connections in place to make this happen.
Thanks for the comments everyone, and I'll be sure to post updates as I get more information. In the meantime, if anyone knows of someone interested in getting a one of a kind chopper originally built for James Caan (of the Godfather and Elf), let me know!CFMOTO 650TR
www.TheGreatRideOfChina.com
"i never get lost because i don't know where i'm going"
"一路春风,一路歌“
-
#9 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China
-
#10 Re: Importing a Motorcycle into China
- Join Date
- Nov 2010
- Location
- Beijing
- Posts
- 407
« Previous Thread | Next Thread » |
Similar Threads
-
Question about importing a NEW bike from USA to China. Honda CBR 250 RR
By parider in forum Ride Reports and MeetingsReplies: 1Last Post: 05-23-2011, 01:18 PM -
the old story, importing etc. questions
By jape in forum Ride Prep and Making TracksReplies: 1Last Post: 10-04-2010, 01:10 PM -
Importing and other motorcycle legal stuff
By longuito in forum Ride Reports and MeetingsReplies: 9Last Post: 07-19-2010, 06:07 AM -
Importing a Bike to the UK
By Andy Hird in forum Dirt n' Dual-SportReplies: 4Last Post: 11-05-2009, 09:52 AM -
Importing Parts
By Taimur in forum AsiaReplies: 11Last Post: 03-17-2009, 03:56 PM
Tags for this Thread |