Quote Originally Posted by felix View Post
Nice choice for a commuter, well done! You're very lucky to live in one of the few cities to still allow bikes.

That weird thing under the tank is a device that sends exhaust gases back into the engine to reduce emissions, i think. I can't remember what it's called. Some people remove them to 'release the power' but i doubt you'd notice any difference.

Happy riding!
Thanks for the info on that thing, much appreciated!
Actually, Nanjing is one of the cities that prohibited bikes so in order to get plates you have to get the old plates, register them in your name, put them on a new bike. It works like in Shanghai and other big cities. It's trouble, it's expensive, but it's still possible and 100% legal.
The cost will be about 8000 - 8500 yuan.