China
Hello Wauschi,
good idea to ride from China to Europe.
Maybe you read about my journey through China in 2015, if not pls read here
https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hu...na-i-did-82852
You have listed Mychinamoto.com above, I also used this get a bit of information. There are a few HU members in China, contact them. The member Nuff Said comes to my mind, he helped a friend of mine to buy a bike in China and tour around.
Buying a bike should not be a problem, but to register it in your name is not that easy as we are told. I never had to register my bike, so I dont know. But dealing with bureaucrats in China is a nightmare.
Do also your homework about leaving China with your bike, I recall somebody here on the HUBB did it at a smaller border crossing West of Urumuqui into Kazahkstan, because he could not cross at the main boder station. For me it was more difficult to leave than to enter.
My advise: buy a bike in a smaller city, not Shanghai, and just ride ... dont put any number plate on it if the bike comes without. Dont spend too much time on papers etc, but listen e.g. to Nuff Saids advise as well. If you cant leave China with it, sell it in Kashgar and buy another bike in Kyrgistan and continue your ride.
You can do it. All the best.
mika
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