Mate, not really a good situation as Mainland China does not recognise overseas driving license and international driving permits. Would not recommend driving / riding without a Chinese license as it's a well know fact that quite a few foreigners ended up in detention for up to 15 days on the spot without any court hearings and booted out of the country afterwards (not able to return to Mainland China on any type of visa for 5-10 years). This happened to short term visitors and resident "expats" holding work permits and Z visas alike.

Do not listen to any so called "visa / driving license agents" in China offering to assist or help out, they provide you with fake documentation for thousands of RMB (Chinese Yuan) and some of them driving licenses look like drawn with a black crayon by a five year old.....

Own motorbike travel in China, only legal way as of today is either going solo (very expensive if possible at all right now as some tour operators got shut down) with a government appointed guide through a licensed tour operator for China travel and / or find a group of foreign China travellers that did all the ground work already and join them to lower the costs involved.

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To have a motorcycle registered (license plate) in your own foreign name you have to hold a valid China resident permit (at least China "Z" visa) and in most cases vehicle registration is interlinked with the vehicle management bureau in th city / district the resident permit has been issued. Certain areas, cities, provinces and districts do not allow motorcycle registration to Chnese / Foreigners. Really depends where you are in the Middle Kingdom as one country = 100000 systems.... Be warned, TIC = This Is China and everyone is after your $$$$'s....

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