In one night, I learnt more about riding motorcycle in China from Shanghai Motorcycle Group than the whole two years I had been here.
It is true, nothing is easy in China, especially for a foreigner who is used to systematic, orderly way go getting things done.
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Here’s what I learnt about getting a D-license in Shanghai for motorcycle. (All foreign licenses are not valid)
- Required documents:
- Valid Z visa for a year or more
- Valid license from your country
- Passport
- Procedure:
- Get your foreign license translated to Chinese
- Copies of document
- Go to Shanghai Vehicle Management Bureau (上海市公安局交巡警总队车辆管理所大柏树考试场)
1101 Zhong Shan Bei Yi Lu (1101中山北一路)
- Fill a form, take a digital photo
- Take a road theory test
- Produce a medical test result
- Pay a fee
Should be straight forward if you have all the valid documents but be prepared for the unexpected.
Similar information in chinese.
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Interesting.
For good or for bad China had a reputation for copying. The Japanese did the same many decades ago but had since emerged innovative. Can China emerge the same?
CFMoto from Zhejiang China is our focus company with that interesting logo.
It is said that a company’s logo encapsulate the essense of a company. Looking at just the logo will gives you an idea of the products you will find.
Can you identify which part comes from which? Or are we placing too much premium on uniqueness?
How can a China company shake off the copy cat image and emerge as the BMW of the East?
My suggestion: start with the logo.
It is a pity that Blogspot is blocked by the Great Firewall. There are many motorcycle blogs on blogspot.
Today I am visiting Forty Years On Two Wheels.
Imagine that, 40 years on 2 wheels (he started at 12)! I’m barely 20% there. You?
When I get a chance I will ask how many years my father-in-law (to-be) had been riding his motorcycle.
All riders have something to tell right after dismounting from their first ride. So when you had been riding for 4 decades, you have lots to tell.
Take a page from a yester-year magazine or turn up some motorcycle art.
Ride over and say “hi”, you might just dig up a piece of relic from his blog.
Recently I was invited to join a group of motorcycle bloggers from around the world. Until now I had not have the chance to visit each biker’s blog.
Today, I’m start with a visit to Helmet Hair.
“Wearing a motorcycle helmet tends to mess up one’s hair. Removing the helmet usually leaves hair sticking out in all directions. This is called helmet hair … “
Reading that most bikers will chuckle and identify readily with shared experience.
Having being in Copenhagen for a while, my impression is motobikers there are a passionate lot. Big bikes dominates, no one is interested in anything below 500cc.
Why? There, not many people buy a motorcycle for transportation reason alone. For that they could buy a bicycle, take public transport or buy a car. But buying a motorcycle means something else. Very unlike countries where motorcycle is a means of transport. ( I should expand on this topic in future.)
Jesper, do you do test ride for living? Look at the number of test ride he did. In my 8 years I had only ridden a fraction of that.
Before we go, here’s an interesting maintenance tip from Jesper.
So, ride over to Helmet Hair.
I’m picking up some Chinese names for motorcycle manufacturers so I can get into conversations with the locals.
- Honda 本田
- Yamaha 亚马哈, 雅马哈
- Suzuki 铃木
- Kawasaki 川崎
- Harley-Davidson 哈雷
- BMW 宝马
- Ducati 杜卡迪
Guess not many people blog about Chinese motorcycle. Since I’m in China, I will be taking a look at some of the local motorcycle.
Today I’m looking at Jinan Qingqi Motorcycle, one of the larger manufacturer mainland. Jinan is the provincial capital of Shandong Province while Qingqi means “light ride” referring to light transportation like motorcycles, scooters, electric bike.
Since China has a restriction on large capacity bike, they, like other chinese makers, manufacture bike up to 250cc.
They have a English version of their website, take a look.
Look at this nice looking bike. I doubt if any of these are available outside of China.
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