Death of the fabled Qingqi Chinese bike.....

[rhiekel]

Well it finally happened. After years of trying to kill the bike by beating it to death
in three different countries, the Thai police have done what I could not do...
During a traffic stop today, they impounded the bike as of course it did not have
papers or a license plate. ( did have a fake plate...) . He told me that he would
release it when I presented a book for it. Guess that will not be happening.....
So farewell QingQi bike, we had some amazing travels in China, and in Thailand
on the Missing Link.

 

[Ian Bungy]

Oh what a Sad Demise for Such a Devoted Steed! It Served You well and at least it left You with a lot of Memories! RIP Qingqi.

 

[KZ25]

Where do they confiscate "grey" bikes? In Bangkok?

Usually they want some tea money...

They threatened me once in BKK to confiscate a bike with invoice only but then offered to let me go for 5,000 baht.

After a long phone conversation with a Thai friend I got off paying 2,000 baht.

 

[rhiekel]

This was in Pattaya. The bike was not grey market, it was no market.
I smuggled it across Thai Laos border. So it was no ownership, no registration,
and no insurance. So the policeman was within his right to seize the bike.
Things are getting a lot tougher now, before when I got caught I would be fined
600 baht for " improper" registration........ There is a new sheriff in town, Prayut,
and it looks like he wants to piss in everyone's boot

 

[KZ25]

You tried to kill the bike by beating it to death in three different countries? That's amazing!

Usually that can be achieved by riding a Chinese made bike for a few thousand kilometers.

How many trouble free miles did you get out of this bike?