Is it true that 1997 Chang Jiang 750 will be confiscated and are worth nothing?
1997 Chang Jiang 750 sidecars are very popular because it use to be legally licensed and much cheaper than a new Chang Jiang 750. Check around dealers before buying your bike in Beijing. The registration are expired and titles cannot be transfered so some good deals can be found. In 1997 there was a law passed that Chang Jiang 750 sidecars are to be salvaged after ten years. The interpretation of the law is that one cannot legally resell it after ten years thus after 2007 the plates cannot be transferred to another person unless it is to a new Chang Jiang 750. The laws are always changing so always get a second opinion! We do want to warn you that there is a dealer going around scaring foreigners and even calling them at home to dump their 1997 Chang Jiang 750 buying a newly registered Chang Jiang 750.
