Motorcycle Licensing
Basic Classes
A prerequisite of 5 hours of online instruction must be completed no more than 30 days prior to your participation in the road class. Instructions regarding the online class will be emailed to you after you have registered for the class.
Motorcycle RiderCourse - Basic: $300.00
Requirements:
Approved by the Department of Public Safety and required for everyone, regardless of age, who is applying for a first time motorcycle endorsement.
Must be at least 15 years of age and have an unrestricted provisional class C or higher driver license or learner permit.
Ability to ride a two-wheeled bicycle.
Must bring driver license or learner permit along with certificate of completion for online course.
Students under 18 years of age must bring parent or guardian with them to start of first class in order to have them sign a waiver.
Participants must wear protective gear, eye protection, sturdy leather footwear that covers the ankle, long-sleeve shirt or jacket, long non-flare denim pants, or equivalent, and full-fingered gloves, preferably leather.
Motorcycle and helmet will be furnished; however, you may use your own DOT approved helmet.
Proof of completion of 5-hour online component.
Experienced RiderCourse: $200.00
The Experienced RiderCourse consists of 5 hours of on-cycle instruction and a required eCourse (approximately 5 hours online).
*Riders must provide their own street legal motorcycle or written permission to ride a borrowed motorcycle for this class. (Proof of valid Insurance and Registration will be checked).
Requirements:
Approved by the Department of Public Safety and required for everyone, regardless of age, applying for a first time motorcycle endorsement.
- Must be at least 15 years of age and have an unrestricted provisional class C or higher driver license or learner permit.
- Ability to ride a two-wheeled bicycle.
- Must bring driver license or learner permit along with certificate of completion for online e-course.
- Participants must wear protective gear - eye protection, sturdy leather footwear that covers the ankle, long-sleeve shirt or jacket, long non-flare denim pants, or equivalent, and full-fingered gloves, preferably leather.
3WHEEL Motorcycle RiderCourse - Basic: $300.00
Successful completion of this course, consisting of eight hours of classroom activities and eight hours of on-cycle riding exercises, plus knowledge and skill tests, may waive the license test in your state. The course may also earn you an insurance discount.
- Must be at least 15 years of age and have an unrestricted provisional class "C" or higher driver's license or learner permit.
- Must bring a driver's license or learner's permit along with certificate of completion for on-line e-course.
- Students under 18 years of age must bring a parent or guardian with them to start of first class in order to have them sign a waiver.
- Participants must wear protective gear - eye protection, sturdy leather footwear that covers the ankle, long-sleeve shirt or jacket, long non-flare denim pants, or equivalent, and full-fingered gloves, preferably leather.
- Helmets will be furnished. However, you may use your own DOT approved helmet.
The requirements for the motorcycles you bring to class are listed below:
A 3WMC must meet the following design requirements:
- Three-track wheel orientation (leaves three separate tracks during straight-line operation)
- Dual wheels may be in the front or the rear
- Motorcycle-based conversion or design
- Handlebar steering
- Motorcycle-type controls arranged with the standard convention (convenience alterations such as a single brake pedal or lever control, automatic clutch, or automatic transmission are allowed)
- Saddle seating
- Seating causes the rider/passenger to straddle the vehicle
- If designed for a passenger, the passenger must be seated behind the operator
- Turning diameter of the vehicle at its widest point must be less than 40'
- The vehicle must meet all applicable federal/state on-road vehicle standards
Under no circumstances will vehicles with the following designs be allowed in the 3WBRC:
- Automotive hybrids or automotive conversions
- Motorcycles with sidecars
- Vehicles with automotive controls or seating
- Vehicles with rear or front mounted engines (engines must be mounted mid-frame below the rider)
- Vehicles with enclosed or semi-enclosed riding compartments
- Any other radical departure from the standard motorcycle design, unless such departures are required to compensate for a physical handicap
