Legal Rider

[bigjames79]

Now i dont have to worry about riding around without a license since i took the motorcycle safety course this weekend and made a visit to the local dps office this morning. the course helped rode dirt bikes when i was younger but havent rode in a few years just got me reaquainted with riding. im looking foward to getting out there and riding with some fellow XSives

[GtrMn]

I had let my MC license expire years ago. Rode for a couple years..illegal. Then to my surprise went and took the written test and flunked it! Decided to study a bit...haha passed the written to get a "learners permit". Then almost a year later did the "road test" Holy @#$%# I was amazed how hard that was.....did pass though. I had put on maybe 60k miles on bikes in the past...again I was surprised about the test. Trying to do a slow speed zigzag on an 11 is no piece of cake!

[Crazcnuk]

Derwat ( new user here) just bought an XS1100 about a month ago. First street bike he's owned.

Took the test, the following Tuesday, exactly one week after buying it, and passed.

[ccogswel]

I've had my MC license for 20 years. When I moved from Colorado to kentucky I had to take a written test again and failed. I studied the drivers manual and went back the next day and passed. I plan on keeping them forever!

[petejw]

Ive had my bike licence 4 over 20 yrs now,
back then you had a written test,
the physical test was getting on your bike
and riding it around the block, if u got back in
one piece and didnt forget to put the kick
stand up, you passed.
Ive had a few friends do the bike ride course
which is mandatory here now, and it seems
to be a very good course.

[Crazcnuk]

I've had mine for 29 years.

I had to write a written test, run a test course, and get followed on a road test, same thing Derwat just had to do.

I had my bike licence before I had my car licence. I've been without a car, once or twice, but have never had less than 2 bikes since I got my licence.

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

The practical test is much harder than expected. And yeah, threading the needle on a big XS 11 is tough. The Trooper was very complimentary on it after the test. He said that very few people with the big bikes make it through the first time. I told he must be used to Hardly Riders. He got a big laugh out of it.

[ccogswel]

When I first got my MC license I had to take a written test. Waited the six months and then done the riding test. At the time I used a xs650. It was real easy with that bike. It would have been a lot tougher if I would have used the xs1100. But I would love to try it now. Just to see if I could still pass their test. Well ok, maybe more for the fun of it really.

[mason79]

once you get a california mc license endorsement, it stays with you

[Crazcnuk]

In Alberta too. It never comes off.

You can, however, forget to renew your entire licence, which happens every 5years, and then, if it has lapsed too long, you have to go and retest on everything.

[bigjames79]

its the same way in texas i am licensed for life. all i had to do was take the test since i had already taken the motorcycle safety course.

[Hammerhead1st]

LOL...a brief history...

Got my Class D regular license in 1993

Got my Class B CDL in 1996.

Got my Class A CDL in 1999, with tanker and Haz-Mat endorsements.

Got my Motorcycle permit this year. Scheduled for a road test Sept 6th, but need to cancel and reschedule that due to the new job...can't miss any time the 1st 4 months or it's the door...

Defensive driver class every 4 years like clockwork, keeps the insurance down

In a semi, I have logged over half a million miles. In 6 years.

On a bike, this summer, I so far have 3000 and climbing. The new 40 mile round trip to work every day helps!

[STEPPENWOLF]

Hammerhead,
Congrats on the 500,000...the first million is fun then after that it becomes a job:-)Guess you already know this that it is a way of life when you are a driver...you have to have been there to understand...enjoy your career.Drive safe and be legal:-):-) that is an impossibility:-)

[79XS11F]

In Ontario your Class M is good for life and also allows you to drive as a learner at close to the full license level
Rob

[Pain]

Here in WI you can fail to renew it..happened to me once. There is an extra fee (of course).

Here you can also take the BRC, and it gets you the licence. I recommend it to anyone I know looking to start riding. It is less of a hassle, and probably a good idea anyway.