Do you need certain prerequisites before riding a motorcycle?

Question

do you need to be in a certain weight class or height if you want to ride a motorcycle? I've never rode on one, and I've kinda been thinking about these things

Answer 1

It's good to pick a bike where your feet can get flat on the ground on both sides when you're in the saddle. But where I live (Georgia) if you can qualify for a driver's license you can take a written test to get a motorcycle permit, then practice and come back for a road test to get a full license.

However, that isn't the way I recommend learning. I recommend starting by taking lessons from a professional, like ones at the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. This way, you'll learn how the controls work in a safe environment on a borrowed bike, and pick up a lot of riding tips. In many states, successfully completing the class gets you a license.

Answer 2

You dont have to be certain heights or weights by licence, but every motorcycle feels different. There are some that are lower to the ground and therefore suit shorter people, and then there are some that are HUGE and weigh heaps! Just try to find something that you can swing your leg around and try to gently rock the bike from side to side and make sure you can handle the weight of it. Just imagine if that thing falls you have to pick it up again! If you have never ridden one I would suggest riding one with a smaller engine size, i started on a Kawasaki 250cc which was perfect because its light and its not ridiculously quick and powerful and still gives you such a buzz!

Answer 3

Well,you can ride anything you can afford to buy, but should you?

I'd suggest that you get something that allows you to,when seated, put both feet flat on the ground. Also, it should be a bike you can stand back up if it's on its side because,sooner or later , it will go down. Happens to the best of us at least once.

Don't get a head first race bike for your first. They are not very forgiving to the novice and really not designed for street use. They are race bikes with a few tweaks to make them legal. All bikes are fairly fast, most are faster than you'll ever need, but some of them are just STUPID fast.

Go to a couple of dealerships and sit on some bikes. See what feels comfortable to you. Then go find a good used bike and learn how to ride. You'll find out what features you really want, what style is right for you, and what works and what doesn't. Save up all that gas money you would have spent in a car and then get the bike you want, decked out the way you want. Then find us here again, we'll go ride.

Answer 4

You have to take a motorcycle safety class and a written and drive test. Once those are completed, you take your class documents to the DMV and have the motorcycle endorsement added to your driver license. Driving a motorcycle without an endorsement will get you a ticket, and the bike will likely be impounded. You do not have to be a certain height/weight, you simply must be able to maintain travel, and be able to support the bike at stop signs/lights.

Answer 5

The only requirement is age and ability to pass a written and riding test in some states. Most states are 16 or 18 years old for age requirement. Just be very careful, wear a quality helmet and remember people in cars often do not see you

Answer 6

No. If you have an unrestricted drivers license you are physically able to drive a motorcycle. They require a seperate license though.

Answer 7

Here's a U.S. Navy site with an excellent analysis of motorcycle riding considerations:
http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/Ashore/articles/motorvehicle/decisiontoride.htm

Answer 8

Balance

Answer 9

take test, get permit, ride

Answer 10

no physical
test and permit and then driving test