What bike did you ride to get your motorcycle license ??

[FrogmanDave]

None. When I got my restricted license at age 15 (1975) they asked me if I wanted to add a motorcycle license for 50 cents and I said yes. I already owned my first street bike so I was going to need it. No riding test required. There were a few extra questions on the written test. I have never taken a riding test since then.

 

[OK-DZ9R]

I was 14 years old when I took my "riding test" on a new 1959 Cushman Super Eagle. The test consisted of riding around the courthouse block while the patrolman waited for me the return. I made it back, so I passed.
I had spent the previous year riding a 1949 Cushman Road king without a license, so I knew what I was doing.
In 1969, I moved to Hawaii and took a real riding test that actually tested if one could ride. That time I rode a Suzuki T125.

 

[Gwolf]

None, never took a motorcycle license test. I already owned a motorcycle when they passed the law that we needed an endorsement for motorcycles. I just took the registration for my motorcycle to the DMV office and they gave me a new license with the endorsement on it. I was grandfathered in. At the time, I was riding a 305 Superhawk, but I didn't have to take any kind of test.

 

[NorwegianRT]

Took my car driver license in 1978. Back then you got the stamp for a 125 cc mc with it and when you turned 21 years old, it automatically expanded to be valid for anything above 125cc. Unfortunately for me, I got my license one month too late, they changed the 21 y/o rule, so I would have had to take a full class and spend a lot of money. So, I never did.

Then I discovered Spyder's and found that my car license is enough to ride them legally here in Norway, so an easy decision for me. My wife also said she would ride with me on three wheels, but not on just two!

 

[Bfromla]

2003 anniversary edition V-Rod not first bike, just first HD :doorag: & solid rims are WIND SAILS:yikes:nojoke:lecturef_smilie: & stupid fast bike, even with 250+# rider. LoUiSiAna DMV well.... anyhow caught tearing just before closed & (Let’s say) passed enough. Know was able to skip the U- turn & full circle portion of test -combination of size of bike & holes in parking lot test area. Either way worked out & kept on going. Then again retesting after TBI on 2007 Yamaha Roadstar able to skip riding test portion all together after MSF class. (License expired during TBI -hence retest)

 

[190243]

A 50cc scooter.what a joke the license boy said now go home and ride your bike.at the time had a 650 Yamaha.(after i passed)

 

[canamjhb]

Took the test in Washington State on my (near new) 1984 Kawasaki Vulcan 700cc. The DMV test lot had spots painted where they placed the test cones. I practiced the riding test after hours before taking the test. This was after many years of off road (and not-licensed on road) riding my Yamaha 250 Enduro.....

 

[dondje]

Many, MANY years ago, in my 20s, I decided to get a motorcycle. I figured I'm grown up enough and can ride a bike despite my parent's disapproval.

So when I moved to FL and researched what a good beginner street bike would be. I bought a brand new Kawasaki Ninja 250R (as though the "R" would add another 20 hp and make it faster) and practiced on it. I basically knew the principles of clutching/upshifting/downshifting/rev matching, etc. because I had a Honda XR200 dirt bike I tooled with in the woods. Anyway, it didn't take me long to get the hang of riding out in the street with vehicles ready to run me off the road, and not long after I bought it, I took the motorcycle riding test offered by the Florida DMV, which I passed with flying colors the first time.

I remember during one part of the test, we had to weave through a series of cones about 10(?) feet apart in an "S" pattern. With my small, nimble bike, I easily whipped though that test like Ingemar Stenmark on a slalom course. When I was waiting for others to try it, there was a guy on HUGE Harley bagger ready to try his luck. He made the first turn, then struggled to make a second turn, and by the third turn he hit a cone and dropped his bike, which resulted in an instant fail.

When I look back at my first bike, I didn't realize that I would easily "outgrow" it. I should've gotten something bigger in the 600cc range as my first street bike ....

Pk6...

Got my first MC@7yo. Been riding before that. Took my MC endorsement, written and driving test a week after my 16th BD on a borrowed CB360. Didn't want to use my dad's HD. Did study for the written. Didn't bother getting a permit. That was 49.5yrs ago.

Five yrs ago for 3 wheel endorsement. Took State sponsored Can-Am course on their machines. Tried all the 2018 Spyder models at the training. Bought my own two weeks later.

Regards,

Don

 

[Glennr10805]

1972 honda 350 twin

 

[dvilleguy]

1982, New York, Kawasaki 1000 CSR

 

[oldguyinTX]

The 2013 RT was the worst Spyder BRP has built, in my opinion. Still, with some fixes, it can be a great ride.

Ron, my wife would totally agree with you. After the White Elephant stranded us for (I think) the fifth time, she refused to get on it ever again. The ultimatum was "get rid of it and buy a Gold Wing". Fortunately, we got our current ride, and it has been flawless for five years. Sometimes we get a good one.

 

[HagermanSpyder]

1964 Honda 90 street bike - junior in high school. Drove it home from the dealer and was never on a m/c before this one.

 

[rhino1]

I took my Kawasaki 90 for the road test. That was in 1980. WOW, I’m old. Aced the course. Came home and took my Kawasaki 250 triple street bike for a long ride.�� Five years later I was grandfathered in on any cc bike.

 

[dr2152]

I took the test on a 1970 Bridgestone 100. It was in a gravel parking lot at the DMV.

 

[2dogs]

In 1963 (I think) on a Honda 50.

 

[hut1]

1980 Suzuki GS 550L. Bought it brand new having never even ridden a motorcycle of any size or orientation. Took and passed the test after a month of "self training".

 

[Eviltwin]

Sometime in the mid 70's on my brothers CB 350. Then I didn't ride for another 40 years till about 2016.

 

[sledge]

I rode for many years with No Driving License , went through several motor cycles, But... I took my Driving Test about mid 1980's on a 1974 GT750 Suzuki ( water buffalo ) Water Cooled 3 cyl. 2 stroke street bike . and through the years I owned 11 Water Buffalo's ... I Loved them . wish I had one now.

 

[pegasus1300]

Utah did not grandfather current riders in, so I rode to the exam and took it on my 1969 Norton Fastback Commando.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I did not ride a bike or take a test to get my first m/c endorsement. I moved from Idaho to Illinois in 1982. At that time Idaho did not have a m/c endorsement. I went to the Illinois DMV to get my IL license. The lady told me the reciprocity agreement with Idaho included a m/c endorsement. Did I want it? I said, "Sure." I didn't even have a m/c at the time. Have had an endorsement ever since! :thumbup: