Just read that Utah will begin a tiered licensing program as of 7-8-08 where if you take the DMV skills test on a scooter that is all you can legally ride,&nbsp\\; use a 250cc bike that will be your max ride, test on anything up to 650cc's and that is your max. So if you own a bike bigger than 650cc's&nbsp\\; and want to get licensed on it you will have to either pass the DMV skills test on that bike or go take the MSF experienced rider course on your own bike and pass. Riders who are crrently licensed will be grandfathered. http://utahridered.com

 

Nothing wrong with that to me.&nbsp\\; If you can't do the skills on the riding test with the bike you ride, then you should not be licensed to ride it.&nbsp\\; The thing of getting the endorsement with a 250 cc bike and you ride an Ultra just doesn't translate.&nbsp\\; Too many folks get over their head and crash because they don't have the skills to handle their ride.
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Bring on the flames.....I got Nomex drawers !!&nbsp\\;
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Bubba

 

Been that way in Iowa for a few years. Makes since, but it sure was easier on a Trail 70.

 

Fine with me...so long as they do the same with cars. Get your diver's license on a Toyota Tercel doesn't mean you're qualified to drive that 8000pound Lincoln Navigator.

 

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Or a 500+ horsepower Dodge Viper.&nbsp\\;
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I live in Utah and didn't know about this. It does make sense to me. Around here, a lot of young people and a few older ones, are buying these Chinese scooters for around town use. It follows some will want to graduate to a larger motorcycle, and they should be given the opportunity to get some training, rather than just plunk down some money and ride off.
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My first two wheeled bike was a Honda 50cc. My very next ride was a 1956 HD Hydra Glide. While I never did drop it, it had poor brakes (by today's standards), and was a handful to a novice rider. A MSF course is the way to go. Most community colleges offer one.

 

And quite a few Harley Dealers offer the Rider's Edge program too!

 

OH MY GAWD!!!!&nbsp\\; I actually got a message to POST!

 

Been that way in Europe for years, very hard to get your license. The dealership I work at sells metrics and I have seen too many kids buying crotch rockets and have zero riding experience. This year alone I have seen two of them go to leave the lot, nail it and shoot straight into the median and cross four lanes (luckily no traffic) usually a lot of trashed plastic and road rash but I can see how it will end up, not pretty!

 

Doesnt make total sense,a 650cc susuki will run circles around my 96cid softail custom but I can ride the susuki but not the Harley[sm=wtf.gif]