Nevada has only one motorcycle endorsement as well.

I'm going with what a few others have said, the "heavyweight" is most likely an international thing.

 

According to the GA DDS the class "R" restriction was in place as late as 2005. http://www.dds.ga.gov/drivers/DLdata...45149218&ty=dl

When I got my license in '65 the test consisted of the GSP trooper asking one question: "You ride that thing here, boy?"

 

Australia has graduated licensing, never went through as it was introduced after I got my license on a GSX1100 back in the early '80's.

It is something like 250cc for 1 or 2 years, then 250cc and over, so your license had different endorsements.

 

I weigh 350 and it says so right on my license. If that's not heavyweight I don't know what is.

 

When I got my MC endorsement in 65, all we had to do was pass the written. no ridding of any kind.... just pay the $5 extra every 4 yrs to keep it up with Ur regular car passenger one...

 

California has an M1 and M2 license/endorsement. You need an M1 for anything interesting.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/dl_info.htm#two505

 

In Illinois there is a license level of 150cc then for those above 150cc. You will see signs on all interstate roads that motor driven cycles are not allowed. Motor driven cycles are those 150 cc and under.

 

I think my GA license says motorcycles of all weights and R/Vs up to 20,000 lbs or somethin like dat. At least the last time I read the fine print -

 

Well Hopefully after 40 years of riding on nothing less than 883 CC ( unless anothers ride to test it ) Should have no worries ...

 

Afriend of mine wanted to rent an electa glide in Florida. They asked him how much time he had spent on a bike that big and when he told them he had ridden a bike that big couple of times they would not rent it to him. He has had his liscense for over thirty years, they never asked him for a heavy weight license,