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Get your motorcycle licence
The steps to getting a motorcycle licence depend on whether you already have a B.C. driver's licence.
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The steps to getting a motorcycle licence depend on whether you already have a B.C. driver's licence.
The motorcycle skills test is a 15-minute test of basic riding skills like signalling, handling the clutch and throttle, braking and turning.
If you have a 6L licence, you can take the motorcycle skills test after you've held that licence for at least 14 days.
If you have an 8L licence, you'll need to have it for at least 30 days before you take the motorcycle skills test.
You'll be riding in a paved lot at slow speeds. You'll need to show that you can:
identify the controls on your motorcycle
push the motorcycle (non-powered)
demonstrate using hand signals
use the side stand or centre stand
ride slowly and straight while using the clutch
slalom
brake
turn, including u-turns,three-point turns and right turns when moving
accelerate and decelerate (this may include shifting gears), and
stop suddenly in a controlled manner
how you handle the clutch, throttle and brake controls
how you shift gears
whether you keep your feet on the pegs, and
whether you miss any turns or hit any traffic cones.
There's lots you can do to prepare for this test:
Practice your riding skills in a safe area with your supervisor.
Use the Tuning Up for Riders guide as a resource for your practices.
Review the Learn to Ride Smart guide.
When you're ready to take the motorcycle skills test, you'll need to book a test time. Remember to bring your supervisor with you to the test.
Note: You can use a limited-speed motorcycle at your skills test if you don't have any other class of driver's licence.
Once you pass the skills test:
the 60 km/h speed restriction is removed
you can ride without a supervisor, and
once you have reached your earliest exam date you can take a
Class 6 road test (if you already have a B.C. driver's licence), or a
Class 8 road test (if you don't have a B.C. driver's licence or are in the "L" or "N" stages of graduated licensing for passenger vehicles).
All other learner's restrictions are still in effect. Be sure to keep track of the time left on your learner licence to complete the road tests. If your learner expires you will be required to re-take both the knowledge test and motorcycle skills test.
The motorcycle skills test is a 15-minute test of basic riding skills like signalling, handling the clutch and throttle, braking and turning.
If you have a 6L licence, you can take the motorcycle skills test after you've held that licence for at least 14 days.
If you have an 8L licence, you'll need to have it for at least 30 days before you take the motorcycle skills test.
You'll be riding in a paved lot at slow speeds. You'll need to show that you can:
identify the controls on your motorcycle
push the motorcycle (non-powered)
demonstrate using hand signals
use the side stand or centre stand
ride slowly and straight while using the clutch
slalom
brake
turn, including u-turns,three-point turns and right turns when moving
accelerate and decelerate (this may include shifting gears), and
stop suddenly in a controlled manner
how you handle the clutch, throttle and brake controls
how you shift gears
whether you keep your feet on the pegs, and
whether you miss any turns or hit any traffic cones.
There's lots you can do to prepare for this test:
Practice your riding skills in a safe area with your supervisor.
Use the Tuning Up for Riders guide as a resource for your practices.
Review the Learn to Ride Smart guide.
When you're ready to take the motorcycle skills test, you'll need to book a test time. Remember to bring your supervisor with you to the test.
Note: You can use a limited-speed motorcycle at your skills test if you don't have any other class of driver's licence.
Once you pass the skills test:
the 60 km/h speed restriction is removed
you can ride without a supervisor, and
once you have reached your earliest exam date you can take a
Class 6 road test (if you already have a B.C. driver's licence), or a
Class 8 road test (if you don't have a B.C. driver's licence or are in the "L" or "N" stages of graduated licensing for passenger vehicles).
All other learner's restrictions are still in effect. Be sure to keep track of the time left on your learner licence to complete the road tests. If your learner expires you will be required to re-take both the knowledge test and motorcycle skills test.
If you take a course at a certified rider training school, you may be able to skip the regular motorcycle skills test. The school assesses your basic riding skills instead.
If you don't pass, you can take the test again after 7 days.
If you take a course at a certified rider training school, you may be able to skip the regular motorcycle skills test. The school assesses your basic riding skills instead.
If you don't pass, you can take the test again after 7 days.
