There are many types of licenses that allow you to ride a two-wheeled vehicle: category AM of the car license and riding license: A, A1, A2, BSR, ASR, etc. You want to be able to ride a motorbike, zoom in on the different types of motorbike licenses and the conditions of their acquisitions.
The A License
The motorbike license, also known as A license, allows you to ride all motorbikes without any limitation in terms of cylinder capacity, regardless of whether it is equipped with a sidecar or not. To have this type of license, you must be at least 23 and a half years old to be able to take the theory test and 24 years old to sit for the practical test. However, if you are under 24 years of age, you should be aware that there are alternatives. The A license can be issued after 2 years from when you got your A2 license and after attending a 7-hour training course. From the age of 16, the A1 license, can be obtainable. This license, also known as the 125 license, as its name suggests, will allow you to ride a motorbike with a maximum capacity of 125 cm3. The A2 license gives permission to ride motorbikes with or without a sidecar, but the power may not exceed 35 kW (47.6 HP). The A2 license is an intermediate license for new motorbike license holders.
The B License
The B car license authorizes you to ride a two-wheeler with a cubic capacity of up to 125 cm3, but under certain conditions. If you have held a B license for at least two years and if before 2011 you have already ridden a motorbike with insurance, you are authorized to ride a two-wheeler with a displacement of up to 125 cm3 under this condition. Otherwise, you will have to take a practical training course lasting 7 hours. It is possible to do this training after the previous month of the second year of your license.
Is it possible to ride a motorbike without a license ?
You might be wondering if there is a motorbike that does not require a riding license. The answer is yes. It is possible to ride a motorbike under 50 cm3 without a license. Depending on your date of birth, you still have to meet a few conditions. You need to be at least 16 years old to ride your 50cc motorbike without any conditions. However, you must have turned 18 to be able to ride any two-vehicle over 80cc’s; you will need to hold either a driving license or a parallel license issued by the European Economic Area (EEA), a state of the European Union, or the BSR or Brevet de Sécurité Routière (road safety certificate).