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MOTORCYCLE CATEGORIES MINIMUM AGES

For driving Tests Passed after 1 January 1997

Motorcycles

DESCRIPTION OF A LIGHT MOTORCYCLE	Category	Minimum
		Age
Mopeds with an engine capacity not exceeding 50cc and a maximum design speed not exceeding 50km/h	P	16
Light motorbikes with a cubic capacity not exceeding 125cc and a power output not exceeding 11kW (14.6bhp)	A1	17
Motorcycles up to 25kW (33bhp) and a power to weight ratio not exceeding 0.16kW/kg. Motorbike combination with a power to weight ratio not exceeding 0.16kW/kg	A	17
Any size motorbike with or without a sidecar	A	21*

* Age 21 if the rider passed a test for large motorbikes as part of the Direct Access Scheme, or two years from the date of test pass if the rider passed the test on standard A motorcycles {power output up to 25kW (33bhp) or a power to weight ratio not exceeding 0.16kW/kg.}

as usual we have includes a few examples of the sort of motorbikes one can choose from, as long as the correct licence has been obtained.

Category P Min Age 16

Honda Zoomer 50cc

Category A1 Min Age 17

Honda PS 125i Scooter

Category A Min. Age 17

Honda CBR 125cc 10 Kw

Category A Min. Age 21

Honda VT 750C SHADOW

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