Re: Motorcycle catch 22
Dampiera said:
Boy you guys could go at it forever on this couldn't you? Excuse me Senior, but you don't seem to understand the question that Jr member is asking at all...maybe you should avoid answering questions that you don't understand. What Jr is asking is how is he supposed to get a permit if he can't ride the motorcycle/motor bike until he has one? How will he 'practice'? I don't know about your area but here we have classes available for this type of permit that teach you how to ride and then help you get your permit. Good luck Jr, it's a shame that people have to be so rude when all you have is a simple, legitimate question eh?
My response:
The question was not, "How will he 'practice'?" That's what YOU interpreted into the original post. Our writer is very, very, intelligent. If he wanted to ask that question, he would have.
Our writer was talking about a "motorized bicycle". If you can ride a standard bicycle, you can certainly ride one that is "motorized". Our writer was not talking about a Harley-Davidson "Electra Glide".
If you'd read closer, our writer's actual, and only, question was:
"The problem here is this. If you don't have access to a car or motorcycle, how are you supposed to get the proper license to drive your motorized bicycle, since you can't drive it to take the driving/skills test?"
Insofar as your new twist on our writer's post, concerning "practice" which was not asked about in the first place, he can ride it as a bicycle, and "practice," without engaging the engine.
And, because the vehicle is really nothing more than a bicycle with a motor attached, my suggestions for his modes to transport the "motorized bicycle" to the DMV, stand as stated.
IAAL