Iowa
Motorcycle:
“every motor vehicle having a saddle or seat for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground including a motor scooter but excluding a tractor, an autocycle, a low-speed electric bicycle, and a motorized bicycle.”
Motorized Bicycle:
“a motor vehicle having a saddle or seat for the use of a rider, designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, and not capable of operating at a speed in excess of thirty-nine miles per hour on level ground unassisted by human power, but excluding a low-speed electric bicycle.”
(Source: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/321.1.pdf)Licensing | Minimum Age | Registration | Insurance | Helmet | |
Motorcycle | Motorcycle License or Endorsement | 16 | Required | Required | Not Required |
Motorized Bicycle | State ID Card with Motor-Driven Cycle Endorsement (or any permit or license) | 14 | Required | Required | Not Required |