Missouri

Motorcycle:

“a motor vehicle operated on two wheels.”

Motorized Bicycle:

“any two-wheeled or three-wheeled device having an automatic transmission and a motor with a cylinder capacity of not more than fifty cubic centimeters, which produces less than three gross brake horsepower, and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty miles per hour on level ground, but excluding an electric bicycle.”

(Source: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=301.010
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LicensingMinimum AgeRegistrationInsuranceHelmet
MotorcycleMotorcycle
License
16RequiredRequiredRequired for riders under age 26
Required for operators driving with a motorcycle instruction permit
Required for operators over age 26 who lack medical coverage for injuries sustained while operating a motorcycle
Motorized BicycleStandard License16Not RequiredNot RequiredNot Required
(Sources: https://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/Root/MotorcycleScooterFeaturedStatute030112.html; https://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/Publications/Brochures/documents/SHP-445.pdf; https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=302.020&bid=48760&hl=; https://dor.mo.gov/forms/Driver%20Guide.pdf; https://dor.mo.gov/driver-license/insurance/)