New York
Motorcycle:
“Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor.”
Limited Use Motorcycle:
“A limited use vehicle having only two or three wheels, with a seat or saddle for the operator.”
- Class A: “A limited use motorcycle having a maximum performance speed, of more than thirty miles per hour but not more than forty miles per hour shall be a class A limited use motorcycle.”
- Class B: “A limited use motorcycle having a maximum performance speed of more than twenty miles per hour but not more than thirty miles per hour, shall be a class B limited use motorcycle.”
- Class C: “A limited use motorcycle having a maximum performance speed of not more than twenty miles per hour shall be a class C limited use motorcycle.”
Licensing | Minimum Age | Registration | Insurance | Helmet | |
Motorcycle | Class M | 16 (Junior Motorcycle) | Required | Required | Required |
Limited Use Motorcycle (Class A) | Class M | 16 (Junior Motorcycle) | Required | Required | Required |
Limited Use Motorcycle (Class B) | Any Class | 16 (Junior Operator) | Required | Required | Required |
Limited Use Motorcycle (Class C) | Any Class | 16 (Junior Operator) | Required | Not Required (unless used in a rental business) | Not Required |