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.”

(Sources: https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._vehicle_and_traffic_law_section_123; https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._vehicle_and_traffic_law_section_121-b)
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LicensingMinimum AgeRegistrationInsuranceHelmet
MotorcycleClass M16 (Junior Motorcycle)RequiredRequiredRequired
Limited Use Motorcycle
(Class A)
Class M16 (Junior Motorcycle)RequiredRequiredRequired
Limited Use Motorcycle
(Class B)
Any Class16 (Junior Operator)RequiredRequiredRequired
Limited Use Motorcycle
(Class C)
Any Class16 (Junior Operator)RequiredNot Required (unless used in a rental business)Not Required
(Source: https://dmv.ny.gov/brochure/mv21.pdf)