Your license

[ppcock]

This question is to anyone who owns a bike, street or touring

do you have to get your car license first or is it two different things?

i'd like to get myself a bike for summer and i'd like to know how i go about getting my bike license

[waimea]

I'm pretty sure it works like this:

You don't have to have a regular drivers license first. You just have to go and pass the learners exam to get the first part of your license.

You then have to have someone with a full bike license in your view at all times while you're riding for a certain period of time. I'm not sure about the exact amount of time, but it is a lot shorter if you take a certified course, but the courses are really expensive. After you take the course or reach the time limit you have to take a roadtest to get your full license.

[mister-peenutt]

you can apply to get your bike licence before you get your drivers licence.

but i think you have to go through a little more tests or probationairy things.. i can't remember.

check out the icbc driver training website.. or something to that effect it has a section explaining bike licences and shit.

:Peenutt:

[Sh4n3]

you can get it whenever you want
HOWEVER you have to go through the learning and new stages like with a car and you have to display your sign


so tha tmeans in the L stage you have to be in sight of somebody that already has their bike liscence

i'd buy a bike but it sounds like such a fuckin hassel

[got_rice]

if you have your class 5 drivers... then you dont have to go through graduated licencing when you go for your bike licence

[JoNeSie]

I don't think you allowed to have your class 8 (motorcycle learners) and class 7 at the same time. I think that you have to either not have L or N, or have your class 5. I'm not sure about that, so you might want to look into it.

[sNyx]

:hehe: sweatin bullets for a sec there..
bike licence wtf!

get a car.

[Sh4n3]

you def have to go through the graduated problem
i'm not too sure about having the class 5 first though'

[miss.myra]

I want to get a vespa or a funky little scooter in the summer
gas is super cheap, I just need to go to like work and back (which isn't far) and I'll look real cool!

M

[krisamata]

just get a moped marty it would suit you.

[crookedking]

dude...you'll kill yourself.

[ppcock]

Car's are so boring.. too big, hard to manuver

bikes... small, light, fast.

My friend gave me a ride on his ninja.. we made it to vancouver in a matter of minutes. (from surrey)

I asked my friend yesturday.. you do a test, then ride around in a pack 2 instructors and 5-8 riders.

they'll supply me a bike for the tests but it will cost more.

oooo i cant wait!

[galaxie]

here's all the info you'll need!

If you don't have a valid BC Driver's License:
http://www.icbc.com/Licensing/lic_ge...bike-noDL.html

If you do have a valid BC Driver's License:
http://www.icbc.com/Licensing/lic_getlic_mbike-DL.html

Hope that helps!

[dj4mula]

If you take lessons, which costs about $300, you get a small discount on your insurance when you purchase a bike. The $300 is also reinburshed.