How to Apply (Age 18 and Over)

• Provide proof of identity and verification that you’re a U.S. citizen or have lawful presence.

• Supply proof of your Social Security number.

• Provide proof of Texas vehicle registration and liability insurance, if you own your motorcycle.

• Provide proof of completing a motorcycle safety course approved by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Completion of this course will exempt you from the driving test if 18 or older.

• Have proof of registration and insurance on all motorcycles you own.

• Complete the necessary application forms.

• Pay the required fees.

• Pass the written (road rules, signs, and motorcycle), driving (motorcycle operation), and vision examinations (if applicable).

How to Apply (Under 18)

Here’s how to get a license to ride, all summed up in a useful checklist:

• Be at least 15 years old. At this point, you will be restricted to 250cc motorcycles. The good news is that on the 16th birthday of a special restricted Class M licensed operator, the Texas Driver License Division automatically drops the 250cc restriction from the license. Happy birthday!

• Provide ID and verification that you’re a U.S. citizen or have lawful presence.

• Supply proof of your Social Security number.

• Present your driver education completion certificate (DE-964 Classroom).

• Present a completion certificate for the motorcycle safety course (MSB-8). The school providing this course must be approved by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.

• Submit either a completed Verification of Enrollment and Attendance (VOE) (CDD-104) form, or a letter from your school administrator. If you opt for the letter, it must contain the same information as the VOE form.

• Obtain a parental authorization signature. If you enrolled in a Parent Taught Driver Education course, your parent must accompany you and sign in the presence of a driver license official.

• Proof of Texas motorcycle registration and liability insurance, if you own the motorcycle

• Complete the required application forms.

• Pay the required fees.

• Pass the written and vision exams. How do you pass the written exams? We strongly recommend devouring the motorcycle manual.

• Pass the on-road motorcycle riding test.

For the road test, applicants for a motorcycle license must not only provide themselves and the motorcycles, but they must also provide a following vehicle and a licensed driver to operate it so that the examiner can ride as a passenger in the car during the testing.