your states licensing requirements

[anthonyk]

Originally Posted by wildchild

for those who want tiered, why? do you think my 1600cc harley is faster or harder to control then a 600cc sportbike? people need to accept personal responsibility for what they drive. licensing only ensures you have a very basic understanding of the controls of a vehicle of one style or another. if you can understand the controls of a 250 rebel you can also drive a triumph rocket. doesn't mean you can handle it in any emergency situation but you can control it.

You haven't watched many brand-newbies on a bike, I'm guessing. They come up with all kinds of crazy ways to screw up controlling a bike, even after understanding the basic operation of the controls. A tiered system would hopefully keep people on something a little more forgiving until actually controlling the bike becomes second nature (and then they can start paying attention to what's around them).

Tiered licensing doesn't have to be a straight cc limit. Limiting horsepower is probably a smarter idea.

I dunno if the mandatory MSF is a good idea or not. I haven't seen any convincing studies that show the class does any long-term good.