When you want to have a motorcycle you must be careful and look well what type of motorcycle you are going to acquire to know if you can drive it or if you need a new license.
There are up to four different motorcycle licenses that the DGT has for Spanish motorcyclists.
These have their own characteristics and allow access to different vehicles, so it is important to know which one you need in your case.
We are going to see, below, the four types of motorcycle licenses in more depth so that you know in each case which one corresponds to you.
AM Card
We start with the first license that we find specific for bikers, the AM license or moped driving license, because with this license you can ride mopeds up to 50cc, whether two or three wheels, and light quadricycles.
In order to obtain this class am license you must be at least 15 years old, it is the license you can get when you are younger, and you must pass several tests: a psycho-technical test, a specific theoretical test for motorcyclists and a practical one.
The practical test takes place in a closed circuit and you will have to pass two tests, driving between two lines and performing a zigzag at reduced speed.
This is the ideal license for young people who want to start riding a motorcycle and for those who do not want to have a more powerful motorcycle to move in short distances.
A1 License
The a1 class license goes a step further within the different types of motorcycle licenses.
With this a1 you can drive motorcycles with a maximum displacement of 125 cubic centimeters, even with sidecar, and a maximum power of 11 kW.
However, the motorcycle must have a maximum power-to-weight ratio of 0.1 kW/kg.
In addition to these motorcycles, the class a1 license allows you to drive motor tricycles with a maximum power not exceeding 15 kW, two- and three-wheel mopeds and light quadricycles and vehicles for persons with reduced mobility.
People who have a car driving license, class b license, more than three years old, can drive the same vehicles that the a1 license entitles them to drive.
If you want to prepare directly for the a1 license, at Marbesula driving school we help you to get it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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A2 license
The class a2 license is the license needed by those who are looking to drive a motorcycle more powerful than the 125cc that the class a1 license establishes.
With this a2 license you will be able to drive motorcycles, with sidecar of course, with a maximum power of 35 kW and a power to weight ratio of 0.2 kW/kg, not derived from a vehicle with more than twice the power.
So a motorcycle of higher power, about 94 hp would fall under this class a2 license.
This has nothing to do with the cubic capacity of the motorcycle, with the A2 we can drive much larger cubic capacities, there are 900 cc motorcycles on the market that can be ridden with this license, it all depends on the power of the machine.
To obtain this license you will have to pass a specific theoretical a2, although if you have in your possession the driving license b you will be able to validate the theoretical and dedicate yourself only to the practical part, for which you will have to demonstrate your skill with these powerful machines.
Carnet A
The class A license is the one that grants you the driving of practically all motorcycles, any model independent of its power or cylinder capacity.
The trick is that we cannot take this exam directly, because to be able to opt to obtain the class A license, we will have to obtain before the class A2 license.
In addition to being able to drive everything included in the rest of the licenses and motorcycles of any cylinder capacity and power, we will have the right to take motor tricycles with a maximum power greater than 15 kW, for this we will have to be at least 21 years old as the only requirement.
Once you have in your possession the license a2 you must pass a theoretical and practical course of 9 hours and pass, also, a psycho-technical test, to be able to obtain the license class a. If you want to get this driving license you can do it from our driving school, where our professionals will help you with everything you need: https://marbesula.com/carnet-moto-permiso-a-sin-limites