Rode for over 20 years without it...... Finally got it 2 years ago.

 

the only people i know with a motorcycle endorsement is me and my dad and a few uncles..everyone else rode with temps or nothing for 20-30 years..i know two people that have gotten pulled over/tickets on a bike and never got in trouble for it..they could put you in jail with huge fines,and loss of your car license,which could lead to loss of a job..it is driving with out a license,the state doesnt like being cheated out of there money..

 

I rode without one for many years. I was involved in an accident (not my fault), went down. I ended up with lots of roadrash, 19 stitches, two broken ribs, a $300 ticket for riding without an MC endorsement and my bike towed which then cost another $350 to get out of impound.

Got my endorsement now and learned a few things in class while I was at it. I still know a lot of people that ride without one though.

 

It took me less than 30 minutes to get a permit at 18 years old. 2 weeks later it took me less than an hour for my hands-on test for a full license. Seems like a pretty easy task compared to all of the unknown implications of not having one.

That is me trying to be more respectful on the forum, because I actually have other things I would say to those without the endorsement.

 

i worked with a guy,he drove a huge flatbed hillbilly 4x4 pickup,had no license..driving home from work one day two girls in a station wagon flew threw a redlight and hit him,one girl was killed,he was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide because they said he shouldn't of been on the road with out a license.the accident wouldn't have happened.and your insurance thinks the same way..doing something illegal,they arnt responsable

 

Before I was 16 I rode quite a bit, mostly back roads. When I turned 16 I got my license, took about 20 minutes at the DMV. Had to go back at 18 to get upgraded for larger bikes. Took another 10 minutes. I don't remember the cost but it wasn't much and it doesn't cost anything extra to renew.

 

I know what a license is, but what the hell is an "endorsement"??? . . . . some Kind of a blue collar letter of recommendation for a job ????

Gotta play by the rules or you lose in the end.



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Got my permit in 1974 and took the license test in 1985 and passed! (lots of practice time)

 

I have a friend who rode for many years w/o a mc license endorsement. He told me one day that the insurance company checked his license thru the DMV and sent him a letter that basically said they would cancel him if he did not get his mc license. He did and is now good to go.

 

In TN. you only have to do it once and it stays with you the rest of your life...Why not ?