Yea, you have to just pass a 20 question knowledge test at the DMV then you get your learners permit. You can ride for a year then either take the MSF class to get your license or go back to the DMV and do a few left/right circles and a figure 8 and your good to go. No need to ride with a licensed rider at all. Only restrictions are you must wear a helmet and no riding at night. But i dont listen well and have done both. I ride at night ALL the time. After you pass the DMV or MSF course you get your full M license and have the option of not wearing a helmet and unrestricted riding.
Before last year, we could just go pay 10 bucks for a permit then take the DMV/MSF test to get your license. Or, what most people did was just keep paying 10 bucks every year and not get the M. There are guys i know that have been riding on permits for 20 years lol. Last year the DMV figured this out and you now have ot pay 10 bucks AND 20 question test. And it also costs more to extend or renew a permit. Everyone figured out that paying 10 dollars a year was cheaper than having an actual M stamp which was 20 dollars a year lol, so PA changed it.
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