Prepare for your motorcycle licence
Find out what you need to do get your motorcycle or motor scooter licence and what you'll be tested on.
To get your motorcycle or motor scooter licence, you need to book with an approved training and assessing provider. The fees for the two-day learner course and the motorcycle licence test depend on the accredited provider you choose.
When you get a learner’s permit or motorcycle licence, you may have to follow licence restrictions. View more on motorcycle road rules.
Learner permit and licence eligibility
To get a motorcycle licence or learner’s permit, you must:
- be 18 years or older
- be a Victorian resident
- complete all the required tests
- not be subject to a Fines Victoria licence suspension
- be medically fit to ride. Read more about medical reviews.
You can’t get a Victorian motorcycle learner’s permit if you’re disqualified from holding one or obtaining one. Sign up to myVicRoads to check your licence status.
Training and assessing providers
You can complete a motorcycle learner permit, motorcycle licence test or training at an accredited training and assessing provider. For further information about their services, please contact a provider (listed below).
All accredited training and assessing providers must get approval from DTP before assessing you for your motorcycle learner permit test or motorcycle licence test.
Find a provider near you
| Provider | Service area |
|---|---|
| Allstar Motorcycle Training | Dandenong South |
| Armstrong's Driver Education | Thomastown, Truganina |
| Aust-Link | Bendigo, Mildura |
| Baylink Motorcycle Training Centre | Hastings |
| Gippsland Motorcycle Training | Bairnsdale, Sale |
| HART (Honda) | Kilsyth, Somerton, Tullamarine |
| JADS Driver Training | Mildura |
| Quality Motorcycle Training | Yallourn |
| Rider Bros. Motorcycle Training | Calder Park, Keilor |
| Ridetek | Noble Park (Sandown Racecourse), Sunshine |
| South West Institute of TAFE | Warrnambool |
| Stay Upright Motorcycle Techniques | Ballarat, Braeside, Geelong, Hoppers Crossing, Horsham, Shepparton, Wangaratta |
Do I meet the licence test critera?
You can’t sit the motorcycle licence test unless you meet one of these criteria:
- you’ve had an Australian motorcycle learner’s permit for at least three months before the test
- you’ve had an Australian or overseas motorcycle licence before.
Before you start, read the Victorian rider handbook (PDF).
How will I be tested?
| Test | Details |
|---|---|
| Eyesight test | A test of visual acuity will be conducted for any person applying for a driver licence or learner permit using a Snellen chart (eyesight chart). |
| Hazard perception test | A computer-based test to check you know how to navigate road hazards. You don’t have to do this test if you already have a driver’s licence. |
| ‘Check ride’ | A ‘check ride’ is a half-day coaching course that includes:
You must do this at least one month before getting tested for your motorcycle licence, unless:
The ride will include multi-lane highways, narrow country roads, shopping centres, and hills and bends. You'll ride with a group of up to five other riders. You'll take turns leading the ride while the instructor observes your riding skills. Your instructor will:
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| Motorcycle licence test | You get assessed for your licence in off-road and on-road tests. The off-road test checks your ability to safely control a motorcycle. This includes a:
The on-road test checks:
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What to bring to your licence test
For a motorcycle licence test, you must bring:
- your evidence of identity documents
- a completed licence or learner permit application form (PDF)
- sensible clothing, including a long sleeve top, long pants, closed in footwear (low-heeled boots, or runners) and sunglasses
- lunch and water (check what shops are nearby before the day)
- prescription glasses, if you’re required to wear them
- wet-weather riding gear (if applicable on the day)
- an approved high visibility vest (view approved vests in licence restrictions)
You can bring your own motorcycle to the test, as long as it is fully registered, roadworthy and learner approved.
Check what your testing provider will give you
Your training and testing provider may lend you:
- an approved motorcycle, helmet and high-visibility vest
- protective eyewear
- wet-weather riding gear (if applicable on the day).
Check with your providers before the test.