Motorcycle Licensing Requirements and the Class 6 Licence Process
Domain 1 - Motorcycle licensing requirements and the Class 6 licence process. This part of the written test checks that you know who is allowed to ride, on what machine, under what conditions, and how the two stages of the Saskatchewan Class 6 licence work. Expect questions on minimum age, the tests you must pass, learner restrictions, and what a Class 6 does and does not let you drive.
The two-stage process
- Class 6 learner's licence. You must be at least 16 years old, pass a vision test and the Class 6 knowledge test, and present acceptable identification. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must consent.
- Class 6 road test. After you have met SGI's minimum learner period, you book a practical road test and ride the test route on a street-legal motorcycle while an examiner scores you.
- Full Class 6 licence is issued once you pass. Any conditions printed on your learner's licence stay in force until then.
Learner restrictions
- You ride only while accompanied by a supervising rider who is at least 18 and holds a full (non-learner) Class 6 licence.
- No passengers.
- Zero alcohol and zero drugs - learner and novice drivers in Saskatchewan are subject to zero tolerance.
- The motorcycle must be registered and insured with SGI, display a valid plate, and you must wear an approved motorcycle helmet.
- Carry your licence every time you ride.
Licence classes
A Class 6 authorizes a motorcycle only. It does not let you drive a car, van or truck - that is Class 5 (or Class 7 while learning), and most riders end up holding a combined Class 5 and 6 licence. Adding Class 6 neither upgrades nor replaces your car class.
Worked example
Jordan is 17 and holds a Class 7 learner's licence for a car. He wants to ride a friend's 400 cc motorcycle to work. He must first get parental consent and pass the Class 6 knowledge and vision tests. Until he passes the Class 6 road test he may ride only under the supervision of a fully licensed Class 6 rider, with no passengers. Riding to work alone requires the full Class 6. His Class 7 learner's licence covers cars, not motorcycles.
Traps that cost marks
- Assuming a Class 5 licence lets you ride a motorcycle.
- Treating any Class 6 holder - including another learner - as an acceptable supervisor.
- Forgetting that learner conditions still apply on the way to the road test.
- Overlooking insurance, registration and helmet requirements; these are licence questions, not just bike questions.