Getting a Yukon Class 6 Novice Motorcycle License

Contact your local Yukon Motor Vehicles office to book your road test appointment. Road tests can only be attempted by appointment. Unless an exception is made, road tests can only be booked from May to September.

It's a good idea to brush up on the basics, which in this case are the Yukon road signs and road rules. In addition to studying the Yukon motorcycle handbook, we recommend practicing with our Yukon Class 6 motorcycle learner licence practice test series and Yukon Class 7 practice test series to refresh your memory.

Yukon Learn To Ride Smart Manual

The Yukon Tuning Up For Riders Manual is a great resource when it comes to actual motorcycle handling techniques. With detailed illustrations, scenarios and information, there is a lot of very useful information in this guide that can help you become a better Yukon motorcycle rider.

Yukon Tuning Up For Riders Manual

One of the requirements at the Class 6 learner stage to graduate to the next level, was to accumulate a minimum of 30 hours of riding practice. Use this time and more if you can, to learn all the motorcycle maneuvers and techniques you could be tested on during your Class 6 road test.

Change up the days/times you practice riding your motorcycle so you become comfortable riding your motorbike in different scenarios. Some main skills and maneuvers you could be tested on during your Class 6 road test are:

Skills

• Environment observation
• Hazard identification and reaction
• Correct maintenance of space margins
• Speed control
• Confident and correct steering of your motorcycle
• And communication with other road users

Maneuvers

• Riding through and turning in intersections
• Leaving/entering traffic and/or highways
• Signaling and changing lanes
• Parking (roadside, hills, reverse stall parking)
• U-turns
• General good riding practices

Even before the Yukon Class 6 Novice motorcycle license road test can begin, the examiner will make sure the motorcycle you have brought to the test is capable of taking the test. Some key things they look for are:

• Valid motorcycle insurance and registration documents for your vehicle
• A safe, fully functioning motorcycle

The class 6 road test typically takes less than an hour to complete and you will return to the Motor Vehicle office after your test is finished. During the test the examiner will be following you in another vehicle and communicate with you via a one-way radio. Stay calm and focus on following all the examiners instructions while remaining aware of your surroundings.

Upon completion of the test, you will be told if you passed or failed, along with recommendations on where you could improve your motorcycle driving skills.

Always arrive at least 30 minutes in advance of a road test appointment. This gives you time to settle in and be relaxed before the test begins.

Check all your motorcycles controls before you leave home to ensure everything works. Also, make sure you bring along valid insurance and registration documents. The motorcycle you bring to the road test should be a good weight and size for you, and you should be able to comfortably rest both feet flat on the ground when you're seated.

You have to bring a helmet to the road test otherwise you won't be allowed to take the test.

If you need glasses or contacts, make sure you wear them for the Class 6 road test.

You need to bring along documents to prove your identity (photograph, full name, date of birth and signature), prove your Yukon residency status and show consent of a parent/guardian if under the age of 18.

Yukon Identity & Residency Documents

The Yukon motorcycle Class 6 road test fee is $20. You have to repay the fee every time you take the test.

Yukon Licensing Fees

If you fail the road test, you can re-take it, but must pay the road test fee again.

You must remain at the Yukon Class 6 Novice motorcycle license stage for 18 continuous months before you can move to the next stage, which is the full, unrestricted Class 6 Yukon motorcycle license.

A novice rider cannot operate a motorcycle with a passenger under the age of 13.

A Yukon Class 6 Novice motorcycle license holder, if riding between the hours of midnight and 5 am must be accompanied by a qualified co-driver.

You must always ride with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of 0.0.