it really depends on where you live, in Alberta, you need parental consent for all licensing until you are 18. Motorcycle licensing system here is, class 7 - just a knowledge test (learners, for car or motorcycle), you need your class 7 for one year until you can become a probationary rider, then another year later you can take the road test for your class 6 (full fledged motorcycle), shitty I know, it takes 3 years to do the whole thing.