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¿Puede conducir una motocicleta con el permiso de la clase B?

May you ride a motorcycle with a category B licence?

  • ASí, si es de una cilindrada menor de 250 centímetros cúbicos.Yes, if its engine size is less than 250 cubic centimetres.
  • BSí, sólo en España, con una cilindrada máxima de 125 centímetros cúbicos, y con una antigüedad del permiso superior a tres años.Yes, only in Spain, with a maximum engine size of 125 cubic centimetres, and if you have held the licence for more than three years.
  • CSí, siempre que no supere los 25 kW de potencia.Yes, as long as it does not exceed 25 kW.
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  • BSí, sólo en España, con una cilindrada máxima de 125 centímetros cúbicos, y con una antigüedad del permiso superior a tres años.Yes, only in Spain, with a maximum engine size of 125 cubic centimetres, and if you have held the licence for more than three years.
Explanation

People who have held a B licence for more than three years may ride, within Spain, the motorcycles covered by the category A1 licence, which are: motorcycles with a maximum engine size of 125 cm³, a maximum power of 11 kW and a maximum power-to-weight ratio of 0.1 kW/kg, and motor tricycles with a maximum power of 15 kW.

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