What category A1 covers
Category A1 entitles you to ride a motorcycle with an engine capacity up to 125 cm³, power up to 11 kW and a power-to-weight ratio up to 0.1 kW/kg, a three-wheeled motorcycle up to 15 kW, and to drive category AM vehicles.
For a two-wheeled motorcycle all three conditions must be met at once. An engine capacity up to 125 cm³ is not enough on its own if the power exceeds 11 kW.
A1, A2 and A - three motorcycle steps
The motorcycle categories are arranged by the power of the vehicle and the age of the rider: A1 from 16, A2 from 18, A from 24 - or from 20 with category A2 held for at least two years.
A1 is therefore the way onto that ladder two years before A2 and eight years before category A in its basic route.
- A1
- up to 125 cm³, up to 11 kW, up to 0.1 kW/kg - from 16
- A2
- up to 35 kW, up to 0.2 kW/kg - from 18
- A
- no power limit - from 24, or from 20 with A2 held for 2 years
What the exam material covers in category A1
The paper is built as in the other categories: 20 basic questions and 12 specialist ones, 25 minutes in total.
The specialist part covers category A1 and is separate from the pools for A2 and A, even though all three concern motorcycles.