{"id":52,"date":"2023-10-20T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/?p=52"},"modified":"2023-10-30T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:04:17","slug":"how-do-i-know-if-i-need-to-register-and-insure-my-motorcycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/how-do-i-know-if-i-need-to-register-and-insure-my-motorcycle\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I know if I need to register and insure my motorcycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s important to learn your responsibilities when riding a motorcycle on public&nbsp;Southgate, CA streets. It can also be confusing because of how motorcycles are classified. Some smaller motorized bikes may not even be considered motorcycles under California law.&nbsp;ANA Insurance Brokerage Inc. can help you make sure you are covered.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is a Motorcycle?<\/h2>\n<p>In California, a motorcycle is a vehicle designed to travel with 2 or 3 wheels in contact with the ground. The motor must be at least 150cc. If the motor is smaller than that, the bike will be considered a mini motorcycle or a motorized scooter.<\/p>\n<p>Mini choppers or pocket bikes&nbsp;are not permitted on public roads because they do not meet Federal Safety Standards. You can operate a motorized scooter on public streets as long as you are at least 16 and have the proper permit and helmet. Any vehicle considered a motorcycle will need a California registration before you operate it on a public street. You don&#8217;t need a registration for a scooter.<\/p>\n<h3>Registering Your Motorcycle<\/h3>\n<p>To register your motorcycle, you will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>either a California Certificate of Title or the name and address of the lienholder (if you have a loan),<\/li>\n<li>proof of insurance, either in the form of a vehicle liability policy (like auto insurance), a certificate from the BMV that you are self-insured, or a $35,000 bond from a licensed California bond company,<\/li>\n<li>a current, valid California motorcycle license,<\/li>\n<li>and the applicable fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Schedule A Consultation Today<\/h3>\n<p>Southgate, CA is a great place to ride a motorcycle, but you should make sure you&#8217;re protected. If you have any questions about motorcycle insurance and registration or just about insurance in general, please feel free to call&nbsp;ANA Insurance Brokerage Inc. today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s important to learn your responsibilities when riding a motorcycle on public&nbsp;Southgate, CA streets. It can also be confusing because of how motorcycles are classified. Some smaller motorized bikes may not even be considered motorcycles under California law.&nbsp;ANA Insurance Brokerage Inc. can help you make sure you are covered. What Is a Motorcycle? In California, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15,13],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motorcycle-insurance","tag-ana-insurance-brokerage-inc","tag-southgate-ca"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}