
At what age can you ride a 268 hp motorcycle but not a 28 hp one
It's a legal anomaly regarding the division of motorcycles based on the type of driver's license and your age
Put yourself in this situation. As soon as you turn 18, you get your first big motorcycle license. It's the A2 license and you may or may not have previously enjoyed the A1 license.
The fact is that two years will have to pass before you can ride a motorcycle without restrictions. That's the step to the A license.
During these two years, you'll only be able to ride motorcycles with a maximum power limit of 63.8 hp (47.6 CV). Or a power-to-weight ratio of 0.2 kW/kg.
This maximum power can be achieved by restricting a model that, at most, offers double that power.

That's why there are motorcycles that comply with this A2 license regulation. You can buy it unrestricted if you have the A license (for example, 168 hp (125 CV)) or in a 127 hp (95 CV) version and restrict it for the A2 license.
When the required two years have passed, you'll be 20 years old. You'll then be able to get the A license.
You have the option to derestrict it and reach those original 127 hp (95 CV), but not the maximum of the unrestricted edition. For that, you'd have to buy another motorcycle, already with any maximum power.
The problem with the regulation and age
This is the general rule. But it turns out there's an exception due to a loophole that the legislator didn't notice when drafting this regulation.
We're referring to three-wheeled motorcycles or tricycles known as L5e category.

With the A1 license (15 years old), you can ride tricycles. But with a maximum power of 20.1 hp (15 kW). If it's more than 20.1 hp (15 kW), the A license is required.
With a validated car license, after three years of seniority, if certain requirements are met, there's no established power limit. These include the distance between the front wheels, inclusion of a brake pedal, and others. For this, you'll have to be at least 21 years old.
What about the A2 license?
It wasn't considered that between 18 and 20 years old, you can't ride this type of motorcycle that doesn't reach 63 hp (47 CV). You can ride a conventional motorcycle. 20.1 hp (20.4 CV) is your ceiling.
This creates the extreme paradox that at 20 years old, with the A license in your pocket, you can ride a 268 hp (200 CV) motorcycle. However, not a three-wheeled scooter that exceeds 20 hp (20 CV) of power.
The reason is that the regulation dictates exclusivity for tricycles over 20.1 hp (15 kW). With a motorcycle license, they can only be ridden from age 21. That license is the A.

A division that makes no sense
This coincides with the minimum age to be able to ride them with a validated car license. That is, if you get your car license at 18, three years later you'll be able to ride tricycles without a power limit, provided they meet the cited requirements.
The absurdity reaches unbelievable extremes. A person from age 21 can ride a tricycle with no power limit even without previous experience riding motorcycles. But someone who's 20 and has a proven track record, can't.

Each manufacturer can certify their three-wheeled model as a tricycle or as a motorcycle. Thus, a Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra can be ridden with a validated car license. A Yamaha Niken can't.
In summary, only from age 21 can you ride tricycles over 20 hp (20 CV) with the A license. Or with a validated car license. At 20, a Yamaha YZF-R1 with 268 hp (200 CV) yes, but a Yamaha Tricity 300 with 37.5 hp (28 CV) no.
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