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| Safety Helmet |
Required by law under age 18, required for instructional permit holders |
| State Funded Rider Ed |
Available for all eligible applicants-required under age 18 |
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| Eye Protection |
(2) (a) No person may operate a motorcycle on any highway
without wearing any of the following eye protection:
1. A protective face shield attached to the headgear.
2. Glasses.
3. Goggles.
(b) Except for photosensitive corrective glasses prescribed by
an ophthalmologist, physician, oculist or optometrist, eye protection
worn during hours of darkness may not be tinted or darkened.
(c) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the motorcycle is a Type 2
motorcycle equipped with a windshield or a Type 1 motorcycle
equipped with a windshield that rises a minimum of 15 inches
above the handlebar, the use of other eye protective devices is not
mandatory.
(d) This subsection shall not apply to persons operating a
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| Daytime Use of Headlight |
Required by law-modulating headlight permitted |
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| Passenger Seat |
Required if carrying a passenger |
| Passenger Footrest |
Required if carrying a passenger |
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| Passenger Age Restriction |
None |
| Helmet Speakers |
No Restrictions
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| Periodic Safety Inspection |
Required by law-random |
| Mirror Left(L) Right(R) |
One required by law
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| Radar Detector |
No Restriction
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| Turn Signals |
Required by law |
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| Muffler |
The following state law (347.39) does not exempt motorcycles and does not require a sound meter or the engine running.
If you search the following in the Wisconsin Legislature http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/ Wisconsin Statues:
347.39 Mufflers. (1) No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle subject to registration unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke. This subsection also applies to motor bicycles.
(2) No muffler or exhaust system on any vehicle mentioned in sub. (1) shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device nor shall there be installed in the exhaust system of any such vehicle any device to ignite exhaust gases so as to produce flame within or without the exhaust system. No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section.
(3) In this section, “muffler” means a device consisting of a series of chambers of baffle plates or other mechanical design for receiving exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine and which is effective in reducing noise.
History: 1983 a. 243.
Cross Reference: See also ss. Trans 305.20 and 305.39, Wis. adm. code.
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| Maximum Sound Level |
The following state law (347.39) does not exempt motorcycles and does not require a sound meter or the engine running.
If you search the following in the Wisconsin Legislature http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/ Wisconsin Statues:
347.39 Mufflers. (1) No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle subject to registration unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke. This subsection also applies to motor bicycles.
(2) No muffler or exhaust system on any vehicle mentioned in sub. (1) shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device nor shall there be installed in the exhaust system of any such vehicle any device to ignite exhaust gases so as to produce flame within or without the exhaust system. No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section.
(3) In this section, “muffler” means a device consisting of a series of chambers of baffle plates or other mechanical design for receiving exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine and which is effective in reducing noise.
History: 1983 a. 243.
Cross Reference: See also ss. Trans 305.20 and 305.39, Wis. adm. code.
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| State Insurance Requirements |
Compulsory Liability (Minimum Limits)(25/50/10) - Financial responsibility required. |
| Handlebar Height |
Maximum of 30" above seat |
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| Rider-Education Waiver |
Skill Test |
| Accept Motorcycle Endorsement From Other States |
Yes |
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| Motorcycles operating two abreast in same lane |
Yes.
346.595(1)
(1) All motor vehicles including motorcycles and mopeds are entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and no vehicle may be driven or operated in such a manner so as to deprive any other vehicle of the full use of a traffic lane. With the consent of both drivers, Type 1 motorcycles may be operated not more than 2 abreast in a single lane, but mopeds may be so operated only where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less.
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| Lane Splitting |
Not referenced in Administrative Code or Statutes |
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| Lemon Law Coverage |
Yes (not mopeds); Wisconsin (WI) Legislature - Chapter 218.0171
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