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[cherokeepati]

You do have to have a drivers (vehicle) license to buy a motor vehicle ( includes motorcycles) in N.C. To get a license tag the DMV requires proof of insurance. ( No drivers license = No insurance). If you should get caught without the M (for motorcycle) endorsement on your license you can be fined. Good luck getting insurance then! You can purchase a bike before the MSF course but I would not encourage riding it on the street Be smart and take the course first, IMHO!!

[TheOtis]

Yea, I'm in the same situation here as well. The classes are all full here until January. I'm doing the same thing. I'm getting my bike, rideing it home along with a friend of my dads, and keeping it at my house.

Ill just ride it around the neighborhood everyonce and awhile to get it out and about. But I don't plan on putting anymore then 100 miles on it until I take the course so i can my license.

EDIT: This is only because I have experience with dirt bikes.

[Wrider]

Yeah, here in CO you have to have proof of insurance to register the bike, but you don't have to have any license or permit to register it. I haven't bought a bike from a dealership, so I don't really know on that part of it, but I did hear a guy making a deal at our bike shop, and nothing was mentioned about having a permit or a license. (He ended up riding it home, but was obviously experienced.)
Wrider