| Road |
| Safety Helmet | Required by law-reflectorization required |
| State Funded Rider Ed | Not Available |
| Eye Protection | Required by law |
| Daytime Use of Headlight | Required by law-modulating headlight permitted |
| Passenger Seat | Required if carrying a passenger |
| Passenger Footrest | Required if carrying a passenger |
| Passenger Age Restriction | None |
| Helmet Speakers | Single earphone only |
| Periodic Safety Inspection | Required by law |
| Mirror Left(L) Right(R) | One required by law |
| Radar Detector | No Restriction |
| Turn Signals | Required if manufactured in 1985 or after |
| Muffler | Muffler required; no straight pipes; no removal of baffles; no modification of exhaust system that increases noise beyond exhaust system originally installed. Ref: NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law, Article 9, Section 381 |
| Maximum Sound Level | Maximum Allowable A-Weighted Sound Levels at Speed: 35 mph or less, 82 dB(A); over 35 mph, 86 dB(A), measured at, or adjusted to, a distance of fifty feet from the center of the lane in which the motorcycle is traveling. Ref: NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law, Article 10, Section 386. |
| State Insurance Requirements | Compulsory Liability (Minimum Limits)(25/50/10) - Minimum limits where death results are 50/100. |
| Handlebar Height | Handle bars or grips cannot be more than the height of the operator's shoulders. |
| Rider-Education Waiver | Skill Test |
| Accept Motorcycle Endorsement From Other States | Yes |
| Motorcycles operating two abreast in same lane | Yes. § 1252. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic § 1252. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic. (a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle or motorcycle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. However, this subsection shall not be construed to prevent motorcycles from being operated two abreast in a single lane. |
| Lane Splitting | § 1252. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic (b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken. (c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles. |
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