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Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.365 (2026)

“Motorcycle.”

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      801.365 “Motorcycle.” “Motorcycle” means any self-propelled vehicle other than a moped or farm tractor that:

      (1) Has a seat or saddle for use of the rider;

      (2) Is designed to be operated on the ground upon wheels; and

      (3) Is designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. [1983 c.338 §63]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Sweeney v. SMC Corp., 37 P.3d 244 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
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Sweeney v. SMC Corp., 37 P.3d 244 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “See ORS 801.365. Morever, in that definition, a motorcycle is described, among other characteristics, as having a “seat or saddle for use of the rider”; the definition says nothing about a motorcycle’s capacity to carry passengers.”
Jeffers v. Country Preferred Ins. Co., 337 Or. App. 412 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “The UM policy provision provides: 1 We refer to the vehicle as a motorcycle throughout the opinion because the parties stipulated for purposes of summary judgment that the minibike met the definition of a motorcycle in ORS 801.”
Jeffers v. Country Preferred Ins. Co., 337 Or. App. 412 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “The UM policy provision provides: 1 We refer to the vehicle as a motorcycle throughout the opinion because the parties stipulated for purposes of summary judgment that the minibike met the definition of a motorcycle in ORS 801.”
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