As with most things driving, the US is a typically a lot more relaxed than that about handing out licenses. I know in my home state (NJ) I took a 2.5 day class

As with most things driving, the US is a typically a lot more relaxed than that about handing out licenses. I know in my home state (NJ) I took a 2.5 day class over a weekend and got my motorcycle endorsement from passing a basic skills test at the end of that. No capacity limits or anything else, I could have gone out and picked up a liter bike with my couple hours of riding experience (and probably gotten myself killed quickly) if I wanted.