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You get an international driving permit from your home country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit

No problem at all to rent motorcycles and cars with that  if you have the requirement in your original driving license. While the convention says that you should have your original driving license available I never have done that (could be lost) and I have been never asked for that.

So strictly speaking legally no, it is not possible to drive a motorcycle with only an automobile license. If it is tolerated (some countries do not enforce street traffic very strictly) I do not know, perhaps someone from Bolivia or traveling to it could answer that.

As I have a motorcycle license myself I am sorry to say that, but driving a motorcycle in a third-world country if you have no road experience is asking to get killed. You need to drive carefully even here because you have to get the "sense" how people react because you have no protection  (the leather gear and helmet protects against falling down (sometimes deliberately to save your life)) against collisions and stupid drivers.

You can get an international driving permit from your home country. It is no problem at all to rent motorcycles and cars with that  if you have the requirement in your original driving license. While the convention says that you should have your original driving license available I never have done that (could be lost) and I have been never asked for that.

So strictly speaking legally no, it is not possible to drive a motorcycle with only an automobile license. If it is tolerated (some countries do not enforce street traffic very strictly) I do not know, perhaps someone from Bolivia or traveling to it could answer that.

As I have a motorcycle license myself I am sorry to say this, but driving a motorcycle in a third-world country if you have no road experience is asking to get killed. You need to drive carefully even here because you have to get the "sense" how people react because you have no protection against collisions and stupid drivers (the leather gear and helmet only protects against falling down (sometimes deliberately to save your life)).

You get an international driving permit from your home country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit

No problem at all to rent motorcycles and cars with that. While the convention says that you should have your original driving license available I never have done that (could be lost) and I have never been asked for that.

And seriously: If you are not in an English-speaking country, could you tell if someone is showing you your original, home-country license and not your health insurance card ? (No, the German license does not show anything in English)

EDIT: Oops, I did not see that you have not the requirement for motorcycles, I have not read it carefully enough. So strictly speaking legally no, it is not possible to drive a motorcycle with only an automobile license. If it is tolerated I do not know, perhaps someone from Bolivia or traveling to it could answer that.

As I have a motorcycle license myself I am sorry to say that, but driving a motorcycle in a third-world country if you have no road experience is asking to get killed. You need to drive carefully even here because you have to get the "sense" how people react because you have no protection (the leather gear and helmet protects against falling down (sometimes deliberately to save your life)) against collisions and stupid drivers.

EDITED:

You get an international driving permit from your home country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit

No problem at all to rent motorcycles and cars with that if you have the requirement in your original driving license. While the convention says that you should have your original driving license available I never have done that (could be lost) and I have been never asked for that.

So strictly speaking legally no, it is not possible to drive a motorcycle with only an automobile license. If it is tolerated (some countries do not enforce street traffic very strictly) I do not know, perhaps someone from Bolivia or traveling to it could answer that.

As I have a motorcycle license myself I am sorry to say that, but driving a motorcycle in a third-world country if you have no road experience is asking to get killed. You need to drive carefully even here because you have to get the "sense" how people react because you have no protection (the leather gear and helmet protects against falling down (sometimes deliberately to save your life)) against collisions and stupid drivers.

You get an international driving permit from your home country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit

No problem at all to rent cars with that. While the convention says that you should have your original driving license available I never have done that (could be lost) and I have never been asked for that.

And seriously: If you are not in an English-speaking country, could you tell if someone is showing you your original, home-country license and not your health insurance card ? (No, the German license does not show anything in English)

You get an international driving permit from your home country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit

No problem at all to rent motorcycles and cars with that. While the convention says that you should have your original driving license available I never have done that (could be lost) and I have never been asked for that.

And seriously: If you are not in an English-speaking country, could you tell if someone is showing you your original, home-country license and not your health insurance card ? (No, the German license does not show anything in English)

EDIT: Oops, I did not see that you have not the requirement for motorcycles, I have not read it carefully enough. So strictly speaking legally no, it is not possible to drive a motorcycle with only an automobile license. If it is tolerated I do not know, perhaps someone from Bolivia or traveling to it could answer that.

As I have a motorcycle license myself I am sorry to say that, but driving a motorcycle in a third-world country if you have no road experience is asking to get killed. You need to drive carefully even here because you have to get the "sense" how people react because you have no protection (the leather gear and helmet protects against falling down (sometimes deliberately to save your life)) against collisions and stupid drivers.