Rick,
You will have to go to one of three locations in Columbus to get it all done in one trip. Hilliard (on Cemetery Road), West Broad (in the dept. of public safety complex), or Alum Creek (almost across the street from DeVry).
Step one: Go to registrar side and ask for motorcycle temp packet, it's about $20.
Step two: Go to the exam portion of the building and take the motorcycle written exam. It is a 50 question multiple-choice test. You may only miss 12 questions. Read through the motorcycle book for a half-hour or so before you take the test; there WILL be some questions you miss if you don't read it. If in doubt, use the "skip question" button because more often than not the replacement question will be something easier. It pulls the questions randomly from a database of, I would guess, about 200 questions. About 75 of these are directly motorcycle related - the rest are general road knowledge.
Step three: They validate your temp packet if you pass the test. This gives you a year of restricted (no freeway, no night, no passenger, helmet required) riding. You may now also register and plate your bike. Go back to the registrar side with your title, and purchase your registration and plates.
Step four: Call your insurance company and ask about motorcycle insurance. If they can't do it, they can probably recommend an insurer for you.
Step five: Get on this website ( http://www.motorcycle.ohio.gov/ ) and look up the basic rider course. Call whichever one you like and get registered NOW with the understanding that it will be fall before you can probably get in. If you wait too long, you will have to wait until next year to do it. This will accomplish two goals: 1) They will teach you tons of motorcycle operating techniques, on their bikes. 2) Once passed, you can get your motorcycle endorsement completely free and don't have to take any stupid tests. Just walk into the registrar, show them the card, and have your license reprinted.
Does that about cover it all?