negative chief. the only restriction you have for your first year is that you and your passenger must both wear helmets. after that, you can ride naked if you want, as long as you have eye protection. ORC 4511.53 No person under the age of eighteen years, or who holds a motorcycle operator’s endorsement or license bearing a “novice” designation that is currently in effect as provided in section 4507.13 of the Revised Code, shall operate a motorcycle on a highway, or be a passenger on a motorcycle, unless wearing a protective helmet on the person’s head, and no other person shall be a passenger on a motorcycle operated by such a person unless similarly wearing a protective helmet.