DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2025

DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2025: This Permit Test will help riders learn how to safely ride and handle a motorcycle along with how to pass the knowledge and skills tests. Experience makes for a better and safer motorcyclist.

Objectively assessing motorcycle riding skills and knowledge is difficult at best, and it is even harder for friends and relatives to be completely honest about their own skills.

Taking a knowledge test is the best way to determine if a potential rider has the minimum knowledge necessary to safely ride a motorcycle on the highway.

DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test

Permit Test for	Motorcycle Permit Test
Class	Endorsement (M)
Total Questions	30
Questions Type	Sample Multiple Choice
Time Duration	N/A
County	Any States-USA

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Motorcycle License Permit Practice Test

1 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Increase your speed.

B) Ride in the center of the lane

C) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

D) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

2 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

B) Keep your knees against the gas tank and keep your eyes up.

C) Only use the front brake.

D) Grab at the front brake lever.

3 / 30

The front brake supplies how much of a motorcycle's potential stopping power?

A) About 25 percent

B) 100 percent

C) About 50 percent

D) About 70 percent

4 / 30

Small vehicles can appear ______ and seem to be traveling ______ than they actually are.

A) Farther away, faster

B) Farther away, more slowly

C) Closer, more slowly

D) Closer, faster

5 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Helps protect your whole face

B) Only protects your eyes.

C) Does not protect your face as well as goggles.

D) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

6 / 30

If your friend has been drinking alcohol, it is a good idea to do any of the following, except:

A) Arrange for a safe ride home for your friend.

B) Occupy your friend with activities to distract them from drinking.

C) Keep your friend from leaving until they are sober.

D) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

7 / 30

As an operator, you should prepare a passenger to ride by instructing them to do each of the following, except:

A) Keep their legs away from the muffler and chains.

B) Get on the motorcycle after the engine has been started.

C) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

D) Sit as far forward as possible.

8 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

A) Usually more powerful than a car’s headlights.

B) Usually not as powerful as a car’s headlights.

C) Usually just as powerful as a car’s headlights.

D) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

9 / 30

When riding a three-wheeled motorcycle through a curve, it is best to:

A) Change your path as needed.

B) Stay in the center of the lane.

C) Stay on the outside of the lane.

D) Use the shoulder.

10 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

B) Is not worth the effort it takes

C) Is a good sign they see you.

D) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

11 / 30

When riding at night, you should do all of the following, except:

A) Decrease your following distance.

B) Use your high beam light, if possible.

C) Increase your following distance.

D) Reduce your speed.

12 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) Several hours into the ride.

B) Far from home.

C) On short trips.

D) On long rides.

13 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

A) Release the brake lever until the tire regains traction.

B) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

C) Keep the brake engaged until you come to a full stop.

D) Release the brake lever and use only the rear brake.

14 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Not be worn

B) Be worn at night.

C) Be worn during the day

D) Be worn day and night

15 / 30

If you wait one hour per drink for the alcohol to be eliminated from your body before riding:

A) Your riding skills will not be affected.

B) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

C) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

D) You will be okay as long as you ride slowly.

16 / 30

If you think stopping your motorcycle will take longer than usual, you should:

A) Speed up.

B) Lengthen your following distance.

C) Leave the road.

D) Shorten your following distance.

17 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble, it is best to:

A) Accelerate.

B) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually.

C) Downshift.

D) Gradually apply your brakes.

18 / 30

To lessen your chances of being involved in a crash, you should:

A) Be visible to other drivers.

B) Ride on the shoulder.

C) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

D) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

19 / 30

When operating a motorcycle on a slippery surface, you should:

A) Use only the front brake.

B) Use only the rear brake.

C) Reduce your speed.

D) Ride faster than usual.

20 / 30

When an operator's left arm is extended straight out to the left, it means the operator:

A) Is about to slow down.

B) Is about to stop.

C) Plans to turn left

D) Plans to turn right.

21 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

B) Speed up to put distance between you and the tailgater

C) Change lanes and let them pass

D) Ignore them.

22 / 30

When riding with a heavy load, you will want to adjust the:

A) Suspension.

B) Brake light.

C) Brakes

D) Seat

23 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

C) Stop until the animal loses interest

D) Kick it away

24 / 30

When riding, you should:

A) Turn just your head and eyes to look where you are going

B) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

C) Turn your head and shoulders to look through turns.

D) Keep your arms straight

25 / 30

If you are being chased by a dog, you should:

A) Stop until the animal loses interest.

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Kick it away.

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

26 / 30

As a motorcycle operator, you can help others see you by:

A) Not using turn signals.

B) Following other vehicles closely.

C) Wearing bright clothing.

D) Riding with your headlight off.

27 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Accelerate out of the wobble.

B) Downshift

C) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

D) Use the brakes gradually.

28 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) You will be slowing suddenly

B) Your signals are not working

C) Someone is following too closely

D) There is a stop sign ahead.

29 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Pull in the clutch when turning

B) Cover the clutch and the brakes

C) Shift into neutral when slowing.

D) Ride slower than the speed limit.

30 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Denim

B) Polyester

C) Wool

D) Leather

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The average score is 86%

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