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

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

A) About 50 percent

B) About 25 percent

C) About 70 percent

D) 100 percent

2 / 30

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

A) Sit as far forward as possible.

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

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

D) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

3 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

B) Grab at the front brake lever.

C) Only use the front brake.

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

4 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Change lanes and let them pass

B) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

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

D) Ignore them.

5 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Helps protect your whole face

B) Only protects your eyes.

C) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

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

6 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Downshift

B) Accelerate out of the wobble.

C) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

D) Use the brakes gradually.

7 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) Someone is following too closely

B) Your signals are not working

C) You will be slowing suddenly

D) There is a stop sign ahead.

8 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

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

B) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

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

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

9 / 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.

10 / 30

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

A) Speed up.

B) Shorten your following distance.

C) Lengthen your following distance.

D) Leave the road.

11 / 30

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

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

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

C) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

12 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Denim

B) Wool

C) Polyester

D) Leather

13 / 30

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

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

C) Kick it away.

D) Stop until the animal loses interest.

14 / 30

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

A) Is about to stop.

B) Is about to slow down.

C) Plans to turn right.

D) Plans to turn left

15 / 30

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

A) Riding with your headlight off.

B) Following other vehicles closely.

C) Not using turn signals.

D) Wearing bright clothing.

16 / 30

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

A) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

B) Be visible to other drivers.

C) Ride on the shoulder.

D) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

17 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Not be worn

B) Be worn during the day

C) Be worn at night.

D) Be worn day and night

18 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

A) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

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

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

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

19 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Stop until the animal loses interest

C) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

D) Kick it away

20 / 30

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

A) Farther away, more slowly

B) Closer, more slowly

C) Closer, faster

D) Farther away, faster

21 / 30

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

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

B) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

C) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

D) Your riding skills will not be affected.

22 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Cover the clutch and the brakes

B) Ride slower than the speed limit.

C) Pull in the clutch when turning

D) Shift into neutral when slowing.

23 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Is a good sign they see you.

B) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

C) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

D) Is not worth the effort it takes

24 / 30

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

A) Use the shoulder.

B) Change your path as needed.

C) Stay on the outside of the lane.

D) Stay in the center of the lane.

25 / 30

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

A) Reduce your speed.

B) Decrease your following distance.

C) Increase your following distance.

D) Use your high beam light, if possible.

26 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On short trips.

B) On long rides.

C) Far from home.

D) Several hours into the ride.

27 / 30

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

A) Use only the rear brake.

B) Use only the front brake.

C) Reduce your speed.

D) Ride faster than usual.

28 / 30

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

A) Brakes

B) Seat

C) Brake light.

D) Suspension.

29 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

B) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

C) Increase your speed.

D) Ride in the center of the lane

30 / 30

When riding, you should:

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

B) Keep your arms straight

C) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

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

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The average score is 85%

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