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

Most crashes happen:

A) On short trips.

B) Far from home.

C) On long rides.

D) Several hours into the ride.

2 / 30

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

A) Leave the road.

B) Lengthen your following distance.

C) Shorten your following distance.

D) Speed up.

3 / 30

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

A) Brakes

B) Brake light.

C) Suspension.

D) Seat

4 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Polyester

B) Denim

C) Leather

D) Wool

5 / 30

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

A) Riding with your headlight off.

B) Wearing bright clothing.

C) Following other vehicles closely.

D) Not using turn signals.

6 / 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.

7 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

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

8 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Only protects your eyes.

B) Helps protect your whole face

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

D) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

9 / 30

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

A) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

B) Your riding skills will not be affected.

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

D) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

10 / 30

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

A) Farther away, more slowly

B) Closer, faster

C) Closer, more slowly

D) Farther away, faster

11 / 30

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

A) Downshift.

B) Accelerate.

C) Gradually apply your brakes.

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

12 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

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

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 until the tire regains traction.

13 / 30

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

A) 100 percent

B) About 50 percent

C) About 70 percent

D) About 25 percent

14 / 30

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

A) Plans to turn left

B) Is about to stop.

C) Is about to slow down.

D) Plans to turn right.

15 / 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.

16 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Cover the clutch and the brakes

B) Pull in the clutch when turning

C) Shift into neutral when slowing.

D) Ride slower than the speed limit.

17 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Ride in the center of the lane

B) Increase your speed.

C) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

D) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

18 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Stop until the animal loses interest

B) Kick it away

C) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

D) Swerve around the animal.

19 / 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) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

D) Ride on the shoulder.

20 / 30

When riding, you should:

A) Keep your arms straight

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

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

D) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

21 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Not be worn

B) Be worn at night.

C) Be worn day and night

D) Be worn during the day

22 / 30

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

A) Stay in the center of the lane.

B) Stay on the outside of the lane.

C) Use the shoulder.

D) Change your path as needed.

23 / 30

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

A) Decrease your following distance.

B) Reduce your speed.

C) Increase your following distance.

D) Use your high beam light, if possible.

24 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

B) Is a good sign they see you.

C) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

D) Is not worth the effort it takes

25 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Only use the front brake.

B) Grab at the front brake lever.

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

D) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

26 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) Someone is following too closely

B) You will be slowing suddenly

C) There is a stop sign ahead.

D) Your signals are not working

27 / 30

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

A) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

B) Stop until the animal loses interest.

C) Swerve around the animal.

D) Kick it away.

28 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Change lanes and let them pass

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

C) Ignore them.

D) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

29 / 30

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

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

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

C) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

D) Sit as far forward as possible.

30 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Accelerate out of the wobble.

B) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

C) Downshift

D) Use the brakes gradually.

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The average score is 84%

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