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 riding, you should:

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

B) Keep your arms straight

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

D) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

2 / 30

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

A) Wearing bright clothing.

B) Following other vehicles closely.

C) Riding with your headlight off.

D) Not using turn signals.

3 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn day and night

B) Not be worn

C) Be worn during the day

D) Be worn at night.

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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.

5 / 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) Is not worth the effort it takes

D) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

6 / 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) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

C) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

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

7 / 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.

8 / 30

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

A) Plans to turn left

B) Plans to turn right.

C) Is about to slow down.

D) Is about to stop.

9 / 30

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

A) Accelerate.

B) Gradually apply your brakes.

C) Downshift.

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

10 / 30

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

A) Ride on the shoulder.

B) Be visible to other drivers.

C) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

D) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

11 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Downshift

B) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

C) Accelerate out of the wobble.

D) Use the brakes gradually.

12 / 30

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

A) Farther away, faster

B) Closer, more slowly

C) Farther away, more slowly

D) Closer, faster

13 / 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) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

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

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

14 / 30

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

A) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

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

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

15 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Grab at the front brake lever.

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

C) Only use the front brake.

D) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

16 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

B) Only protects your eyes.

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

D) Helps protect your whole face

17 / 30

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

A) Use only the rear brake.

B) Ride faster than usual.

C) Use only the front brake.

D) Reduce your speed.

18 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

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

B) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

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

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

19 / 30

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

A) About 25 percent

B) About 70 percent

C) About 50 percent

D) 100 percent

20 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

B) Change lanes and let them pass

C) Ignore them.

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

21 / 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) Release the brake lever until the tire regains traction.

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

22 / 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.

23 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Wool

B) Leather

C) Denim

D) Polyester

24 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On short trips.

B) On long rides.

C) Several hours into the ride.

D) Far from home.

25 / 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 center of the lane

C) Increase your speed.

D) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

26 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) There is a stop sign ahead.

B) You will be slowing suddenly

C) Your signals are not working

D) Someone is following too closely

27 / 30

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

A) Shorten your following distance.

B) Leave the road.

C) Speed up.

D) Lengthen your following distance.

28 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

B) Kick it away

C) Stop until the animal loses interest

D) Swerve around the animal.

29 / 30

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

A) Brakes

B) Seat

C) Brake light.

D) Suspension.

30 / 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) Kick it away.

D) Swerve around the animal.

Your score is

The average score is 85%

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