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 operating a motorcycle on a slippery surface, you should:

A) Use only the front brake.

B) Reduce your speed.

C) Use only the rear brake.

D) Ride faster than usual.

2 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Stop until the animal loses interest

C) Kick it away

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

3 / 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.

4 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) There is a stop sign ahead.

B) Someone is following too closely

C) Your signals are not working

D) You will be slowing suddenly

5 / 30

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

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

B) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

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

6 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn at night.

B) Be worn day and night

C) Not be worn

D) Be worn during the day

7 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Grab at the front brake lever.

B) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

C) Only use the front brake.

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

8 / 30

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

A) Kick it away.

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

D) Stop until the animal loses interest.

9 / 30

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

A) Plans to turn right.

B) Plans to turn left

C) Is about to stop.

D) Is about to slow down.

10 / 30

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

A) 100 percent

B) About 25 percent

C) About 70 percent

D) About 50 percent

11 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

A) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

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

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

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

12 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

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

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

C) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

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

13 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Polyester

B) Denim

C) Leather

D) Wool

14 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Ride slower than the speed limit.

B) Shift into neutral when slowing.

C) Pull in the clutch when turning

D) Cover the clutch and the brakes

15 / 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

16 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

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

B) Ignore them.

C) Change lanes and let them pass

D) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

17 / 30

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

A) Downshift.

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

C) Gradually apply your brakes.

D) Accelerate.

18 / 30

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

A) Increase your following distance.

B) Decrease your following distance.

C) Use your high beam light, if possible.

D) Reduce your speed.

19 / 30

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

A) Leave the road.

B) Speed up.

C) Lengthen your following distance.

D) Shorten your following distance.

20 / 30

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

A) Riding with your headlight off.

B) Not using turn signals.

C) Wearing bright clothing.

D) Following other vehicles closely.

21 / 30

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

A) Brake light.

B) Seat

C) Brakes

D) Suspension.

22 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

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

B) Helps protect your whole face

C) Only protects your eyes.

D) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

23 / 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.

24 / 30

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

A) Closer, faster

B) Farther away, faster

C) Closer, more slowly

D) Farther away, more slowly

25 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On short trips.

B) Several hours into the ride.

C) On long rides.

D) Far from home.

26 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

B) Increase your speed.

C) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

D) Ride in the center of the lane

27 / 30

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

A) Ride on the shoulder.

B) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

C) Be visible to other drivers.

D) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

28 / 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.

29 / 30

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

A) Use the shoulder.

B) Stay in the center of the lane.

C) Stay on the outside of the lane.

D) Change your path as needed.

30 / 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) Is not worth the effort it takes

D) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

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The average score is 85%

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