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

A) Brake light.

B) Seat

C) Brakes

D) Suspension.

2 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Is not worth the effort it takes

B) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

C) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

D) Is a good sign they see you.

3 / 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.

4 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) Your signals are not working

B) You will be slowing suddenly

C) Someone is following too closely

D) There is a stop sign ahead.

5 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Kick it away

B) Stop until the animal loses interest

C) Swerve around the animal.

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

6 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Denim

B) Leather

C) Polyester

D) Wool

7 / 30

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

A) Speed up.

B) Leave the road.

C) Shorten your following distance.

D) Lengthen your following distance.

8 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Ride in the center of the lane

B) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

C) Increase your speed.

D) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

9 / 30

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

A) About 70 percent

B) About 25 percent

C) 100 percent

D) About 50 percent

10 / 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) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

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

11 / 30

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

A) Kick it away.

B) Stop until the animal loses interest.

C) Swerve around the animal.

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

12 / 30

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

A) Wearing bright clothing.

B) Following other vehicles closely.

C) Not using turn signals.

D) Riding with your headlight off.

13 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Cover the clutch and the brakes

B) Pull in the clutch when turning

C) Ride slower than the speed limit.

D) Shift into neutral when slowing.

14 / 30

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

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

B) Accelerate.

C) Gradually apply your brakes.

D) Downshift.

15 / 30

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

A) Be visible to other drivers.

B) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

C) Ride on the shoulder.

D) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

16 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

A) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

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

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

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

17 / 30

When riding, you should:

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

B) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

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

D) Keep your arms straight

18 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Use the brakes gradually.

B) Downshift

C) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

D) Accelerate out of the wobble.

19 / 30

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

A) Use your high beam light, if possible.

B) Reduce your speed.

C) Decrease your following distance.

D) Increase your following distance.

20 / 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) Sit as far forward as possible.

C) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

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

21 / 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.

22 / 30

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

A) Reduce your speed.

B) Use only the front brake.

C) Use only the rear brake.

D) Ride faster than usual.

23 / 30

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

A) Is about to stop.

B) Plans to turn left

C) Plans to turn right.

D) Is about to slow down.

24 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On long rides.

B) On short trips.

C) Several hours into the ride.

D) Far from home.

25 / 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

26 / 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) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

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

D) Your riding skills will not be affected.

27 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

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

B) Only protects your eyes.

C) Helps protect your whole face

D) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

28 / 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) Ignore them.

D) Change lanes and let them pass

29 / 30

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

A) Stay on the outside of the lane.

B) Change your path as needed.

C) Use the shoulder.

D) Stay in the center of the lane.

30 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn during the day

B) Not be worn

C) Be worn at night.

D) Be worn day and night

Your score is

The average score is 84%

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