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

A) Increase your following distance.

B) Reduce your speed.

C) Decrease your following distance.

D) Use your high beam light, if possible.

2 / 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.

3 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Increase your speed.

B) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

C) Ride in the center of the lane

D) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

4 / 30

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

A) Wearing bright clothing.

B) Riding with your headlight off.

C) Following other vehicles closely.

D) Not using turn signals.

5 / 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) Keep your friend from leaving until they are sober.

C) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

6 / 30

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

A) Stop until the animal loses interest.

B) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

C) Swerve around the animal.

D) Kick it away.

7 / 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 in the center of the lane.

D) Stay on the outside of the lane.

8 / 30

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

A) Closer, faster

B) Farther away, more slowly

C) Closer, more slowly

D) Farther away, faster

9 / 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.

10 / 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) Your riding skills will not be affected.

C) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

D) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

11 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

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

B) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

C) Only use the front brake.

D) Grab at the front brake lever.

12 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

B) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

C) Is not worth the effort it takes

D) Is a good sign they see you.

13 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Leather

B) Denim

C) Wool

D) Polyester

14 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Not be worn

B) Be worn at night.

C) Be worn during the day

D) Be worn day and night

15 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Ignore them.

B) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

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

D) Change lanes and let them pass

16 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Cover the clutch and the brakes

B) Ride slower than the speed limit.

C) Shift into neutral when slowing.

D) Pull in the clutch when turning

17 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

B) Stop until the animal loses interest

C) Kick it away

D) Swerve around the animal.

18 / 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 right.

C) Plans to turn left

D) Is about to slow down.

19 / 30

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

A) Suspension.

B) Brakes

C) Brake light.

D) Seat

20 / 30

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

A) Shorten your following distance.

B) Speed up.

C) Leave the road.

D) Lengthen your following distance.

21 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) Several hours into the ride.

B) On short trips.

C) On long rides.

D) Far from home.

22 / 30

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

A) Gradually apply your brakes.

B) Accelerate.

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

D) Downshift.

23 / 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) Sit as far forward as possible.

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

D) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

24 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

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

C) Only protects your eyes.

D) Helps protect your whole face

25 / 30

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

A) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

B) Ride on the shoulder.

C) Be visible to other drivers.

D) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

26 / 30

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

A) About 50 percent

B) About 70 percent

C) 100 percent

D) About 25 percent

27 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

A) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

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

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

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

28 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

B) Use the brakes gradually.

C) Accelerate out of the wobble.

D) Downshift

29 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) There is a stop sign ahead.

B) Your signals are not working

C) Someone is following too closely

D) You will be slowing suddenly

30 / 30

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

A) Ride faster than usual.

B) Use only the rear brake.

C) Use only the front brake.

D) Reduce your speed.

Your score is

The average score is 85%

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