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

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Downshift

B) Use the brakes gradually.

C) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

D) Accelerate out of the wobble.

2 / 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.

3 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

B) Only protects your eyes.

C) Helps protect your whole face

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

4 / 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.

5 / 30

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

A) Ride faster than usual.

B) Reduce your speed.

C) Use only the rear brake.

D) Use only the front brake.

6 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Grab at the front brake lever.

B) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

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

D) Only use the front brake.

7 / 30

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

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

B) Downshift.

C) Accelerate.

D) Gradually apply your brakes.

8 / 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 not as powerful as a car’s headlights.

D) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

9 / 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) Change your path as needed.

D) Stay on the outside of the lane.

10 / 30

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

A) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

B) Your riding skills will not be affected.

C) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

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

11 / 30

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

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

C) Kick it away.

D) Stop until the animal loses interest.

12 / 30

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

A) About 70 percent

B) 100 percent

C) About 50 percent

D) About 25 percent

13 / 30

When riding, you should:

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

B) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

C) Keep your arms straight

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

14 / 30

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

A) Farther away, faster

B) Closer, more slowly

C) Closer, faster

D) Farther away, more slowly

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

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

D) Sit as far forward as possible.

16 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn at night.

B) Not be worn

C) Be worn during the day

D) Be worn day and night

17 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On long rides.

B) On short trips.

C) Several hours into the ride.

D) Far from home.

18 / 30

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

A) Reduce your speed.

B) Increase your following distance.

C) Use your high beam light, if possible.

D) Decrease your following distance.

19 / 30

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

A) Riding with your headlight off.

B) Not using turn signals.

C) Following other vehicles closely.

D) Wearing bright clothing.

20 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) You will be slowing suddenly

B) There is a stop sign ahead.

C) Someone is following too closely

D) Your signals are not working

21 / 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

22 / 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 slow down.

C) Is about to stop.

D) Plans to turn right.

23 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Shift into neutral when slowing.

B) Ride slower than the speed limit.

C) Cover the clutch and the brakes

D) Pull in the clutch when turning

24 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Wool

B) Leather

C) Denim

D) Polyester

25 / 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

26 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

C) Kick it away

D) Stop until the animal loses interest

27 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Increase your speed.

B) Ride in the center of the lane

C) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

D) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

28 / 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) Arrange for a safe ride home for your friend.

D) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

29 / 30

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

A) Brakes

B) Brake light.

C) Suspension.

D) Seat

30 / 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.

Your score is

The average score is 86%

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