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) Suspension.

C) Seat

D) Brakes

2 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Kick it away

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

D) Stop until the animal loses interest

3 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

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

B) Helps protect your whole face

C) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

D) Only protects your eyes.

4 / 30

When riding, you should:

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

B) Keep your arms straight

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

D) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

5 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

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

B) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

C) Ignore them.

D) Change lanes and let them pass

6 / 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.

7 / 30

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

A) Downshift.

B) Gradually apply your brakes.

C) Accelerate.

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

8 / 30

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

A) Leave the road.

B) Speed up.

C) Shorten your following distance.

D) Lengthen your following distance.

9 / 30

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

A) Farther away, more slowly

B) Farther away, faster

C) Closer, more slowly

D) Closer, faster

10 / 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) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

D) Increase your speed.

11 / 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.

12 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

B) Is not worth the effort it takes

C) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

D) Is a good sign they see you.

13 / 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) Get on the motorcycle after the engine has been started.

C) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

D) Sit as far forward as possible.

14 / 30

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

A) Use your high beam light, if possible.

B) Increase your following distance.

C) Decrease your following distance.

D) Reduce your speed.

15 / 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.

16 / 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) You will be slowing suddenly

D) Someone is following too closely

17 / 30

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

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Stop until the animal loses interest.

C) Kick it away.

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

18 / 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.

19 / 30

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

A) Use only the rear brake.

B) Ride faster than usual.

C) Reduce your speed.

D) Use only the front brake.

20 / 30

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

A) About 70 percent

B) About 50 percent

C) About 25 percent

D) 100 percent

21 / 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.

22 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On long rides.

B) Far from home.

C) Several hours into the ride.

D) On short trips.

23 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

A) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

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

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

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

24 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn during the day

B) Be worn day and night

C) Not be worn

D) Be worn at night.

25 / 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

26 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Polyester

B) Wool

C) Leather

D) Denim

27 / 30

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

A) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

B) Be visible to other drivers.

C) Ride on the shoulder.

D) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

28 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

A) Usually more powerful 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 larger than a car’s headlights.

29 / 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) You will be okay as long as you ride slowly.

C) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

D) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

30 / 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.

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The average score is 84%

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