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

Motorcycle headlights are:

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

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

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

D) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

2 / 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.

3 / 30

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

A) Lengthen your following distance.

B) Speed up.

C) Shorten your following distance.

D) Leave the road.

4 / 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) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

C) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

D) Your riding skills will not be affected.

5 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Not be worn

B) Be worn day and night

C) Be worn at night.

D) Be worn during the day

6 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Denim

B) Leather

C) Wool

D) Polyester

7 / 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) Kick it away.

D) Swerve around the animal.

8 / 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, faster

D) Closer, more slowly

9 / 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) Release the brake lever until the tire regains traction.

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

10 / 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.

11 / 30

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

A) About 70 percent

B) About 50 percent

C) 100 percent

D) About 25 percent

12 / 30

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

A) Downshift.

B) Accelerate.

C) Gradually apply your brakes.

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

13 / 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

14 / 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.

15 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

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

B) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

C) Helps protect your whole face

D) Only protects your eyes.

16 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Is not worth the effort it takes

B) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

C) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

D) Is a good sign they see you.

17 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Cover the clutch and the brakes

B) Pull in the clutch when turning

C) Shift into neutral when slowing.

D) Ride slower than the speed limit.

18 / 30

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

A) Stay in the center of the lane.

B) Use the shoulder.

C) Stay on the outside of the lane.

D) Change your path as needed.

19 / 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.

20 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

B) Change lanes and let them pass

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

D) Ignore them.

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

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

22 / 30

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

A) Is about to slow down.

B) Plans to turn left

C) Is about to stop.

D) Plans to turn right.

23 / 30

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

A) Not using turn signals.

B) Following other vehicles closely.

C) Riding with your headlight off.

D) Wearing bright clothing.

24 / 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.

25 / 30

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

A) Suspension.

B) Seat

C) Brake light.

D) Brakes

26 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Stop until the animal loses interest

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Kick it away

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

27 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) You will be slowing suddenly

B) Someone is following too closely

C) There is a stop sign ahead.

D) Your signals are not working

28 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) Several hours into the ride.

B) On short trips.

C) Far from home.

D) On long rides.

29 / 30

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

A) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

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

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

30 / 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

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The average score is 85%

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