NJ Motorcycle Test 01

Dreaming of cruising New Jersey’s open roads on your motorcycle? Before you can hit the streets, there’s an important hurdle you need to clear—the NJ Motorcycle Permit Test. This crucial step ensures you understand the rules of the road and how to operate a motorcycle safely. But if the thought of taking the test feels overwhelming, don’t worry. With the right preparation and practice, you’ll be riding in no time.

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New Jersey Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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In warm weather, wearing a jacket will...?

All of these

Protect from windburn

Protect from sunburn

Prevent dehydration

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If your winter jacket doesn't do its job properly you could suffer from...?

Numbness

All of these

Hypothermia

Fatigue

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You can make a helmet next to useless if...?

You don't put reflective tape on it

You don't close the face shield

You don't wear it with goggles

You don't fasten it

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If your motorcycle has a tachometer, you can use it to...?

Monitor your speed

All of these things

Monitor your engine revolutions

Monitor distance travelled

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When you release the throttle it should...?

Slowly return to closed

Snap to half open

Snap closed

Stay where you left it

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You must wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle in New Jersey unless...?

You're over 21

Your motorcycle is under 100 cc

You have held a license for more than 3 years

No exceptions

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When you check the chain play you want it to...?

Be within the manufacturer's parameters

Have 6 inches of play

Have 2 inches of play

Be impossible to move

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Where will you find the clutch lever on a normal motorcycle?

On the right handlebar

By the right foot

On the left handlebar

By the left foot

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The most important thing in clothing fit is that...?

It's loose enough to move

It's tight enough not to flap in the wind

It looks stylish

It's snug enough not to flap but loose enough to move

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If a cable on your motorcycle has broken strands, you should...?

Snip them off

Tape them up

Replace it

Leave them providing they don't make more than 50% of the cable

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The engine cut-off switch and electric start button will usually be found together...?

On the right handlebar

By the ignition switch

On the gas tank

On the left handlebar

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Used helmets are only a good idea...?

If you buy from a friend

If they're a well-known make

They are never a good idea

If they're sold by a dealer

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In normal circumstances you will operate the horn with...?

Your right forefinger

Your left toe

Your right thumb

Your left thumb

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Which of these is the only acceptable motorcycle glove?

Canvas work gloves

Fingerless leather

Full finger leather

Lycra cycling gloves

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Plastic face shields and goggles should...?

Be regularly replaced

Only be replaced if broken

Only be replaced once scratched

Last the life of your helmet

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In which of these situations might a helmet stop you seeing as much as you need to the side?

Riding at high speed

None of them

Riding at night

Riding in fog

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A properly fitting approved helmet will...?

Increase your comfort

Do all of these things

Save your life

Reduce fatigue

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When sitting on your motorcycle you should...?

Be leaning slightly back

Keep your back straight

Be leaning well forward

Have your shoulders hunched

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The rear brake on a normal motorcycle will be operated with...?

The left foot

The left hand

The right hand

The right foot

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The chances of receiving a head or neck injury in a motorcycle crash are...?

One in 15

One in 5

One in 25

One in 10

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You should adjust your mirrors so that they show...?

All of the lane to the side

All of the lane behind

About a quarter of the lane behind

About half the lane behind

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If you don't wear a helmet and are involved in a crash, at any speed, you are...?

2 times more likely to die

As likely to die as if you'd been wearing one

1.5 times more likely to die

3 times more likely to die

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The minimum age for riding a motorcycle in New Jersey is...?

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You should check your tire pressure before every trip by...?

Pressing with your thumb

Using a gauge

Pushing down on the handlebars

Kicking with your boot

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You need to find out if there are any faults with your motorcycle...?

Before you reach the freeway

Before you set off

Before you're too far from home

Before you head into rural areas

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The best way of protecting your eyes and face when riding is...?

A full face shield

A large windshield

Wraparound sunglasses and scarf

A fullface helmet with goggles

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The single most important piece of equipment for a motorcycle rider is...?

Good boots

A helmet

A stout jacket

Sturdy gloves

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If your motorcycle has manual as well as electric start, where will you find it?

Below the gas tank

Next to the electric start

Behind the rear brake pedal

In front of the gearchange pedal

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In New Jersey, a helmet must have at least how much reflectorized tape on each side?

2 in.

3 in.

5 in.

4 in.

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You borrow a motorcycle from an experienced rider friend. You should...?

Give it a perfunctory check

Ride off straight away

Check it even more thoroughly than you would your own

Ask them if there are any problems with it

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