Vermont Motorcycle Test 02

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Vermont Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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Going through a turn, you should keep your eyeline...?

Any of these

At the same angle as your lean

Level with the horizon

At the opposite angle to your lean

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To help with balance in turns, you should keep your knees...?

Sticking out sideways

As low as possible

As high as possible

Against the gas tank

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What percentage of your total braking power is provided by the front brake?

60%

70%

40%

80%

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With either front or rear brake applied separately, you shouldn't be able to push your motorcycle forward or back...?

At all

More than 18 inches

More than a foot

More than 6 inches

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You notice that some of your sprockets are damaged. You should...?

Tighten the chain

Replace the sprockets

Replace the chain and sprockets

Replace the chain

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The best place to adjust your mirrors is...?

Before you hit a freeway

Sitting on your motorcycle before you start

Before you get to the end of your street

Before you mount your motorcycle

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What's the most dangerous thing you can do going into a corner?

Be going too fast

Be going too slow

Brake too early

Be in the wrong gear

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Why should you check your motorcycle more often than you check your car?

Because cars are less complex than motorcycles

Because small faults can be fatal on motorcycles

Because motorcycles are more fragile than cars

Because cars are better built than motorcycles

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You should make a proper inspection of your motorcycle...?

Every time you garage it

At least once a week

Before every ride

Before every service

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When it's raining, it's often best to avoid...?

The left of the lane

None of these, they are all the same

The right of the lane

The center of the lane

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If you want to use engine braking, you can control it with...?

The gear shift lever

The clutch

The choke

The engine cut-off switch

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If you don't slow down sufficiently before downshifting, you're risking...?

Wobble

A front wheel skid

A broken clutch

A rear wheel skid

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As you go through a braking maneuver you will get...?

More traction at the front and less at the rear

Less traction at both front and rear

More traction at both front and rear

More traction at the rear and less at the front

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An aggressive driver is riding far too close to your rear wheel and clearly wants to pass. What should you do?

Let them pass

Weave to stop them passing

Accelerate away

Gesture that they should back off

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As you slow down, you should...?

Shift down through the gears

Shift into neutral

Shift up through the gears

Stay in one gear

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You should use both brakes for every stop you make, because...?

It builds good habits

The brakes only work together

You will skid if you don't

The brake light only comes on that way

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A properly adjusted mirror may still show...?

Part of your helmet

Part of your knee

Part of your arm and shoulder

Part of your gas tank

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How often should you check the brake hydraulic fluid and coolant level of your motorcycle?

At least once a fortnight

At least once a year

At least once a month

At least once a week

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The best lane position in normal riding is...?

Left of lane

Center lane

Right of lane

It depends on circumstances

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When sitting on your motorcycle, you should be able comfortably to operate the controls with...?

Your arms slightly bent

Your elbows touching your ribs

Your arms bent at 90°

Your arms bent at 45°

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If you have to brake when going round the corner, the first thing you should try and do is...?

Shift your weight forward

Shift your weight backwards

Lean your motorcycle over further

Get your motorcycle upright

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As you go through a turn, you should be looking...?

At the centerline of the road

At the apex of the turn

At where you want to go

At the curb

23 / 30

You should adjust your handlebars so that they are level with...?

Your shoulders

Your hips

Your elbows

Your eye line

24 / 30

When you start off, your right wrist should be...?

Well above the throttle

Level with the throttle

Any of these

Well below the throttle

25 / 30

You should roll off the throttle...?

When downshifting

When shifting into neutral

When upshifting

When doing any of these

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You're following a garbage truck which passes a telephone pole up ahead. After the rear of the truck has cleared the pole, you should not get there for at least...?

1 second

1.5 seconds

3 seconds

2 seconds

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To keep yourself out of crashes, you should...?

Ride with your headlight on

Choose the most visible road position

Wear high visibility clothing

Do all of these things

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You're coming around a curve and hit a muffler from someone else's car which has fallen into the road. Whose fault is your subsequent crash?

The highways department for not cleaning it up

All of these

You for not anticipating it

The person whose muffler it was for poor maintenance

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As you ride, you should be aware that drivers most often check...?

Their left side view mirror

Their rearview mirror

Over their shoulders

Their right side view mirror

30 / 30

When your side stand is in the up position, it should...?

Have less than 5% play

Have no play at all

Have less than 15% play

Have less than 10% play

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