Wisconsin Motorcycle Test 02

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Wisconsin Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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The best thing to do with a tailgater is...?

Slow down

Accelerate away

Let them through

Weave to block them

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Your mirrors should be adjusted...?

Once you hit the freeway

At medium speed

At low speed

Before you set out

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You're riding around a curve when a car crosses the centerline and clips you. Whose responsibility is the crash?

Both yours and the car driver's

Neither of yours

The car driver's

Yours

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You need to give more attention to the motorcycle than a car because...?

Motorcycles are more complicated than cars

Car engines work in a different way

A small flaw on a motorcycle can be very serious

Motorcycles aren't as well built as cars

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When you release the throttle, it should...?

Slowly return to closed

Snap closed instantly

Remain where it is

Snap to half open

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Hydraulic fluids and coolants should be checked at a minimum...?

Once a fortnight

Bimonthly

Once a week

Once a month

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The kickstart on a motorcycle, if equipped, can be found...?

Behind the gearshift lever

In front of the rear brake pedal

In front of the gearshift lever

Behind the rear brake pedal

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You can stabilize your motorcycle as you go through a turn by...?

Feathering the front brake

Rolling off the throttle

Pulling in the clutch

Rolling on the throttle

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Going through a turn, you should be looking...?

At the apex

At the center line

Where you want to go

At the curb

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To help with your balance in turns, as you ride your knees should be...?

Sticking out at 45°

Touching the gas tank

Sticking out at 90°

As low down as possible

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If your motorcycle is equipped with a tachometer, you could use it to measure...?

Distance covered

Engine revolutions

Current speed

Oil pressure

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You should position your feet as you ride so that they are...?

Level

Pointing down 25°

Sticking out at 90°

Pointing up 25°

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Before you reach the start of a turn, you should...?

Increase choke

Speed up

Upshift

Slow down

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Your choice of lane position should help...?

All of these things

To make you more visible

To provide an escape route

To protect you from wind blast

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With either brake lever on, you should not be able to push your motorcycle forward or back...?

More than 2 feet

At all

More than 6 inches

More than 12 inches

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When you're sitting on your motorcycle, your arms should be...?

Bent at 90°

Bent at 45°

At full stretch

Slightly bent

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When you check your tires, you should be on the lookout for...?

Low tread depth

Excessive wear

All of these

Incorrect air pressure

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Where will you find the engine cut-off switch on a normal motorcycle?

Next to the fuel supply valve

On the left handlebar

Next to the ignition switch

On the right handlebar

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In a slow tight turn, you should be...?

Staying upright and leaning the motorcycle

Leaning against your motorcycle

Leaning yourself and keeping the motorcycle upright

Leaning with your motorcycle

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You should increase your following distance if...?

Any of these apply

The pavement is slippery

You can't see through the vehicle ahead

Traffic is heavy

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Applying both brakes together, you should...?

Grab the front and jam down the rear

Squeeze the front and jam down the rear

Grab the front and press the rear

Squeeze the front and press the rear

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When the rear bumper of a truck ahead of you has passed a mailbox, your front wheel shouldn't reach that mailbox for...?

2 seconds

1 second

1.5 seconds

0.5 seconds

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On a normal motorcycle you will operate the horn with...?

Your right forefinger

Your right thumb

Your left pinky

Your left thumb

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Starting with your right wrist level with the throttle will help avoid...?

Accidental acceleration

Accidental activation of the horn

Accidental overuse of the choke

Accidental breaking

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The front brake supplies what fraction of your total stopping power?

5/8

3/4

1/2

2/3

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You risk a rear wheel skid if you...?

Are going too slow when you downshift

Are going too fast when you downshift

Release the clutch too quickly when you downshift

Push the gearshift too hard when you downshift

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On a normal motorcycle you shift between gears with...?

Your left foot

Your right foot

Your left hand

Your right hand

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As well as your pretrip inspections, you should check wheels, cables, fasteners and fluids at least...?

Once a fortnight

Every 3 days

Every month

Once a week

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For the purposes of choosing your position on the road, you should divide your lane into...?

4 sections

3 sections

2 sections

5 sections

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Your brake light should come on when you apply...?

The rear pedal

Any of these

The front lever

Front lever and rear pedal together

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