Idaho Motorcycle Test 02

Once you pass the Idaho Motorcycle Permit Test, you’ll be issued a motorcycle learner’s permit. This allows you to practice riding on public roads with certain restrictions, such as no night rides or carrying passengers.

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Idaho Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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As you go through a straight line braking maneuver, you should...?

Increase rear brake and decrease front brake pressure

Keep the pressure on both brakes constant

Increase front brake and decrease rear brake pressure

Increase the pressure on both brakes

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If you borrow or hire an unfamiliar motorcycle, how should you approach it?

Test out its limits

Only ride it on familiar streets

Ride extra carefully

Ride exactly as normal

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Your default lane position should be...?

The center of the lane

The right of the lane

The left of the lane

There's no such thing

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Your high beam light will usually be operated by a switch...?

Between the odometer and the tachometer

On the right-hand handlebar

On the left-hand handle grip

On the left-hand handlebar

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How far forward should you sit in your motorcycle seat?

So your arms are slightly bent

So the handlebars are almost touching your chest

So your elbows are by your sides

So your arms are out straight

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You should keep your feet on the foot pegs for what reason?

To be near the controls

All of these

To help balance

To avoid snagging

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When you lean a motorcycle over to take a curve, what happens?

You lose traction

You gain power

You gain traction

You lose power

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Why should you try to avoid decelerating in turns?

It diminishes traction

It increases the chance of missing the apex

It diminishes your ability to brake

It destabilizes the motorcycle

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As you ride, your weight should be split between your arms and your back in what proportion, ideally?

50/50%

25/75%

0/100%

75/25%

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

Start your motorcycle

Cut off the fuel supply

Cut off the engine

Accelerate

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Your first action when changing gear should be to...?

Roll off the throttle

Release the clutch

Roll on the throttle

Press the gear lever

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You are stopped at an intersection. What gear should you be in?

5th

1st

Neutral

3rd

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How often should you check your wheels for broken spokes, dents and signs of rust?

Bimonthly

6 monthly

Once a week

Once a month

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If you want to turn left, what is the correct sequence of movements?

Press left-hand grip, lean right

Press left-hand grip, lean left

Press right-hand grip, lean right

Press right-hand grip, lean left

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You should change up gear when accelerating...?

When the engine really starts to howl

Well before the engine reaches maximum revs

Just after the engine passes medium revs

When no more revs can be got from the engine

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You should make sure your motorcycle has...?

At least one turn signal on each side working

All four turn signals working

At least front turn signals working

At least back turn signals working

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Your lane position can help you...?

All of these

Stay out of blindspots

Set up for turns

Communicate your intentions

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Which part of your body do you use to change gear on a normal motorcycle?

Right foot

Left hand

Left foot

Right hand

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In which of these conditions should you make sure you have your headlights on for visibility?

Bright sunlight

All of them

Dusk

Rain

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You are riding very close to the center line on a tight blind turn at high speed. A car coming in the opposite direction has drifted over the center line. Who is to blame for the subsequent crash?

Both of you

You only

The car driver only

Neither of you

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Your motorcycle has ABS and you need to make a quick straight line stop. What should you do?

Apply both brakes at 75% power

Apply front brake only at maximum power

Apply rear brake only at maximum power

Apply both brakes at maximum power

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If your fuel supply valve is closed, what will happen?

Your motorcycle may start but will quickly stall

Your motorcycle will stall when the gas tank is more than half empty

Your motorcycle won't change gear

Your motorcycle won't start at all

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How far ahead should you monitor your path of travel?

15 seconds

12 seconds

10 seconds

20 seconds

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The engine cut-off switch on most motorcycles is located where?

Next to the fuel supply switch

On the right-hand handlebar

Below the ignition key

On the left-hand handlebar

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On a normal motorcycle, for which gearshift will you have to push the lever up twice?

2nd to 3rd

4th to 5th

1st to 2nd

Neutral to 1st

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What will happen if you are going too fast when you change down gear?

The clutch may break

The engine may stall

The rear wheel may skid

The chain may snap

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Your grip on the handgrips should be...?

Loose

As tight as possible

Firm

Fingertip

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When you release the throttle, what should happen?

It should snap back to half open

It should stay open until you twist it

It should slowly wind back to idle

It should snap back to idle

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Which of these is most likely to keep you out of a crash?

Power

Awareness

Speed

Aggression

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When taking a curve, you should look through the turn at where you want to go. To do this you should move...?

Just your head and shoulders

Just your head and eyes

Your entire upper body

Just your eyes

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