Michigan Motorcycle Test 04

If you’re ready to hit the open road on your motorcycle, you need to ensure you have a Michigan motorcycle permit first. Passing the permit test is essential to getting your full license and enjoying all that riding has to offer. Here are some tips to help you confidently ace the Michigan motorcycle permit test.

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Michigan Motorcycle Practice Test 04

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The best way of securing a load to a motorcycle is with...?

Chain

Stout rope

Thick fishing line

Elastic cords

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You are riding on a country road when you see a deer ahead of you. You should...?

Slow down and prepare to stop

Do any of these

Accelerate on the widest side of it

Maintain your course, sounding your horn

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If you are caught with excess alcohol in your system, you can expect...?

Increased insurance premiums

All of these

A heavy fine

A license suspension

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You should use your high beam headlights at night except when...?

Riding in a business district

Riding on the freeway

Approaching another vehicle

Riding on suburban roads

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When it starts to rain, the best lane position in normal circumstances is...?

The right tire track

The center of the lane

The left tire track

Next to the centerline

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Most experienced motorcycle riders will not try to ride more than...?

6 hours a day

10 hours a day

4 hours a day

8 hours a day

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If you have to swerve, your body should...?

Lean in to the swerve

Stay upright

Lean forward

Lean away from the swerve

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If you start to experience 'wobble' you must...?

Fight it with the handlebars

Accelerate out of it

Quickly apply the brakes

Shift your weight forwards

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The hours of peak performance for most riders are...?

9 AM

2 PM

6 AM

1 PM

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There is a baulk of timber in the road which you can't avoid riding over. To control your path of travel, you should keep looking at...?

Where you want to go

Your front wheel

The object

Your handlebars

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In most cases, the first sign you will have of a tire failure is...?

A soft hiss

A loud bang

Handling changes

Sudden acceleration

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When riding in a group, you must not...?

Tailgate

Race

Pass other riders

Do any of these

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Your group is turning left at an intersection. You should go through...?

Line abreast

In staggered formation

In single file

In pairs

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How soon after taking a drink of alcohol does it start to impair your skills and judgment?

After one hour

After half an hour

After 15 minutes

Inside 5 minutes

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What percentage of motorcycle riders who were fatally injured had alcohol in their systems?

20%

40%

30%

15%

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You can use the tail lights of the car ahead to...?

Judge road conditions

Judge distance

Judge speed

Prepare for passes

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You're crossing a bridge grating and you feel your motorcycle start to weave. You should...?

Keep riding normally

Turn into the line of the grating

Brake hard

Accelerate

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If you have had 5 drinks in 3 hours, how many drinks (minimum) are still in your body?

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A highside crash is caused by releasing the rear brake when...?

You are in high gear

The clutch is pulled in

The front brake is still on

The wheels are out of alignment

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If you can't avoid riding over an object, you should try to adjust your contact angle to...?

45°

90°

35°

55°

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If your front brake locks, you must...?

Release it immediately and leave off

Release it halfway then reapply

Increase the pressure

Release it immediately and reapply

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Before you carry a passenger, you should adjust...?

Suspension settings

All of these

Tire pressures

Headlight angle

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Poor loading of saddlebags can cause...?

Front wheel lift

Rear wheel skid

Drift to one side

Reduced acceleration

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You can tell your passenger to hold onto any of these except...?

Your hips

Your belt

Your shoulders

Your waist

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If you are forced to cross a patch of ice, you should consider...?

Letting your feet skim the surface

Braking in a controlled skid

Getting off and pushing

Accelerating smoothly across

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You're giving a ride to someone who has been riding motorcycles much longer than you. You should...?

Only give them cursory instruction

Tell them just to ask if they have any questions

Instruct them as if they had never been a passenger

Assume they know what they should do

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To carry a passenger you must have...?

Straps or solid handholds

A proper seat

All of these things

Passenger foot rests

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If you don't keep your oil level topped up, you are risking...?

Clutch failure

Broken chain

Brake failure

Engine seizure

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If your chain slips or breaks, the most likely reason is...?

You have been accelerating too hard

Road debris has damaged it

There is a manufacturing fault

You've neglected its maintenance

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The first thing you should do when approaching a slippery surface is...?

Move your weight back

Accelerate

Shift into neutral

Slow down

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