Colorado Motorcycle Test 04

Securing your motorcycle permit in Colorado is crucial, whether you’re an aspiring rider or a seasoned enthusiast wanting to reinforce your skills. To ride confidently and safely on your motorcycle, you must successfully pass the written test for the Colorado motorcycle permit. Prepare yourself and make this milestone happen!

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Colorado Motorcycle Practice Test 04

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When should you never use your brakes?

All of these

Immediately before a swerve

Immediately after a swerve

During a swerve

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Why shouldn't you ride in a group of more than 5 riders?

Larger groups are easily separated

Larger groups interfere with traffic flow

All of these reasons

It makes it unsafe for other drivers to pass

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To make an emergency stop, how should you apply your brakes?

Rear only

Front and rear simultaneously

Rear then front

Front only

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If your motorcycle starts to wobble, how should you react to it?

Fight against it with the handlebars

Accelerate through it

Gradually shut down the throttle

Apply the brakes

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To take your motorcycle skills test in Colorado you will have to?

Have a motorcycle over 50 cc

Show a valid motorcycle instruction permit

Have current insurance

All of these

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Which of these should you tell a passenger to do?

Lean more than you

Try to stay upright

Lean less than you

Lean with you

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Which of these items is it not necessary for passenger on a motorcycle to wear?

A motorcycle jacket

None of these

A helmet

Proper gloves

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Which of these items can be responsible for 'wobble'?

Incorrect tire pressure

Unsuitable accessories

Any of them

Incorrect loading

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If you're forced to brake during a curve, what is the best method of getting your motorcycle vertical?

Turn the handlebars straight

Throw your weight opposite the direction of the curve

Use more rear brake than front

Use a foot to push yourself up

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You are leading a group in staggered formation and you pass a car. What road position should you assume once the pass is completed??

Any of these

Left-hand side of the lane

Center of the lane

Right-hand side of the lane

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As you ride in a group, you should copy the pace of?

The person directly in front of you

The most skilled rider

The person directly behind you

The leader of the group

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What is the most common reason for accidents on curves for motorcycles?

Picking the wrong line

Braking too hard

Entering the curve too fast

Entering too slow

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When you suffer a mechanical breakdown, where should you put your motorcycle?

Far away from the road

Next to the curb

Anywhere as long as it is well lit

On the sidewalk/verge

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A motorcycle is generally more simple than a car, and it needs?

Equal attention

More frequent attention

Less attention

More expensive attention

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Which of these causes engine seizure?

Lack of oil

Hot weather

All of these

Freezing weather

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In which of these situations should you employ the engine cut-off switch?

Emergency stop

Stuck throttle

High-speed skid

All of these

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To swerve to the left then recover, what sequence should you press your handgrips in?

Left then right

Right then right again

Right then left

Left then left again

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The best place for a load is?

Forward and high

Low and forward

Back and low

High and back

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You are approached by a dog which seems intent on attacking your motorcycle. As you reach it, you should?

Sound your horn

Accelerate away

Dismount with your motorcycle between you and the dog

Kick out at it

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A friend wants a lift, but your motorcycle doesn't have foot pegs. What should you do?

Refuse to carry them

Let them put their feet on the exhaust

Let them share your foot pegs

Let them put their feet up on the seat

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If your chain is stretched, what should you do about it?

Replace your sprockets

Have it replaced

Tighten it

Oil it liberally

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You have someone in your group who has just passed their motorcycle test. Where should they ride?

At the back of the group

Directly behind the leader

At the front of the group

In the middle of the group

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What form of incorrect loading can cause drift?

Overloaded tank bag

Load too far back

Unevenly loaded saddlebags

Load too high

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If you know which of your tires has gone flat, how should you bring yourself to a stop?

Use the brake on your flat tire

Use both brakes together

Hit the engine cut-off switch

Use the brake on your non-flat tire

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You're riding in a straight line when another vehicle forces you to make an emergency stop; your rear wheel locks up. What should you do?

Release the rear brake to half pressure

Release the rear brake completely

Pump the rear brake pedal

Leave it locked until you stop

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When riding in staggered formation, where should the second rider of the group be positioned?

In the right side of the lane

In the center of the lane

In the left side of the lane

Directly behind the leader

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Your motorcycle skills test may be ended if you stall your motorcycle...?

4 times

3 times

At all

Twice

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Your passenger should mount your motorcycle?

At the same time as you

Before you start the engine

After you start the engine

Before you mount

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Why should you never ride alongside another rider?

Because they can block your escape route

Because it makes you slower

Because it upsets aerodynamics

Because cars can't get past you

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What will usually be your first warning of a flat tire?

You will feel yourself getting closer to the road surface

You will hear a bang

Your motorcycle will start to speed up

Your motorcycle's handling will change

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