Montana Motorcycle Test 02

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Montana Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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What provides 70% of your total stopping power?

Both brakes together

Your front brake

Your rear brake

Engine braking

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The brake light on your motorcycle should be activated by...?

Either brake independently

Both brakes together

The front brake

The rear brake

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Keeping your knees touching the gas tank as you ride will help with...?

Balance

Aerodynamics

Crash protection

All of these

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You set off on a trip but after a short distance the engine stalls. What should be the first thing you check for?

Lack of oil

Closed fuel supply valve

Broken throttle

Broken clutch

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If your motorcycle has a fuel supply valve, you will usually find it...?

Below the gas tank

Next to the rear brake pedal

By the ignition switch

On the left handlebar

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You should try to release your clutch lever...?

Quickly

All of these

In stages

Smoothly

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If you are forced to brake during a curve, you should attempt...?

To shift your weight backward before braking

To shift your weight forward before braking

To increase your lean angle before braking

To get your motorcycle upright before braking

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

More than 6 inches

More than 12 inches

More than 18 inches

At all

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You're most likely to be seen by the driver in front if you ride where he can see you...?

In the left sideview mirror

By turning his head

In the rearview mirror

In the right sideview mirror

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As you go through the normal turn, you should...?

Lean less than your motorcycle

Remain upright

Lean at the same angle as your motorcycle

Lean further than your motorcycle

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Where should you be looking while you are taking a turn?

At the apex of the turn

At the center line

Where you want to go

At the oncoming traffic

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As you ride, you should choose a lane position which gives you a cushion of space...?

To your front

All round

To your rear

On either side

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The majority of crashes in turns are caused by riders...?

Taking the turn to fast

Taking the turn too slow

Not leaning far enough

Taking the turn in the wrong gear

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Before passing another vehicle, you should...?

Check over your shoulder

Move to the left portion of the lane

Check in your mirrors

To all of these things

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When shifting gears, you should roll off the throttle...?

When upshifting

When shifting to neutral

In each of these circumstances

When downshifting

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In which of these circumstances should you increase your following distance?

If the pavement is slippery

If the traffic is heavy

All of them

If you can't see through the vehicle ahead

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Which part of your lane should you try to avoid?

There is no part

Center

Left

Right

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The best way to lose a tailgater is to...?

Force them to stop

Let them go ahead

Speed up

Slow down

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A lane position should be chosen for...?

All of these

Maximum visibility

Providing an escape route

Avoiding blindspots

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You should position yourself on your seat so that your arms are...?

Stretched out straight

Slightly bent

Bent at 45°

Level with your shoulders

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As you ride, you should search your path of travel up to where you will be in...?

20 seconds

4 seconds

8 seconds

12 seconds

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When attempting a maximum straight-line braking maneuver, you should...?

Increase front pressure and decrease rear pressure

Keep decreasing front and rear pressure

Keep increasing front and rear pressure

Increase rear pressure and decrease front pressure

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You're turning right into a side street. As you come around the turn, a parked car facing you starts to pull out and hits you. Who is responsible?

Neither of you

Only you

Only the car driver

Both you and the car driver

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Which of these is the most effective way of avoiding being involved in a crash?

Being fast

Being timid

Being visible

Being aggressive

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The best way of ensuring you don't get left at the side of the road by mechanical failure is...?

Check your motorcycle every time you ride

Stick to the manufacturer's recommended service intervals

All of these

Make sure you keep all fluids at recommended levels

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To use the proper muscles for precision steering, you should adjust your handlebars so that your hands are...?

Level with your elbows

Level with your chin

Level with your chest

Level with your knees

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To shift up a gear, you should...?

Put your foot over the lever and push down

Put your foot under the lever and push up

Push the lever into neutral, then shift

Put your foot under the lever and push up twice

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A pickup truck ahead of you passes a telegraph pole on the edge of the road. You should not reach that pole for at least...?

3 seconds

2 seconds

1 second

1.5 seconds

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

At low speed in a quiet area

Seated on your motorcycle, motionless

Standing next to your motorcycle

As soon as you reach the freeway

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The grease strip in the center of the lane usually provides enough traction for riding unless...?

It's wet

It's hot

Any of these

It's cold

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