NJ Motorcycle Test 01

Dreaming of cruising New Jersey’s open roads on your motorcycle? Before you can hit the streets, there’s an important hurdle you need to clear—the NJ Motorcycle Permit Test. This crucial step ensures you understand the rules of the road and how to operate a motorcycle safely. But if the thought of taking the test feels overwhelming, don’t worry. With the right preparation and practice, you’ll be riding in no time.

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New Jersey Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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The most important thing in clothing fit is that...?

It's snug enough not to flap but loose enough to move

It's loose enough to move

It's tight enough not to flap in the wind

It looks stylish

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Which of these is the only acceptable motorcycle glove?

Canvas work gloves

Lycra cycling gloves

Fingerless leather

Full finger leather

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When you release the throttle it should...?

Snap to half open

Snap closed

Stay where you left it

Slowly return to closed

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When you check the chain play you want it to...?

Have 2 inches of play

Have 6 inches of play

Be impossible to move

Be within the manufacturer's parameters

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Plastic face shields and goggles should...?

Be regularly replaced

Only be replaced if broken

Last the life of your helmet

Only be replaced once scratched

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You should check your tire pressure before every trip by...?

Pressing with your thumb

Using a gauge

Kicking with your boot

Pushing down on the handlebars

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The engine cut-off switch and electric start button will usually be found together...?

On the left handlebar

On the right handlebar

On the gas tank

By the ignition switch

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The minimum age for riding a motorcycle in New Jersey is...?

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You need to find out if there are any faults with your motorcycle...?

Before you set off

Before you head into rural areas

Before you're too far from home

Before you reach the freeway

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In warm weather, wearing a jacket will...?

All of these

Prevent dehydration

Protect from windburn

Protect from sunburn

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If a cable on your motorcycle has broken strands, you should...?

Tape them up

Replace it

Leave them providing they don't make more than 50% of the cable

Snip them off

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If your winter jacket doesn't do its job properly you could suffer from...?

Numbness

Fatigue

Hypothermia

All of these

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You can make a helmet next to useless if...?

You don't close the face shield

You don't fasten it

You don't put reflective tape on it

You don't wear it with goggles

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If you don't wear a helmet and are involved in a crash, at any speed, you are...?

3 times more likely to die

As likely to die as if you'd been wearing one

2 times more likely to die

1.5 times more likely to die

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You must wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle in New Jersey unless...?

You have held a license for more than 3 years

No exceptions

Your motorcycle is under 100 cc

You're over 21

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The chances of receiving a head or neck injury in a motorcycle crash are...?

One in 10

One in 5

One in 25

One in 15

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In New Jersey, a helmet must have at least how much reflectorized tape on each side?

2 in.

4 in.

3 in.

5 in.

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In which of these situations might a helmet stop you seeing as much as you need to the side?

Riding at night

None of them

Riding at high speed

Riding in fog

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The rear brake on a normal motorcycle will be operated with...?

The right hand

The left foot

The left hand

The right foot

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A properly fitting approved helmet will...?

Reduce fatigue

Increase your comfort

Do all of these things

Save your life

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You borrow a motorcycle from an experienced rider friend. You should...?

Ride off straight away

Check it even more thoroughly than you would your own

Give it a perfunctory check

Ask them if there are any problems with it

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The best way of protecting your eyes and face when riding is...?

Wraparound sunglasses and scarf

A full face shield

A large windshield

A fullface helmet with goggles

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In normal circumstances you will operate the horn with...?

Your right thumb

Your left toe

Your right forefinger

Your left thumb

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Used helmets are only a good idea...?

They are never a good idea

If you buy from a friend

If they're sold by a dealer

If they're a well-known make

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If your motorcycle has manual as well as electric start, where will you find it?

Below the gas tank

Behind the rear brake pedal

In front of the gearchange pedal

Next to the electric start

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

Monitor distance travelled

All of these things

Monitor your speed

Monitor your engine revolutions

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Where will you find the clutch lever on a normal motorcycle?

By the right foot

On the right handlebar

By the left foot

On the left handlebar

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When sitting on your motorcycle you should...?

Be leaning well forward

Keep your back straight

Be leaning slightly back

Have your shoulders hunched

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You should adjust your mirrors so that they show...?

All of the lane behind

About half the lane behind

About a quarter of the lane behind

All of the lane to the side

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The single most important piece of equipment for a motorcycle rider is...?

A helmet

A stout jacket

Good boots

Sturdy gloves

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