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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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 reach the freeway

Before you're too far from home

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A properly fitting approved helmet will...?

Increase your comfort

Reduce fatigue

Do all of these things

Save your life

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

By the ignition switch

On the right handlebar

On the left handlebar

On the gas tank

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

Have 6 inches of play

Have 2 inches of play

Be impossible to move

Be within the manufacturer's parameters

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

By the left foot

By the right foot

On the left handlebar

On the right handlebar

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

Pushing down on the handlebars

Kicking with your boot

Pressing with your thumb

Using a gauge

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

3 in.

2 in.

4 in.

5 in.

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

In front of the gearchange pedal

Below the gas tank

Next to the electric start

Behind the rear brake pedal

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Used helmets are only a good idea...?

They are never a good idea

If they're sold by a dealer

If they're a well-known make

If you buy from a friend

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

Numbness

All of these

Hypothermia

Fatigue

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

One in 15

One in 5

One in 10

One in 25

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

Prevent dehydration

All of these

Protect from windburn

Protect from sunburn

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

You don't close the face shield

You don't wear it with goggles

You don't fasten it

You don't put reflective tape on it

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

The left foot

The right hand

The right foot

The left hand

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

Riding in fog

Riding at night

Riding at high speed

None of them

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

You're over 21

Your motorcycle is under 100 cc

No exceptions

You have held a license for more than 3 years

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

A full face shield

A large windshield

A fullface helmet with goggles

Wraparound sunglasses and scarf

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

It's tight enough not to flap in the wind

It's loose enough to move

It looks stylish

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

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Plastic face shields and goggles should...?

Be regularly replaced

Only be replaced if broken

Only be replaced once scratched

Last the life of your helmet

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When sitting on your motorcycle you should...?

Be leaning well forward

Have your shoulders hunched

Keep your back straight

Be leaning slightly back

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

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

Check it even more thoroughly than you would your own

Ask them if there are any problems with it

Ride off straight away

Give it a perfunctory check

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

Your right forefinger

Your left thumb

Your left toe

Your right thumb

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Which of these is the only acceptable motorcycle glove?

Fingerless leather

Canvas work gloves

Lycra cycling gloves

Full finger leather

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

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

3 times more likely to die

2 times more likely to die

1.5 times more likely to die

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When you release the throttle it should...?

Stay where you left it

Slowly return to closed

Snap closed

Snap to half open

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

Monitor your engine revolutions

Monitor your speed

Monitor distance travelled

All of these things

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

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

Snip them off

Replace it

Tape them up

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

Sturdy gloves

A helmet

Good boots

A stout jacket

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