Vermont Motorcycle Test 02

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Vermont Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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A properly adjusted mirror may still show...?

Part of your arm and shoulder

Part of your helmet

Part of your knee

Part of your gas tank

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The best lane position in normal riding is...?

Right of lane

It depends on circumstances

Center lane

Left of lane

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As you go through a braking maneuver you will get...?

More traction at the front and less at the rear

More traction at both front and rear

More traction at the rear and less at the front

Less traction at both front and rear

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When it's raining, it's often best to avoid...?

The left of the lane

None of these, they are all the same

The right of the lane

The center of the lane

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What's the most dangerous thing you can do going into a corner?

Be going too fast

Be in the wrong gear

Brake too early

Be going too slow

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As you go through a turn, you should be looking...?

At the curb

At where you want to go

At the centerline of the road

At the apex of the turn

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You should adjust your handlebars so that they are level with...?

Your hips

Your eye line

Your elbows

Your shoulders

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Going through a turn, you should keep your eyeline...?

Level with the horizon

At the same angle as your lean

At the opposite angle to your lean

Any of these

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When you start off, your right wrist should be...?

Any of these

Well above the throttle

Well below the throttle

Level with the throttle

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You should make a proper inspection of your motorcycle...?

Before every service

At least once a week

Before every ride

Every time you garage it

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

Before you mount your motorcycle

Before you get to the end of your street

Sitting on your motorcycle before you start

Before you hit a freeway

12 / 30

When your side stand is in the up position, it should...?

Have less than 15% play

Have less than 10% play

Have no play at all

Have less than 5% play

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You notice that some of your sprockets are damaged. You should...?

Tighten the chain

Replace the sprockets

Replace the chain

Replace the chain and sprockets

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You're coming around a curve and hit a muffler from someone else's car which has fallen into the road. Whose fault is your subsequent crash?

The highways department for not cleaning it up

All of these

You for not anticipating it

The person whose muffler it was for poor maintenance

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When sitting on your motorcycle, you should be able comfortably to operate the controls with...?

Your elbows touching your ribs

Your arms bent at 45°

Your arms bent at 90°

Your arms slightly bent

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You're following a garbage truck which passes a telephone pole up ahead. After the rear of the truck has cleared the pole, you should not get there for at least...?

2 seconds

3 seconds

1.5 seconds

1 second

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Why should you check your motorcycle more often than you check your car?

Because motorcycles are more fragile than cars

Because small faults can be fatal on motorcycles

Because cars are less complex than motorcycles

Because cars are better built than motorcycles

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

More than a foot

At all

More than 18 inches

More than 6 inches

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How often should you check the brake hydraulic fluid and coolant level of your motorcycle?

At least once a year

At least once a month

At least once a week

At least once a fortnight

20 / 30

To keep yourself out of crashes, you should...?

Ride with your headlight on

Wear high visibility clothing

Do all of these things

Choose the most visible road position

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If you don't slow down sufficiently before downshifting, you're risking...?

A broken clutch

A rear wheel skid

Wobble

A front wheel skid

22 / 30

An aggressive driver is riding far too close to your rear wheel and clearly wants to pass. What should you do?

Gesture that they should back off

Accelerate away

Let them pass

Weave to stop them passing

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You should use both brakes for every stop you make, because...?

It builds good habits

The brake light only comes on that way

You will skid if you don't

The brakes only work together

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If you have to brake when going round the corner, the first thing you should try and do is...?

Shift your weight backwards

Lean your motorcycle over further

Shift your weight forward

Get your motorcycle upright

25 / 30

What percentage of your total braking power is provided by the front brake?

80%

70%

60%

40%

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As you slow down, you should...?

Stay in one gear

Shift down through the gears

Shift into neutral

Shift up through the gears

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To help with balance in turns, you should keep your knees...?

Against the gas tank

As low as possible

Sticking out sideways

As high as possible

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As you ride, you should be aware that drivers most often check...?

Their left side view mirror

Their rearview mirror

Their right side view mirror

Over their shoulders

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If you want to use engine braking, you can control it with...?

The clutch

The choke

The engine cut-off switch

The gear shift lever

30 / 30

You should roll off the throttle...?

When shifting into neutral

When doing any of these

When upshifting

When downshifting

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