Wisconsin Motorcycle Test 02

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Wisconsin Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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Starting with your right wrist level with the throttle will help avoid...?

Accidental breaking

Accidental activation of the horn

Accidental acceleration

Accidental overuse of the choke

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Applying both brakes together, you should...?

Grab the front and press the rear

Grab the front and jam down the rear

Squeeze the front and jam down the rear

Squeeze the front and press the rear

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If your motorcycle is equipped with a tachometer, you could use it to measure...?

Engine revolutions

Oil pressure

Distance covered

Current speed

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When you release the throttle, it should...?

Remain where it is

Slowly return to closed

Snap to half open

Snap closed instantly

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On a normal motorcycle you will operate the horn with...?

Your right thumb

Your right forefinger

Your left thumb

Your left pinky

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Your choice of lane position should help...?

To make you more visible

To protect you from wind blast

All of these things

To provide an escape route

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In a slow tight turn, you should be...?

Leaning with your motorcycle

Leaning against your motorcycle

Staying upright and leaning the motorcycle

Leaning yourself and keeping the motorcycle upright

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The best thing to do with a tailgater is...?

Weave to block them

Let them through

Accelerate away

Slow down

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When you check your tires, you should be on the lookout for...?

Incorrect air pressure

Low tread depth

Excessive wear

All of these

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As well as your pretrip inspections, you should check wheels, cables, fasteners and fluids at least...?

Every month

Once a week

Once a fortnight

Every 3 days

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Hydraulic fluids and coolants should be checked at a minimum...?

Once a fortnight

Bimonthly

Once a month

Once a week

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When the rear bumper of a truck ahead of you has passed a mailbox, your front wheel shouldn't reach that mailbox for...?

2 seconds

1.5 seconds

0.5 seconds

1 second

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You're riding around a curve when a car crosses the centerline and clips you. Whose responsibility is the crash?

Yours

Both yours and the car driver's

Neither of yours

The car driver's

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To help with your balance in turns, as you ride your knees should be...?

Sticking out at 45°

Sticking out at 90°

As low down as possible

Touching the gas tank

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You should increase your following distance if...?

Any of these apply

The pavement is slippery

Traffic is heavy

You can't see through the vehicle ahead

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Before you reach the start of a turn, you should...?

Upshift

Speed up

Slow down

Increase choke

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The kickstart on a motorcycle, if equipped, can be found...?

In front of the rear brake pedal

In front of the gearshift lever

Behind the gearshift lever

Behind the rear brake pedal

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You can stabilize your motorcycle as you go through a turn by...?

Rolling off the throttle

Feathering the front brake

Rolling on the throttle

Pulling in the clutch

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Your brake light should come on when you apply...?

Any of these

Front lever and rear pedal together

The rear pedal

The front lever

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Your mirrors should be adjusted...?

Once you hit the freeway

At low speed

Before you set out

At medium speed

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You need to give more attention to the motorcycle than a car because...?

Motorcycles aren't as well built as cars

Motorcycles are more complicated than cars

A small flaw on a motorcycle can be very serious

Car engines work in a different way

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You risk a rear wheel skid if you...?

Release the clutch too quickly when you downshift

Are going too fast when you downshift

Push the gearshift too hard when you downshift

Are going too slow when you downshift

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With either brake lever on, you should not be able to push your motorcycle forward or back...?

More than 12 inches

More than 6 inches

More than 2 feet

At all

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The front brake supplies what fraction of your total stopping power?

1/2

3/4

2/3

5/8

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On a normal motorcycle you shift between gears with...?

Your left foot

Your right hand

Your right foot

Your left hand

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When you're sitting on your motorcycle, your arms should be...?

Bent at 45°

Bent at 90°

At full stretch

Slightly bent

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For the purposes of choosing your position on the road, you should divide your lane into...?

2 sections

5 sections

3 sections

4 sections

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You should position your feet as you ride so that they are...?

Pointing up 25°

Sticking out at 90°

Level

Pointing down 25°

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Where will you find the engine cut-off switch on a normal motorcycle?

Next to the ignition switch

On the left handlebar

Next to the fuel supply valve

On the right handlebar

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Going through a turn, you should be looking...?

At the apex

Where you want to go

At the curb

At the center line

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