Connecticut Motorcycle Permit Practice Test

16 questions, taken from the motorcycle manual and the Connecticut Driver's Manual. The DMV doesn't publish the passing score; our practice exam uses 16 questions with 12 to pass (75%).

The Connecticut Motorcycle Operator Manual (R-217, Rev. 10-25): Connecticut's endorsement, permit and motorcycle laws, then the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's rider text on gear, controls, lane position, intersections, crash avoidance, passengers, group riding, alcohol, three-wheelers and the T-CLOCS check. Connecticut Motorcycle Operator Manual p. 3–6

The DMV charges a fee for the motorcycle knowledge and vision tests together and another for the learner’s permit; the M endorsement itself has its own fee. Check the DMV permit page for current amounts.

You need 12 of the 16 questions right (75%). Always confirm the current test with the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. Compare every state →

You can miss up to 4 of the 16 questions: you need 12 right (75%) to pass.

With a valid Connecticut driver's license (and a notarized parental consent form if you're under 18), pass the motorcycle knowledge and vision tests, finish a DMV-approved novice motorcycle safety course, then visit a DMV office to have the M added to your license.

No. Connecticut requires a DMV-approved novice motorcycle course with classroom and riding training before the M endorsement is added; the knowledge and vision tests alone only qualify you for the learner’s permit. Connecticut Motorcycle Operator Manual p. 3

You may not ride on a limited access highway, at night, out of state, or with a passenger, and you must carry the permit with your driver’s license and wear an approved helmet whatever your age. The permit lasts 60 days and can be renewed once in the same calendar year. Connecticut Motorcycle Operator Manual p. 6

At least 16, because the endorsement is added to a Connecticut driver's license, which nobody under 16 can hold. Riders under 18 also need a parent's notarized consent form, and a car license itself takes written and on-road exams plus an 8-hour safe driving course for first-time drivers.

No. The DMV-approved novice course is only needed before the M endorsement is added. For the permit itself you pass the 16-question knowledge test and the vision test at a DMV office; the vision test checks how clearly you see, your side vision, depth perception and colour perception.

Yes, but it counts almost as a fresh start. Renewing a permit issued in an earlier calendar year means a new license application, another eye exam and passing the motorcycle knowledge test again. Only a permit from the current year can be renewed simply, once, for 60 more days.

The Basic Rider Course is for people with little or no riding experience, and the program lends you a motorcycle. The Intermediate Rider Course mirrors it for novices who already hold a learner's permit and some experience, using their own street-legal motorcycle or scooter. Connecticut requires new riders to pass basic training before licensing.

Take the three-wheel Basic Rider Course, offered at one CONREP site, which leads to a special restricted endorsement. An M endorsement carrying restriction 3 limits you to three-wheel motorcycles; a full M endorsement covers both two- and three-wheel motorcycles.

Yes, if you're a non-resident or temporary resident and your valid license from another state allows motorcycles. The Connecticut manual names members of the armed forces, students at colleges and universities, and non-residents who work in Connecticut as examples. Connecticut residents need the M endorsement on a Connecticut license.