Vermont Motorcycle Permit Practice Test

25 multiple-choice questions on the motorcycle manual; you need 80% (20 correct). If you fail, wait at least one day before retaking it.

The 2025 Vermont Motorcycle Manual: Vermont’s permit, endorsement, skills-test, helmet, equipment and insurance pages, and the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (17th edition) chapters on gear, control, lane position, intersections, hazards, passengers, group riding, alcohol and three-wheelers.

You need 20 of the 25 questions right (80%). Always confirm the current test with the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Compare every state →

You can miss up to 5 of the 25 questions: you need 20 right (80%) to pass.

Yes. Finishing the VREP Basic RiderCourse waives both DMV motorcycle tests, and so does the one-day Intermediate RiderCourse – License Waiver, meant for riders on a permit or who took the Basic course in the past 24 months.

Ride it there on your learner permit, have a rider with a motorcycle endorsement ride it for you, or bring it in a registered and insured trailer, truck or van. It must be registered, inspected if required, insured and in good condition.

Vermont Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) lists the current fees for the motorcycle permit, tests and license on its official fee page.

120 days, and it can be renewed only twice. If you haven't passed the skills test or a rider training course by the end of the second renewal, you must wait 12 months for another permit, unless you finish the rider course or are switching to a three-wheel motorcycle permit.

Ride after dark, carry a passenger or ride outside Vermont. Breaking any of these limits voids the permit. Whenever you ride, carry your Vermont driver's license, the permit and your insurance card.

Yes, with a valid Junior Driver's License and a parent or legal guardian's signature on the permit application. Every applicant needs a valid Vermont license first (regular, commercial or junior), and every Vermont resident riding on the highway needs the endorsement on one of those licenses.

You must practise for at least a week before you can retest. If your permit is still valid you can usually ride home; if it is about to expire you can renew it for 120 days, but after two renewals you must pass the written test again for a new permit.

The examiner can stop it if you fall or drop the motorcycle, do something unsafe such as a wheelie or excessive speed, stall four times, don't follow instructions, take too long or lose 11 points. You may also stop it yourself, but either way the whole test is repeated next time.

No. The DMV won't give the skills test on a motor-driven cycle or an autocycle. You also need a DOT-compliant helmet, eye protection such as a face shield or goggles, a valid insurance card and a registered motorcycle with proper equipment, inspected where required.

Pass the motorcycle learner's permit exam and then the skills test on a three-wheeled motorcycle; your M endorsement will be limited to three-wheelers. Or complete VREP's 3-Wheel Basic RiderCourse, which exempts you from both DMV tests for a three-wheel endorsement and provides the motorcycle.

The Basic RiderCourse (a five-hour online eCourse plus twelve riding exercises, motorcycles provided) and the one-day Intermediate RiderCourse License Waiver, for permit riders, recent Basic course graduates and endorsed riders refreshing their skills. Passing either exempts you from both the written and skills tests for the endorsement.

Yes. Every operator and passenger must wear a helmet meeting the federal safety standard; only occupants of fully enclosed autocycles are exempt. Eye protection is required unless the motorcycle has a windshield or screen.

Not for a motor-driven cycle (50 cc or less, top speed 30 mph or less, automatic): a regular license is enough. Anything that misses one of those tests is a motorcycle and needs the endorsement; autocycles don’t.