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Virginia Motorcycle Permit Practice Test: Full Exam

The motorcycle learner's permit lasts a year and allows riding between 4 a.m. and midnight, with a helmet and eye protection and no passengers. This test has the real one's size and pass mark: answer every question, submit, then see your score and every answer explained.

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  • Questions25
  • To pass20
  • Needed80%
  • TimeNo limit
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Virginia license, permit and tests

How the Virginia motorcycle test works

  • Two tests, or one courseTo add a motorcycle class to a Virginia license you pass a vision screening, the 25-question motorcycle knowledge exam and a road skills test on your own motorcycle, holding a motorcycle learner's permit in between: 30 days from age 18, nine months under 18. Completing a Virginia Rider Training Program course waives both motorcycle tests for one year. (Virginia DMV: Getting a Motorcycle License)
  • M, M2 or M3Virginia marks the type of motorcycle you qualified on: M2 for two-wheeled, M3 for three-wheeled, and M for both. The class follows the road test or rider course you completed, so a rider who tested only on a trike gets M3. Virginia Motorcycle Operator Manual p. 3
  • Riding on the permitThe motorcycle learner's permit lasts a year and allows riding between 4 a.m. and midnight, with a helmet and eye protection and no passengers. A licensed motorcyclist aged 21 or older supervises you from a separate vehicle; the manual also allows a licensed parent, guardian or sibling aged 18 or older. (Virginia DMV: Motorcycle Learner's Permit)

Based on the Virginia Motorcycle Operator Manual (DMV 2). Official licensing agency.

How the full test works

Warm up by topic

  1. Virginia license classes, the learner's permit and rider training (p. 3–4) · Earning your license: the tests and waivers (p. 25–27) · Virginia Rider Training Program (p. 28)
  2. Preparing to ride: gear, helmets and the motorcycle check (p. 4–6) · The right equipment and motorcycle care (p. 24–25)
  3. Body position, turning, braking and shifting (p. 7–8) · Keeping your distance (p. 12–14)
  4. Being seen, signals, SIPDE and mirrors (p. 8–12)
  5. Dangerous surfaces (p. 14–16) · Riding at night (p. 16–17)
  6. Quick stops, swerves, breakdowns and other emergencies (p. 17–19)
  7. Carrying passengers and cargo (p. 19–21) · Group riding (p. 21–22)
  8. Alcohol, Virginia's DUI law and fatigue (p. 22–24)

Questions about the test

How many questions are on the Virginia motorcycle knowledge test?

25, all drawn from the Virginia Motorcycle Operator Manual and taken on a computer at a DMV customer service center. DMV doesn't publish a passing score; our practice exam uses 25 questions with 20 to pass (80%). Using a phone during the exam ends it, and you retest the next day. (Virginia DMV: Motorcycle Knowledge Exam)

What does this Virginia motorcycle practice test cover?

The Virginia Motorcycle Operator Manual (DMV 2): licensing, the learner's permit and rider training, helmets and gear, control, being seen and SIPDE, following distance, dangerous surfaces, night riding, emergencies, passengers and cargo, group riding, alcohol and Virginia's DUI law, motorcycle care and the license tests. Virginia Motorcycle Operator Manual p. 3

What happens after failing the Virginia motorcycle skills test twice?

You must complete a Virginia Rider Training Program course before DMV will add a motorcycle class to your license. Virginia Motorcycle Operator Manual p. 26

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