WASHINGTON MOTORCYCLE PERMIT 2026
EXAMS SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Try to reduce your chances of a crash occurring by: - ✔✔Being Visible
Communicating Intentions
Creating Space
Actively Searching
Identifying and Evaluating
Being Prepared
✔✔While riding what posture should you pay attention to? - ✔✔Head and Eyes
Body
Seat
Hands
Knees
Feet
✔✔What should your head and eyes be doing while riding - ✔✔Head and eyes up,
scanning well ahead for hazards
✔✔What should your body be doing while riding? - ✔✔Be positioned comfortably and
able to reach all controls. Arms should steer the motorcycle instead of holding yourself
up.
, ✔✔What should your seat be doing while riding? - ✔✔Sit forward far enough so that
your arms are slightly bent while holding the handgrips. Relaxed posture.
✔✔What should your hands be doing while riding? - ✔✔Hold the handgrips firmly when
riding over rough surfaces. Start with a flat wrist position for your right hand so you don't
over throttle. Hands even with or below elbows.
✔✔What should your knees be doing while riding? - ✔✔Knees against gas tank
✔✔What should your feet be doing while riding? - ✔✔Plant feet firmly on the foot rests
but within reach of the pedals
✔✔Most motorcycles are shifted ________. - ✔✔Manually
✔✔Motorcycles typically have a ___clutch - ✔✔Wet
✔✔All motorcycles steer by ______ at 12 - 15 mph - ✔✔Countersteering
✔✔How do you countersteer? - ✔✔Press on the grip in the direction you want to go.
✔✔What are the cornering steps? - ✔✔Reduce Speed
Look where you want to go
Countersteer
✔✔What are three ways to use lane position to corner? - ✔✔Middle/middle/middle
Outside/inside/outside
Delayed Apex
✔✔When cornering what should you do? (LAC) - ✔✔Look
Anticipate
Choose
✔✔Which brake has more power? - ✔✔The front brake
✔✔How do you obtain the shortest and safest stops? - ✔✔Use both the front and rear
brakes in a smooth an progressive manner
✔✔To stop as quickly and safely as possible in a curve, what should you do? - ✔✔Try
to reduce your lean angle, then brake.
✔✔The key to avoid braking in a corner is to: - ✔✔Slow, then set your entry speed
before the corner
EXAMS SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Try to reduce your chances of a crash occurring by: - ✔✔Being Visible
Communicating Intentions
Creating Space
Actively Searching
Identifying and Evaluating
Being Prepared
✔✔While riding what posture should you pay attention to? - ✔✔Head and Eyes
Body
Seat
Hands
Knees
Feet
✔✔What should your head and eyes be doing while riding - ✔✔Head and eyes up,
scanning well ahead for hazards
✔✔What should your body be doing while riding? - ✔✔Be positioned comfortably and
able to reach all controls. Arms should steer the motorcycle instead of holding yourself
up.
, ✔✔What should your seat be doing while riding? - ✔✔Sit forward far enough so that
your arms are slightly bent while holding the handgrips. Relaxed posture.
✔✔What should your hands be doing while riding? - ✔✔Hold the handgrips firmly when
riding over rough surfaces. Start with a flat wrist position for your right hand so you don't
over throttle. Hands even with or below elbows.
✔✔What should your knees be doing while riding? - ✔✔Knees against gas tank
✔✔What should your feet be doing while riding? - ✔✔Plant feet firmly on the foot rests
but within reach of the pedals
✔✔Most motorcycles are shifted ________. - ✔✔Manually
✔✔Motorcycles typically have a ___clutch - ✔✔Wet
✔✔All motorcycles steer by ______ at 12 - 15 mph - ✔✔Countersteering
✔✔How do you countersteer? - ✔✔Press on the grip in the direction you want to go.
✔✔What are the cornering steps? - ✔✔Reduce Speed
Look where you want to go
Countersteer
✔✔What are three ways to use lane position to corner? - ✔✔Middle/middle/middle
Outside/inside/outside
Delayed Apex
✔✔When cornering what should you do? (LAC) - ✔✔Look
Anticipate
Choose
✔✔Which brake has more power? - ✔✔The front brake
✔✔How do you obtain the shortest and safest stops? - ✔✔Use both the front and rear
brakes in a smooth an progressive manner
✔✔To stop as quickly and safely as possible in a curve, what should you do? - ✔✔Try
to reduce your lean angle, then brake.
✔✔The key to avoid braking in a corner is to: - ✔✔Slow, then set your entry speed
before the corner
