ga dds motorcycle permit manual
Exam Questions with Answers
rear brake controlled by - -right foot pedal
- clutch location - -front handle bar
- gear shifter controlled by - -left foot
- engine cutoff and electric start location - -right handgrip
- fuel valve location - -left
- kick starter location - -right
- best protection - -synthetic or leather covering arms and legs
- shoes? - -best are leather boots with tucked laces
- headlight and tailight ________ __________ - -always illuminated (even
during the day)
- turn signals - -required
- to mount, stand on the ______ side - -left
- first step to start engine - -fuel valve and ignition switch on
- second step to start engine - -shift to neutral
- third step to start engine - -turn engine cutoff switch to on
- fourth step to start engine - -turn choke on for cold starts. squeeze clutch
before starter will operate
- 5th/ last step to start engine - -press starter button
- first step to stop engine - -killswitch, ignition, fuel valve, all lights off
- second/ last step to stop engine - -dismount w side stand down, turn
handlebars toward side stand
- sit up _______ - -straight
, - start with right wrist _____ - -flat
- keep knees where while moving? - -close to the gas tank
- keep feet where? - -near the foot controls
- friction zone - -point on clutch at which power transmits to rear wheel
- as you reach the friction zone, - -roll the throttle and the bike will move
forward. don't release clutch until the bike is moving and stable. release
clutch gradually. open throttle gradually as needed.
- upshifting - -roll off throttle as you squeeze in clutch lever. lift shift lever
(left foot) and release after each shift is completed. ease clutch out as you
roll on throttle.
- downshifting - -roll off throttle as you squeeze in clutch lever. press down
firmly on shift lever (left foot), release after completion. ease clutch out
smoothly.
- starting on an incline - -use front brake to hold the bike in place as you
start the engine and shift into 1st gear. change to foot brake to hold the bike
while to operate throttle. open throttle for a little more power. release clutch
gradually. release foot brake when engine starts to slow down, this means
the clutch is starting to transmit power (friction zone!!!). continue to release
clutch as needed. open throttle as needed.
- when stopping always use... - -both brakes!
- front brake accounts for __% of your stopping power - -70
- how to stop normally - -squeeze the front brake and gradually press down
on the rear brake with your right foot.
- stopping in a curve - -1. apply smooth gradual pressure to brakes while
reducing lean angle.
2. add more pressure as the bike straightens up
- turning - -1. Slow- reduce throttle and press on brakes as needed
2. look- where you want to go, then turn only your head towards it
3. Press- press forward on hand grip in direction of turn. (higher speed =
greater lean)
4. Roll- roll out throttle to maintain or gradually increase speed through the
turn. helps keep the bike stable.
- normal turning - -lean w the bike
Exam Questions with Answers
rear brake controlled by - -right foot pedal
- clutch location - -front handle bar
- gear shifter controlled by - -left foot
- engine cutoff and electric start location - -right handgrip
- fuel valve location - -left
- kick starter location - -right
- best protection - -synthetic or leather covering arms and legs
- shoes? - -best are leather boots with tucked laces
- headlight and tailight ________ __________ - -always illuminated (even
during the day)
- turn signals - -required
- to mount, stand on the ______ side - -left
- first step to start engine - -fuel valve and ignition switch on
- second step to start engine - -shift to neutral
- third step to start engine - -turn engine cutoff switch to on
- fourth step to start engine - -turn choke on for cold starts. squeeze clutch
before starter will operate
- 5th/ last step to start engine - -press starter button
- first step to stop engine - -killswitch, ignition, fuel valve, all lights off
- second/ last step to stop engine - -dismount w side stand down, turn
handlebars toward side stand
- sit up _______ - -straight
, - start with right wrist _____ - -flat
- keep knees where while moving? - -close to the gas tank
- keep feet where? - -near the foot controls
- friction zone - -point on clutch at which power transmits to rear wheel
- as you reach the friction zone, - -roll the throttle and the bike will move
forward. don't release clutch until the bike is moving and stable. release
clutch gradually. open throttle gradually as needed.
- upshifting - -roll off throttle as you squeeze in clutch lever. lift shift lever
(left foot) and release after each shift is completed. ease clutch out as you
roll on throttle.
- downshifting - -roll off throttle as you squeeze in clutch lever. press down
firmly on shift lever (left foot), release after completion. ease clutch out
smoothly.
- starting on an incline - -use front brake to hold the bike in place as you
start the engine and shift into 1st gear. change to foot brake to hold the bike
while to operate throttle. open throttle for a little more power. release clutch
gradually. release foot brake when engine starts to slow down, this means
the clutch is starting to transmit power (friction zone!!!). continue to release
clutch as needed. open throttle as needed.
- when stopping always use... - -both brakes!
- front brake accounts for __% of your stopping power - -70
- how to stop normally - -squeeze the front brake and gradually press down
on the rear brake with your right foot.
- stopping in a curve - -1. apply smooth gradual pressure to brakes while
reducing lean angle.
2. add more pressure as the bike straightens up
- turning - -1. Slow- reduce throttle and press on brakes as needed
2. look- where you want to go, then turn only your head towards it
3. Press- press forward on hand grip in direction of turn. (higher speed =
greater lean)
4. Roll- roll out throttle to maintain or gradually increase speed through the
turn. helps keep the bike stable.
- normal turning - -lean w the bike
