Missouri Motorcycle Knowledge Test — FAQ

Missouri's Department of Revenue and the State Highway Patrol, which administers the test, do not publish an official question count. Practice tests model it as 25 questions; this simulator follows that 25-question format. Confirm the current format with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

No official passing score is published. The widely used practice standard is 80% — 20 of 25 questions correct — which this simulator uses. The knowledge test is based on the Missouri Motorcycle Operator Manual (Form 2332).

The motorcycle written knowledge test is given at a Missouri State Highway Patrol examination station. After you pass, you take the completed DOR-100 or E-100 examination form to a local license office.

Motorcycle authority is a motorcycle endorsement added to a valid Missouri operator or commercial driver license. If you do not hold a driver license, you can be licensed to ride, but you must also take the Missouri operator's written test.

You must pass a motorcycle written test, a vision examination, a road-sign recognition test, and an on-cycle driving skills test on a motorcycle or motortricycle (Form 2332, p.57).

The Missouri State Highway Patrol gives the on-cycle skills test. It is four exercises — a left turn and normal stop, a cone weave and right turn from a stop, a quick stop, and an obstacle swerve — with the last two at about 15 mph (Form 2332, p.57-58).

Yes. Completing an approved Missouri Motorcycle Rider Training Course (MRTC) waives both the Highway Patrol written knowledge test and the on-cycle skills test. The completion card is accepted for one year from the course date (RSMo 302.173; Form 2332, p.58).

No. A non-military MRTC completion card issued in another state is not accepted for the Missouri test waiver. Active-duty military applicants may use a completion card from an eligible military program (Form 2332, p.58).

You must be at least 15 1/2 years old. Applicants under 16 must also show proof of a completed Motorcycle Rider Training Course, and riders 15 1/2 to 18 must meet Graduated Driver License requirements.

Pass the required written examination(s) at a Missouri State Highway Patrol testing location, then present the completed DOR-100 or E-100 form at a local license office to obtain the permit. You may hold only one valid permit at a time.

The motorcycle instruction permit is valid for six months and may be renewed one time.

The Class M instruction permit fee is $3.50. Written-test and road-test fees and the later license/endorsement fee are separate and are listed on the DOR fee chart.

Since Aug. 28, 2020 (RSMo 302.026), every operator and passenger under 26 must wear an approved helmet. A rider 26 or older may ride without one only if they carry proof of health insurance providing at least $50,000 in medical benefits for crash injuries. Enforcement is secondary.

The Missouri Motorcycle Operator Manual strongly advises a DOT face shield or goggles, and notes a windshield is not a substitute for eye protection (Form 2332, p.5). Carry approved eye protection and use it whenever the motorcycle is in motion.

No. It is a separate motorcycle knowledge test built from the Missouri Motorcycle Operator Manual. An applicant who does not already hold a driver license must also pass the Missouri operator's (car) written test.

The manual states cars and motorcycles each need a full lane and that lane sharing is usually prohibited; ride to discourage others from squeezing into your lane (Form 2332, p.18).

Keep a minimum two-second following distance behind the vehicle ahead, and open it to three seconds or more on slippery roads, at night, or when you cannot see past the vehicle ahead (Form 2332, p.16, p.27).

The Missouri Motorcycle Operator Manual, Form 2332, is free to read or download from the Department of Revenue at dor.mo.gov. The knowledge-test questions are based on it.