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Oregon Motorcycle Knowledge Test Cheat Sheet

The fastest way to review before your DMV motorcycle test — the numbers and rules most likely to appear.

🪪 Permit & License

  • Endorsement at 16 (parent consent if under 18)
  • Must complete a Team Oregon course — the only approved provider
  • Basic Course (16+) waives the knowledge AND skills tests
  • DMV gives no skills test — a Team Oregon course covers it
  • Permit valid 1 year: daylight only, no passengers, DOT helmet
  • Permit supervisor: 21+ with a valid endorsement, on a separate bike

🔢 Most-Tested Numbers

  • To pass20 of 25 correct (80%)
  • Following gap4 seconds minimum
  • Poor conditions5 seconds or more
  • Front brake70%+ of stopping power
  • Permit validOne year
  • Under the influence0.08% BAC (0.00 under 21)

🪖 Helmet & Gear

  • Helmet required — every rider and passenger, every age
  • Must be DOT compliant (FMVSS No. 218)
  • Also covers mopeds and unenclosed autocycles
  • Eye/face protection: recommended, NOT required by law
  • A windshield is no substitute for a face shield
  • Headlight on at all times; never tinted eyewear at night

✅ Remember This Answer

  • Quick stop? Both brakes together
  • Front brake? Squeeze firmly — never grab
  • Curve? Slow, Look, Roll, Press
  • To lean/turn? Press the grip toward the turn
  • Swerve? Brake before or after — never during
  • Hazard plan? SIPDE — Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute

✅ Remember This Answer (2)

  • Starts to rain? Ride in cars' tire tracks
  • Railroad tracks? Cross straight, within your lane
  • Tailgater behind you? Let them pass
  • Cut reaction time? Cover the clutch and both brakes
  • Be seen by day? Headlight on, bright reflective gear
  • Light won't turn green? Proceed with caution after one cycle

⚠️ Common Test Traps

  • "No room to stop" → Swerve — don't just brake harder
  • "Stop fastest" → Both brakes — not front alone, not rear first
  • "Brake while swerving" → Wrong — brake before or after only
  • "Following distance" → 4 sec; 5+ when wet or crowded
  • "Turning steps order" → Slow, Look, ROLL, then PRESS
  • "Eye protection required?" → No — only the helmet is

⚠️ More Test Traps

  • "Curve ahead, too fast" → Slow before — don't brake hard mid-curve
  • "Lane splitting" → Illegal — but two motorcycles may ride abreast
  • "Chased by a dog" → Slow, downshift, then accelerate away
  • "Carrying a passenger" → Ride slower, start slowing earlier
  • "Sober up fast" → Only time works — not coffee
  • "Moped passenger" → Never — it's against the law

🚨 Emergency Situations

  • Front tire flat → Steering feels heavy; hold grips, ease off, keep straight
  • Rear tire flat → Back jerks or sways; brake the good tire gently
  • Stuck throttle → Twist it; if stuck, cut-off switch + pull the clutch
  • Wobble → Close throttle gradually — don't brake, don't accelerate
  • Front wheel locks → Release the front brake, then reapply
  • Rear wheel skids → Release the rear brake, then reapply

🌧️ Surfaces, Weather & Night

  • Pavement is most slippery just after rain starts
  • Slippery surface: slow before it, both brakes gently
  • Rain: ride in cars' tire tracks (often the left track)
  • Cross parallel seams or tracks at 45° to 90°
  • Night: ride slower; high beam unless following or meeting a car
  • Fog: use your low beam only

🏍️ Motorcycle Control

  • Countersteer: press left grip → lean left → go left
  • Use both brakes every stop — the front gives 70%+ of the power
  • Corner in four steps: SLOW · LOOK · ROLL · PRESS
  • Slow tight turn: lean the bike only, keep your body straight
  • Friction zone: where the clutch sends power to the rear wheel
  • Head-check your blind spot before every lane change

🍺 Alcohol & Impairment

  • Under the influence0.08% BAC
  • Under 21Zero tolerance
  • Leaves the body~1 drink per hour
  • Only remedyTime
  • As little as one drink hurts judgment, vision and reaction
  • Coffee, showers and exercise do NOT sober you up

🎯 Last-Minute Before the Test

  • Both brakes to stop — front brake = 70%+ of power
  • Every curve: SLOW · LOOK · ROLL · PRESS
  • Press the grip toward the turn to lean (countersteer)
  • Brake OR swerve — never both at once
  • Follow at 4 seconds — 5+ when wet or crowded
  • Helmet always; headlight always on; eye protection just advised
  • SIPDE = Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute

Confirm every number against the official Oregon Motorcycle & Moped Manual (Form 735-6367) before test day. Full helmet law →

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Source: Test details are confirmed on the official agency page. 25 questions confirmed on the official page; the manual states you must answer 20 correctly (80%) to pass. To add an endorsement you must complete an approved Team Oregon rider-education course.