Kansas Motorcycle Permit Test study materials
Kansas Motorcycle Permit Test study resources

Kansas Motorcycle Permit Test case studies

Kansas Motorcycle Permit Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Kansas Motorcycle Permit Test is the knowledge exam the Kansas Department of Revenue (DOR) uses to screen riders before they may legally operate a motorcycle on public roads. It is aimed at two groups: new riders seeking a motorcycle instruction permit before their skills test, and licensed drivers adding a motorcycle endorsement to an existing Kansas license. The Kansas Motorcycle Permit Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,998 words.

1

The barn-find 650 and a 22-mile interstate commute

Your friend bought a 2015 650cc standard-style motorcycle with 14,200 miles on it; it sat under a tarp for eight months before he bought it. in October, 41°F, and he wants to ride it 22 miles to work, including six miles of I-70.

873 words, about 4 min
2

Sheet metal in the lane, a semi oncoming, gravel to the right

Thursday, 4:15 p.m., you are riding a 2019 ABS-equipped 500cc bike east on a two-lane Kansas highway at 45 mph (posted 55). You are following a farm pickup at about a two-second gap when a sheet of corrugated metal roughly 4 by 6 feet tumbles out of the truck bed, lands flat in your lane about 100 feet ahead, and begins sliding.

792 words, about 4 min
3

Left-turner at a green light with the sun behind you

Saturday, 5:30 p.m., you are northbound on a four-lane arterial in Wichita at 35 mph in the right lane. The sun is low and directly behind you.

769 words, about 4 min
4

Two beers, an allergy tablet, and 28 miles of wet blacktop at 11 p.m.

in rural Butler County. You worked a 10-hour shift that began at 7 a.m., then went to a coworker's send-off where you had two 12-ounce beers between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.

744 words, about 4 min
5

A 17-year-old, a 16-year-old passenger, and two swap-meet helmets

Marcus, 17, passed his Kansas motorcycle written and skills tests three weeks ago and holds a Class M endorsement on his restricted driver's license. in Lawrence he plans to ride his used 250cc cruiser two miles to a friend's house with his 16-year-old neighbor on the pillion.

820 words, about 4 min