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Norway Theory Test - Category A1 study materials
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Norway Theory Test - Category A1: Vehicle knowledge, maintenance and equipment

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Vehicle knowledge, maintenance and equipment

Questions here test the pre-ride check (sikkerhetskontroll), simple maintenance, and the equipment the law requires on an A1 machine.

The pre-ride check

Walk around the bike before every ride:

  • Tyres: pressure as stated in the manual, measured cold; tread above the legal minimum; no cracks or embedded stones. Under-inflation ruins handling and overheats the tyre.
  • Chain: slack within the manual specification (typically 25–35 mm on a 125), lubricated, no tight spots. Hooked sprocket teeth mean chain and sprockets are replaced together.
  • Brakes: both levers firm, pads above the wear mark, fluid above minimum, no leaks.
  • Lights and controls: dipped beam, brake light on both switches, indicators, horn, mirrors, and a throttle that snaps back.
  • Steering and leaks: no play or notchiness in the head bearings, and no oil or fuel under the machine.

Legal equipment

A helmet approved to ECE 22.05 or 22.06 is mandatory for rider and passenger and must be fastened. The machine needs a working headlight with dipped beam on day and night, a legal exhaust, a brake light, indicators and a rear reflector. A1 motorcycles are subject to periodic inspection (EU-kontroll), first at four years and then every two, and must carry valid third-party insurance (ansvarsforsikring) and pay the annual road fee.

Passenger and load

Only carry a pillion if the bike has a proper seat and footrests and is approved for it; adjust tyre pressure and preload as the manual states. Secure loads low and centred, and never let them hide the lights or destabilise the machine.

Worked example

You measure 45 mm of chain slack against a 30 mm specification. The answer is to adjust it, not leave it: too slack and the chain can jump the sprocket or whip; too tight and every bump loads the output-shaft bearing. Align the rear wheel, set the slack, then re-check.

Traps

Checking tyre pressure after a ride; lubricating a chain and calling it adjusted; ignoring a spongy front brake lever; carrying a passenger on a machine with no pillion footrests.