Will YOU pass the British motorcycle theory test?

Joshorilla · July 6th, 2013, 12:02 PM

It dawned on me that 99% of questions here regarding if you should use both brakes, engine braking, safest techniques etc are all outlined in the british highway code, and you're tested on this before you are allowed to take your practical test, so, will you pass a mock test?

http://www.all4bikers.com/theory/mot...hp?postcode=Gy

NO CHEATING!

fishdip · July 6th, 2013, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshorilla

It dawned on me that 99% of questions here regarding if you should use both brakes, engine braking, safest techniques etc are all outlined in the british highway code, and you're tested on this before you are allowed to take your practical test, so, will you pass a mock test?

http://www.all4bikers.com/theory/mot...hp?postcode=Gy

Don't know most of the road signs they use but I still got 42 right.

Joshorilla · July 6th, 2013, 12:15 PM

I got one more

we don't have half those signs here for the most part so I am unaware of most of them also, but we take the uk test because we share a lot in common.

I am not looking forward to doing my theory, if it asks stupid questions and about strapping kids to a car seat or motorways I am screwed.

LNasty · July 6th, 2013, 12:19 PM

I just got a 41 out of 50, not passing, but not bad for someone who has never been out of the state. Half of the signs we do not have here in U.S.

Joshorilla · July 6th, 2013, 12:50 PM

Do you guys have to do anything like this for your motorcycle test in the USA?

fishdip · July 6th, 2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshorilla

Do you guys have to do anything like this for your motorcycle test in the USA?

Co is 20 not 50 then a simple test on the bike.

LNasty · July 6th, 2013, 12:54 PM

Texas is like 30, then riding test

Joshorilla · July 6th, 2013, 12:55 PM

Ah, we have to pass this then we have a bit where they do it on a schools playground then an hours road ride.

NevadaWolf · July 6th, 2013, 01:02 PM

39 out of 50, some wrong were sign related, some were other signals (ie flashing head lights means "Turn yours down" or "Go ahead") the rest were trying to remember what side of the road UK drives on.

Motofool · July 6th, 2013, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

39 out of 50, some wrong were sign related, some were other signals (ie flashing head lights means "Turn yours down" or "Go ahead") the rest were trying to remember what side of the road UK drives on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari..._traffic_signs

choneofakind · July 6th, 2013, 07:38 PM

Got 40/50 in 6 minutes. I'd say being 3 questions off from passing without ever leaving North America isn't bad at all.

Didn't know any of the random terms (lorries, trams, soft verges, etc?), random signs, and I had to think about right vs left because it's backwards, and when when asked about being dazzled by oncoming traffic, where was my option to 'ignore it and ride like normal'?

Overall, that seemed like a fair test. Let me find the OH one to get your temporary permit and see if any of you Brits can pass that one.

EDIT: you need to pay to take the practice test for OH. Not going to link that.

SECOND EDIT: For us in OH, we have to take the written test to get our temporary permit. That's something like 20 questions. Then, you have to either take the safety course or take the tests at the BMV (both include a written test and a riding course). It's pretty simple.

Motofool · July 6th, 2013, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by choneofakind

Got 40/50 in 6 minutes. I'd say being 3 questions off from passing without ever leaving North America isn't bad at all.

Remarkable !!!

beren · July 6th, 2013, 07:59 PM

40 right. Damn road signs and hand signals.

And one answer I disagree with.

corralhollowkid · July 6th, 2013, 08:59 PM

42 out of 50 in about 7 1/2 min. at least there is some semi important stuff in that test.

that killed a few minutes

life is good

Snake · July 6th, 2013, 09:37 PM

Uuugghh 33 out of 50.

Joshorilla · July 7th, 2013, 02:06 AM

They rotate the questions from a massive llibrary of them so every time you take it it's different.

I am interested to see the ones people disagree with! If you think "hey that's not right!" Please let us jnow the question, your answer and the questions answer, also if you failed any, please post them!

This test will cost me $50 every time I have to take it, so I really don't want to get it wrong!

Soujyu · July 7th, 2013, 06:59 AM

I only got 39 of them right. Of course, I've never been to England.

Joshorilla · July 7th, 2013, 07:34 AM

Which ones did you get wrong?

Tigerpaw · July 7th, 2013, 07:35 AM

In my Ohio test, half the questions were about DUIs, points lost for infractions, licensing procedures, etc. Pretty lame. Should be about riding/driving.

**sidenote** The test HAD TO BE completed on a computer. This 90 y/o lady flipped the hell out. lol **

Joshorilla · July 7th, 2013, 08:39 AM

They're on computer here, but it's all touch screen and they have training if you need it.

Little more than, touch the amount of correct answers it's asking for then click next, when done click finish.

choneofakind · July 7th, 2013, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

In my Ohio test, half the questions were about DUIs, points lost for infractions, licensing procedures, etc. Pretty lame. Should be about riding/driving.

**sidenote** The test HAD TO BE completed on a computer. This 90 y/o lady flipped the hell out. lol **

That's the same as the test for getting your learners permit for a car as well. They assume that you're not only testing on the basics of that vehicle, but on the basics of the road and the road laws as well. Both tests have the same basic questions of DUI/points/road laws, but they differ based on the vehicle. It's pretty darn easy to get a learners permit for any vehicle in OH.

Tigerpaw · July 7th, 2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by choneofakind

It's pretty darn easy to get a learners permit for any vehicle in OH.

I've only lived in Oh for 5 years. What you said explains alot around here.

JohnnyBravo · July 8th, 2013, 12:31 PM

Not without knowing blue and brown signs... I quit right after those

anotherZebra · July 12th, 2013, 05:38 PM

42, nice test. Fun to look at the answers.

Joshorilla · July 12th, 2013, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Not without knowing blue and brown signs... I quit right after those

Brown signs are tourist information signs, blue signs are mandatory information signs, like minimum speed and diabled parking etc.

LittleRedNinjette · July 12th, 2013, 08:30 PM

Got a 35... Don't know what most of the signs meant!! haha

allanoue · July 13th, 2013, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by LittleRedNinjette

Got a 35... Don't know what most of the signs meant!! haha

Me also.

rasta · July 13th, 2013, 03:17 PM

I got 30 lol. Damn you Brits and your weird way of talking!!

Joshorilla · July 13th, 2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rasta

I got 30 lol. Damn you Brits and your weird way of talking!!

Weird? I think the word you're looking for is correct.

LittleRedNinjette · July 13th, 2013, 05:05 PM

No, he nailed it with weird.

min nin · July 13th, 2013, 09:15 PM

I don't talk weird, You hear weird.

rasta · July 13th, 2013, 09:25 PM

Haha I had to lookup what a lorry is

lgk · July 13th, 2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleRedNinjette

No, he nailed it with weird.

They may have originally discovered the english language, but over the centuries it has been altered to only include colloquialisms.

Hardly understandable to the average bloke...

250rr · July 14th, 2013, 12:11 AM

34. I could have done better if I wasn't swearing under my breath the whole time about King George III.

Joshorilla · July 14th, 2013, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by lgk

They may have originally discovered the english language, but over the centuries it has been altered to only include colloquialisms.

Hardly understandable to the average bloke...

Discovered? What was it hiding under a rock?

Invented or created is the word you're looking for, and as such have full licence to do to it what they please as it's their language, some guys start speaking it and changing it somewhere else it's a bastardised version, not a perfectly legitimate alternative, and when the guys that bastardised the original turn round and say "that's weird!" No it's not, it's how it's suppsed to be, take your frankenenglish and do one!

Whiskey · July 14th, 2013, 04:28 AM

47

The 'official' stopping distances & stop & wipe a fogged visor rather than slow down & crack it open a notch got me that &

Who knew that an animal ambulance can do a blue light run but a doctor's car can't

lgk · July 14th, 2013, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Joshorilla

Discovered? What was it hiding under a rock?

Invented or created is the word you're looking for, and as such have full licence to do to it what they please as it's their language, some guys start speaking it and changing it somewhere else it's a bastardised version, not a perfectly legitimate alternative, and when the guys that bastardised the original turn round and say "that's weird!" No it's not, it's how it's suppsed to be, take your frankenenglish and do one!

Face it your the minority now, the English language is ours.
We didn't bastardise it, we made it understandable.

You can speak your crazy language in the privacy of your own home...
But whilst in the public you shall speak Southern American English!!!!

allanoue · July 14th, 2013, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lgk

Face it your the minority now, the English language is ours.
We didn't bastardise it, we made it understandable.

You can speak your crazy language in the privacy of your own home...
But whilst in the public you shall speak Southern American English!!!!

They did OK for a small group of islands off the coast of Newfoundland

Kokosun · July 14th, 2013, 06:59 AM

The theory test is pretty easy. Practical part-1 is relatively easy. Practical part-2 is a little more difficult, but it depends on the examiner (mine was easy). The hazard avoidance test is really difficult. Stupid in my opinion.

choneofakind · July 14th, 2013, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Joshorilla

Weird? I think the word you're looking for is correct.

I guess we speak a language that should be called 'American', not 'English'. It's like German from Germany and German from Austria. Same language, but just different enough that the other sounds funny when you know one way.

July 6th, 2013, 12:02 PM	#1
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	Will YOU pass the British motorcycle theory test? It dawned on me that 99% of questions here regarding if you should use both brakes, engine braking, safest techniques etc are all outlined in the british highway code, and you're tested on this before you are allowed to take your practical test, so, will you pass a mock test? http://www.all4bikers.com/theory/mot...hp?postcode=Gy NO CHEATING!

July 6th, 2013, 12:15 PM	#3
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	I got one more we don't have half those signs here for the most part so I am unaware of most of them also, but we take the uk test because we share a lot in common. I am not looking forward to doing my theory, if it asks stupid questions and about strapping kids to a car seat or motorways I am screwed. Last futzed with by Joshorilla; July 6th, 2013 at 01:30 PM.

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choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Got 40/50 in 6 minutes. I'd say being 3 questions off from passing without ever leaving North America isn't bad at all. Didn't know any of the random terms (lorries, trams, soft verges, etc?), random signs, and I had to think about right vs left because it's backwards, and when when asked about being dazzled by oncoming traffic, where was my option to 'ignore it and ride like normal'? Overall, that seemed like a fair test. Let me find the OH one to get your temporary permit and see if any of you Brits can pass that one. EDIT: you need to pay to take the practice test for OH. Not going to link that. SECOND EDIT: For us in OH, we have to take the written test to get our temporary permit. That's something like 20 questions. Then, you have to either take the safety course or take the tests at the BMV (both include a written test and a riding course). It's pretty simple.
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July 6th, 2013, 07:59 PM	#13
beren ninjette.org member Name: John Location: dallas Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 181	40 right. Damn road signs and hand signals. And one answer I disagree with. __________________________________________________ Shhhhh, don't tell Jiggles I am using the [ you ] tag.

July 6th, 2013, 12:19 PM	#4
LNasty Daily Jap rider Name: Lance Location: La Porte Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	I just got a 41 out of 50, not passing, but not bad for someone who has never been out of the state. Half of the signs we do not have here in U.S.

July 6th, 2013, 12:50 PM	#5
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	Do you guys have to do anything like this for your motorcycle test in the USA?

July 6th, 2013, 12:54 PM	#7
LNasty Daily Jap rider Name: Lance Location: La Porte Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	Texas is like 30, then riding test

July 6th, 2013, 12:55 PM	#8
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	Ah, we have to pass this then we have a bit where they do it on a schools playground then an hours road ride.

July 6th, 2013, 08:59 PM	#14
corralhollowkid ninjette.org member Name: Jeff Location: so cal Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): 07' Ninja 250r Posts: 32	42 out of 50 in about 7 1/2 min. at least there is some semi important stuff in that test. that killed a few minutes life is good

July 6th, 2013, 09:37 PM	#15
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Uuugghh 33 out of 50.

July 7th, 2013, 02:06 AM	#16
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	They rotate the questions from a massive llibrary of them so every time you take it it's different. I am interested to see the ones people disagree with! If you think "hey that's not right!" Please let us jnow the question, your answer and the questions answer, also if you failed any, please post them! This test will cost me $50 every time I have to take it, so I really don't want to get it wrong! Last futzed with by Joshorilla; July 7th, 2013 at 07:35 AM.

July 7th, 2013, 06:59 AM	#17
Soujyu ninjette.org sage Name: W Location: Austin, TX Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (sold), 2012 Tuono V4R Posts: 512	I only got 39 of them right. Of course, I've never been to England. __________________________________________________ 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R - "Aria" (sold) 2012 Aprilia Tuono V4R - "Perrine" Proof that Harleys and Ninjettes are friendly with each other

July 7th, 2013, 07:34 AM	#18
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	Which ones did you get wrong?

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Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	In my Ohio test, half the questions were about DUIs, points lost for infractions, licensing procedures, etc. Pretty lame. Should be about riding/driving. sidenote The test HAD TO BE completed on a computer. This 90 y/o lady flipped the hell out. lol ** __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!!

July 7th, 2013, 08:39 AM	#20
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	They're on computer here, but it's all touch screen and they have training if you need it. Little more than, touch the amount of correct answers it's asking for then click next, when done click finish.

July 8th, 2013, 12:31 PM	#23
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Not without knowing blue and brown signs... I quit right after those __________________________________________________

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anotherZebra ninjette.org newbie Name: Brian Location: Fremont California Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 4	42, nice test. Fun to look at the answers.

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LittleRedNinjette Certified Troublemaker Name: Teri Location: Hamilton, NJ Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Aug '13, Aug '14, Feb '17	Got a 35... Don't know what most of the signs meant!! haha __________________________________________________ Raven's Rejuvenation A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better...

July 13th, 2013, 03:17 PM	#28
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	I got 30 lol. Damn you Brits and your weird way of talking!!

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LittleRedNinjette Certified Troublemaker Name: Teri Location: Hamilton, NJ Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Aug '13, Aug '14, Feb '17	No, he nailed it with weird. __________________________________________________ Raven's Rejuvenation A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better...

July 13th, 2013, 09:15 PM	#31
min nin ninjette.org member Name: terry Location: SW fla Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 250r Posts: 94	I don't talk weird, You hear weird.

July 13th, 2013, 09:25 PM	#32
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	Haha I had to lookup what a lorry is

July 14th, 2013, 12:11 AM	#34
250rr ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Mark Location: Portland Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): Cheap Italian Suit. Otherwise known as Dew Kitty Posts: A lot.	34. I could have done better if I wasn't swearing under my breath the whole time about King George III.

July 14th, 2013, 04:28 AM	#36
Whiskey ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Morgan Location: A city twinned with Kawasaki Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, 2010 STR 675 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	47 The 'official' stopping distances & stop & wipe a fogged visor rather than slow down & crack it open a notch got me that & Who knew that an animal ambulance can do a blue light run but a doctor's car can't

July 14th, 2013, 06:59 AM	#39
Kokosun Are you sure about that? Name: That's "Sir" to you! Location: Chorleywood (Nr. London) Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R-F16, Versys KLE650 CAF Posts: 418	The theory test is pretty easy. Practical part-1 is relatively easy. Practical part-2 is a little more difficult, but it depends on the examiner (mine was easy). The hazard avoidance test is really difficult. Stupid in my opinion.

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