The endorsement, the learner license and the examination 16
A Montana motorcycle learner completed a safety training course through a certified cooperative program. Who may supervise then?MCA 61-5-106(1)(c)(ii)
A Montana motorcycle learner has NOT taken a motorcycle safety training course. Who may supervise the riding?MCA 61-5-106(1)(c)(i)
A Montana motorcycle learner is under 18. How old must the supervising driver be, at the least?MCA 61-5-106(1)(c)
A Montana motorcycle safety course is certified as a cooperative driver testing program. What must it do with its students' test results?MCA 61-5-110(4)(b)
A Montana student holds a traffic education permit. How may that student ride a motorcycle?MCA 61-5-106(3)(b)(ii)
A rider moves to Montana with another state's motorcycle-endorsed license that expired eight months ago. What does MCA 61-5-110 ask for a Montana license of the same class and endorsement?MCA 61-5-110(5)(a)
An electric motorcycle needs no Montana endorsement when it has three wheels on the ground, a seat with seatbelts, and which other feature?MCA 61-5-102(2)(a)(ii)
In what vehicle must a Montana applicant take the road test or skills test?MCA 61-5-110(2)(a)
Under Montana's definitions, which of these is included in the term "driver's license"?MCA 61-1-101(20)(d)
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The endorsement, the learner license and the examination, continued
What kind of supervision must the holder of a Montana motorcycle learner license ride under?MCA 61-5-106(1)(c)
What must a Montana motorcycle learner have in immediate possession while riding on a public highway?MCA 61-5-106(1)(c)
What must the road test or skills test for a Montana motorcycle endorsement demonstrate?MCA 61-5-110(2)(a)
When may Montana waive the knowledge test or the skills test for a motorcycle endorsement?MCA 61-5-110(2)(b)(i)
Which motorcycle safety training courses may Montana certify as a cooperative driver testing program?MCA 61-5-110(4)
Which of these may be ridden in Montana without a motorcycle endorsement on the license?MCA 61-5-102(2)(a)(iii)
Whom does MCA 61-5-110 tell the Montana department to examine?MCA 61-5-110(2)(a)
Headgear, lamps, brakes and noise 23
A Montana adult wants to carry a 15-year-old passenger who has no headgear. What does MCA 61-9-417 say?MCA 61-9-417(2)
A Montana motor-driven cycle has a single-beam headlamp. At 25 feet ahead, how high may the high-intensity part of the beam reach?MCA 61-9-223(3)
A Montana motor-driven cycle travels at 25 miles per hour or more, but under 35. How far ahead must its headlamp reveal a person?MCA 61-9-223(1)
A Montana motorcycle registered as a collector's item has no headlamps. At what distance must persons and vehicles be clearly discernible for it to be ridden on a highway?MCA 61-9-203(2)
At what distance from the motorcycle does Montana measure its noise limit?MCA 61-9-418(1)
At what rate may a Montana motorcycle's headlamp modulator switch between high and low beam?MCA 61-9-203(2)
Besides motorcycles, which vehicles does Montana's headgear rule for riders under 18 cover?MCA 61-9-417(1)(a)
Does Montana's windshield section require a front windshield on a motorcycle?MCA 61-9-405(1)
From how far to the rear must the red light of a Montana motorcycle's taillamp be plainly visible?MCA 61-9-204(1)
How far ahead must the headlamp of a Montana motor-driven cycle reveal a person when it travels under 25 miles per hour?MCA 61-9-223(1)
How many taillamps does Montana require on a motorcycle?MCA 61-9-204(1)
How many working stop lamps must a Montana motorcycle have?MCA 61-9-206(1)
On which Montana vehicle may the front wheel go without a brake?MCA 61-9-304(5)
What is Montana's highway noise limit for a motorcycle manufactured after 1987?MCA 61-9-418(1)(f)
What is Montana's highway noise limit for a motorcycle manufactured before 1970?MCA 61-9-418(1)(a)
What noise equipment must every motorcycle on Montana streets and highways carry at all times?MCA 61-9-418(1)
When may a Montana rider NOT modulate the motorcycle's headlamp?MCA 61-9-203(2)
When must the taillamp of a Montana vehicle be lighted?MCA 61-9-204(3)
Which riders under 18 does Montana's headgear section NOT apply to?MCA 61-9-417(1)(b)
Which wheel does Montana's brake law say need not be equipped with a brake?MCA 61-9-304(5)
Whose standards must protective headgear meet for Montana riders under 18?MCA 61-9-417(1)(a)
Within what height range must a taillamp be mounted on a Montana motorcycle?MCA 61-9-204(2)
Within what height range must the headlamp of a Montana motorcycle sit, measured from the center of the lamp?MCA 61-9-203(3)
Seats and passengers 3
A Montana motorcycle is designed to carry two. Where may the passenger sit?MCA 61-8-359(1)
In what position may a passenger NOT be carried on a Montana motorcycle?MCA 61-8-359(2)
Where may the operator of a Montana motorcycle ride while on public streets or highways?MCA 61-8-359(1)
Lights on, lane use and lane filtering 10
A Montana motorcycle's headlamp fails in daytime. Where may it be ridden without lights?MCA 61-8-359(5)(b)
Besides the speed and lane-width limits, what must conditions permit while a Montana rider lane filters?MCA 61-8-392(1)(c)
How much of a traffic lane is a motorcycle entitled to under Montana law?MCA 61-8-359(7)
How slow must the other vehicle be moving before a Montana motorcyclist may lane filter past it?MCA 61-8-392(2)
Under Montana's definition of lane filtering, where is the vehicle being passed?MCA 61-8-392(2)
What does Montana require of the road before a motorcyclist may lane filter?MCA 61-8-392(1)(a)
What must there be before two Montana motorcycles ride abreast in a single traffic lane?MCA 61-8-359(7)
What rights and duties does a person riding a motorcycle on a Montana roadway have?MCA 61-8-359(8)
Which Montana motorcycle may be ridden in daytime without lights when persons and vehicles are clearly discernible at 500 feet?MCA 61-8-359(5)(a)
Which motorcycles may lane filter under Montana law?MCA 61-8-392(1)
Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, mopeds and autocycles defined 11
A motorcycle was designed for off-road recreational use. When does Montana stop treating it as an off-highway vehicle?MCA 61-1-101(43)(c)
How fast may the power source of a Montana "motorized scooter" be able to propel it on a level surface, at most?MCA 61-1-101(46)(a)
How many wheels may a vehicle have in contact with the ground and still be a "motorcycle" in Montana law?MCA 61-1-101(43)(a)
Is an autocycle a "motorcycle" under Montana's definitions?MCA 61-1-101(43)(d)
What does a "motorized scooter" lack, by Montana's definition?MCA 61-1-101(46)(a)
What is a "quadricycle" in Montana law?MCA 61-1-101(57)
What is the most power the motor of a Montana "moped" may provide?MCA 61-8-102(14)
What makes a motorcycle a "motor-driven cycle" in Montana?MCA 61-1-101(44)(a)
Which equipment is part of Montana's definition of a "moped"?MCA 61-8-102(14)
Which of these does Montana's definition of "motorcycle" leave out?MCA 61-1-101(43)(e)
Which set of features defines an "autocycle" in Montana?MCA 61-1-101(3)
How this list was compiled: Written from the Montana Code Annotated 2025, Title 61 (Motor Vehicles), sections 61-5-102, 61-5-110, 61-5-106, 61-1-101, 61-9-417, 61-9-203, 61-9-204, 61-9-206, 61-9-304, 61-9-418, 61-9-223, 61-9-405, 61-8-359, 61-8-392, 61-8-102, each read on the Legislature's site, https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapters_index.html, on 2026-09-30. Each question names its section and links to it. That a knowledge test is part of the examination is MCA 61-5-110(2)(a): the department examines each applicant for a driver's license or motorcycle endorsement with an eyesight test, a knowledge test and a road or skills test, and 61-5-110(2)(b) lets a certified cooperative driver testing program stand in for the knowledge and skills tests. The Motor Vehicle Division's page https://mvdmt.gov/motorcycle/, read with a browser on 2026-09-30, says written and driving tests are required and names the Montana Motorcycle Supplement; it gives no number of questions and no pass mark, so neither is used. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute text; nothing is copied from the Montana Motorcycle Supplement, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation or another practice test.
How it works
This unofficial Montana motorcycle endorsement practice test has 63 questions from the Montana Code Annotated, with the section under each. It covers the law only; riding technique is in the Montana Motorcycle Supplement, so study that too.
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The endorsement and the learner license
A Montana license is valid for a motorcycle only when it is marked "motorcycle endorsement"; an autocycle or a three-wheeled motorcycle needs none (MCA 61-5-102). A motorcycle learner rides without a passenger, under the immediate and proximate visual supervision of an endorsed driver on a separate vehicle (61-5-106).
What Montana law says about the test
Section 61-5-110 has the department examine each applicant for a motorcycle endorsement: an eyesight test, a knowledge test on highway signs and traffic laws, and a road or skills test. A certified motorcycle safety training course can stand in for the knowledge and skills tests. The Motor Vehicle Division's page, read September 2026, gives no question count or pass mark, so no pass line is shown.
Lane filtering is lawful only on a two-wheeled motorcycle, past a vehicle that is stopped or moving at 10 miles an hour or less (61-8-392).
Questions and answers
Is there a helmet law in Montana?
Only for riders under 18. An operator or passenger under 18 on a motorcycle, moped, motorized scooter or quadricycle wears protective headgear that meets the department of justice's standards, and nobody may carry an under-18 passenger without it (MCA 61-9-417).
Do you need a motorcycle endorsement for a three-wheeler in Montana?
No. Section 61-5-102 says a motorcycle endorsement is not required for an autocycle or a three-wheeled motorcycle. A two-wheeled motorcycle needs a license marked with the words "motorcycle endorsement".
Is this the Montana Motor Vehicle Division's own test?
No. This site is not a government website, has no tie to the Motor Vehicle Division or the Department of Justice, and has not seen the state's questions. Each answer here rests on a section of Title 61 of the Montana Code Annotated.