Class M, the learner's permit and the motorized bicycle permit 14
A North Dakota applicant is 14 or 15. What must be true before a motorcycle learner's permit is issued?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)(c)
A North Dakota applicant of 17 holds no operator's license. What comes before the class M learner's permit?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)(b)
A North Dakota driver already holds a class D license. How does the driver get a class M endorsement?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)(a)
For how long must a North Dakota applicant under 16 hold the initial learner's permit before applying for a class M license?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)(c)
May the holder of a North Dakota class M learner's permit carry a passenger?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(1)
What is the largest engine a North Dakota rider under 16 may operate on a motorcycle?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)(c)
What is the youngest age at which a North Dakota resident may apply for a class M learner's permit?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(1)
What is the youngest age for a North Dakota motorized bicycle operator's permit?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(3)
When may the holder of a North Dakota class M learner's permit not operate the motorcycle?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(1)
Which examination does North Dakota ask of an applicant for a motorized bicycle operator's permit?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(3)
Which North Dakota rider needs no separate motorized bicycle operator's permit?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(3)
Which part of North Dakota's class M examination may the director waive after an approved motorcycle safety course?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)(a)
Which vehicles does a North Dakota class M license leave out, though they have a saddle and three wheels or fewer?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)
Whose minimum requirements must the safety course of a North Dakota applicant under 16 meet?N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2)(c)
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Helmets and the equipment a motorcycle must carry 25
A footrest on a North Dakota motorcycle sticks out past the handlebars. What must it do when not in use?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-20
A North Dakota adult wants to carry a 16-year-old passenger who has no helmet. What does the law say?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-06(3)
A North Dakota motorcycle carries a passenger who is not in a sidecar or enclosed cab. What must it have for that passenger?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-05
How far ahead must the headlamp of a North Dakota motor-driven cycle reveal a person when it travels under 25 miles per hour?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-17.1(2)
How high above a level road must the operator's seat of a North Dakota motorcycle be, at the least?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-11
How high may the handlebar grips of a North Dakota motorcycle be?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-06(5)
How many taillamps must a North Dakota motorcycle have, at the least?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-17(4)
On which wheels must a North Dakota motorcycle's brakes act?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-04(1)
What does North Dakota law say about cutouts and bypasses in a motorcycle's exhaust system?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-08
What extra brake must each three-wheel motorcycle have in North Dakota?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-04(6)
What is the greatest width North Dakota allows for a motorcycle's highway bars?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-21
What is the least distance North Dakota allows between the grips of a motorcycle's handlebars?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-06(5)
What is the smallest reflective surface North Dakota allows on a motorcycle's mirror?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-09
What is the smallest wheel rim diameter North Dakota's motorcycle equipment chapter names?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-05(3)
What is the smallest wheelbase North Dakota allows on a motorcycle?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-03(2)
What must any drive chain on a North Dakota motorcycle be equipped with?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-12
What must cover each wheel of a North Dakota motorcycle?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-10
What must every two-wheel motorcycle have in North Dakota so that it can stay upright when stored?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-13
What must light up automatically within the operator's view when a North Dakota motorcycle's high beam is on?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-17(3)
What standards must a safety helmet meet for North Dakota riders under 18?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-06(1)
Where must the horn control of a North Dakota motorcycle be located?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-15
Where must the one mirror North Dakota requires on a motorcycle be attached?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-09
Where must the passenger seat of a two-wheel North Dakota motorcycle be located?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-18
Which instruments must every North Dakota motorcycle carry, lit whenever the headlamp is on?N.D.C.C. § 39-27-16
Which riders does North Dakota's helmet section not apply to?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-06(2)
Seats and passengers 4
A North Dakota motorcycle is designed for two. Besides the permanent seat, where may the passenger ride?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-02(1)
In what position may a person not ride on a North Dakota motorcycle?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-02(4)
What does N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-04 forbid a person riding upon a motorcycle to do?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-04
Where may the operator of a North Dakota motorcycle ride?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-02(1)
Lane use and the rules that apply 4
In North Dakota's motorcycle chapter, the term "motorcycle" also takes in which vehicles?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-01
May a North Dakota motorcyclist overtake and pass within the same lane that the overtaken vehicle occupies?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-03(2)
What rights and duties does a person operating a motorcycle have under North Dakota's motor vehicle title?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-01
Who is exempt from North Dakota's bans on passing in the same lane and on riding between lanes?N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-03(5)
Motorcycles and motorized bicycles defined 6
How many wheels may a vehicle have in contact with the ground and still be a "motorcycle" in North Dakota law?N.D.C.C. § 39-01-01(48)
How wide may a North Dakota "motorized bicycle" be, at the most?N.D.C.C. § 39-01-01(49)
What is the most power the power source of a North Dakota "motorized bicycle" may provide?N.D.C.C. § 39-01-01(49)
What is the top speed, unassisted on a level road surface, of a North Dakota "motorized bicycle"?N.D.C.C. § 39-01-01(49)
What kind of power drive system does a North Dakota "motorized bicycle" have?N.D.C.C. § 39-01-01(49)
Which of these does North Dakota's definition of "motorcycle" exclude?N.D.C.C. § 39-01-01(48)
How this list was compiled: Written from the North Dakota Century Code, Title 39 (Motor Vehicles): chapters 39-01 (definitions), 39-06 (operators' licenses), 39-10.2 (motorcycles) and 39-27 (motorcycle equipment), sections 39-06-14.1, 39-10.2-06, 39-27-04, 39-27-03, 39-27-05, 39-27-06, 39-27-08, 39-27-09, 39-27-10, 39-27-11, 39-27-12, 39-27-13, 39-27-15, 39-27-16, 39-27-17, 39-27-17.1, 39-27-18, 39-27-20, 39-27-21, 39-10.2-05, 39-10.2-02, 39-10.2-04, 39-10.2-03, 39-10.2-01, 39-01-01, each read in the chapter files published by the Legislative Assembly at https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39.html on 2026-09-30. Each question names its section and links to it in its chapter file. That a written test comes before the permit is N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1(2): a class M learner's permit may be issued after successful completion of a written examination, a class M endorsement follows an examination, and the director may waive the skill portion after an approved motorcycle safety course. No Department of Transportation page giving the number of questions or a pass mark for the motorcycle test could be opened on 2026-09-30 (the address tried returned 404), 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 state's motorcycle manual, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation or another practice test.
How it works
This unofficial North Dakota motorcycle permit practice test has 53 questions from Title 39 of the Century Code, with the section under each. It covers the law only; riding technique is in the state's motorcycle manual, so study that too.
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The class M permit from 14
A resident of 14 may apply for a class M learner's permit; at 14 or 15 that takes an approved motorcycle safety course. A permit holder carries no passenger and does not ride when headlights are required, and nobody under 16 rides an engine over 510 cubic centimeters (N.D.C.C. § 39-06-14.1). Helmets are required under 18 (§ 39-10.2-06).
What North Dakota law says about the test
Section 39-06-14.1 issues the class M learner's permit after a written examination and the class M license or endorsement after an examination, whose skill portion the director may waive after an approved motorcycle safety course. No Department of Transportation page with a question count or pass mark was read in September 2026, so no pass line is shown.
Every motorcycle needs a mirror on the handlebar, a fender over each wheel, a horn on the left handlebar and a lit speedometer (chapter 39-27).
Questions and answers
Does North Dakota have a motorcycle helmet law?
For riders under 18. Nobody under 18 may operate or ride a motorcycle without a helmet meeting federal transportation department standards, and when the operator must wear one, every passenger must too, whatever their age (N.D.C.C. § 39-10.2-06).
How old do you have to be to ride a motorcycle in North Dakota?
Fourteen for a class M learner's permit, with an approved motorcycle safety course at 14 or 15. A rider under 16 holds the permit at least two months before a class M license and stays at or under 510 cubic centimeters (§ 39-06-14.1).
Is this an official North Dakota test?
No. The ND Department of Transportation has nothing to do with this page, which is a private, unofficial practice set. Its questions were written from Title 39 of the Century Code, and each one names the section it rests on.