Alaska Motorcycle: Practice test

If you experience chain slippage, tightening the chain may help. If tightening the chain does not reverse the problem, replace the chain before continuing to ride your motorcycle.

When following a car, it is often best to ride in the center portion of the lane. The center portion allows you to be seen in the driver's rearview mirror. Most drivers check their rearview mirrors more often than their side mirrors, so being visible in a rearview mirror increases your chances of being seen.

Crashes are the most likely to occur for untrained, beginning riders who are unfamiliar with their motorcycle.

Before riding with a heavy load, you should make sure your tire pressure, spring pre-load, air shocks, and dampers are at the settings recommended for the relevant weight.

A properly chosen lane position should provide a number of benefits, including an increased ability to see others and to be seen. It should help you avoid wind blasts, other drivers' blind spots, and surface hazards. Your lane position should discourage other drivers from trying to share your lane and provide you with an escape route, should a hazard arise.

If your front wheel locks, immediately and completely release the front brake. Re-apply the brake smoothly.

Wearing a helmet can reduce the risk of head and neck injuries and is the single most important thing you can do to improve your chances of surviving a crash. Despite popular belief, any DOT-approved helmet will let you see as far to the sides as is necessary for safe riding.

Always use both brakes every time that you slow or stop.

When preparing to pass another vehicle on its left, ride in the left portion of your lane to increase your line of sight and to make yourself more visible to any drivers in the passing lane. Use your mirrors and turn your head to check for traffic before changing lanes.