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Nevada Motorcycle: Turning & Cornering practice test
Countersteering, the slow-look-press-roll technique, and choosing the right line through a curve at motorcycle speeds.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. Why must braking be gentler while the motorcycle is leaned over?
Correct answer: Cornering already uses part of the available traction
Cornering already uses up part of the grip available, so the more the machine is leaned, the less traction is left for slowing it down.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
2. As you ride through a curve, where should your head and eyes be directed?
Correct answer: Through the turn toward where you want to end up, with the eyes kept level
Turn the head alone toward where the motorcycle is going, leaving the shoulders squared and the eyes level with the horizon.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
3. With no other traffic around, what path through a curve gives the widest view and the largest effective radius?
Correct answer: Begin at the outside, move toward the inside, then drift back out at the exit
Beginning at the outside opens up the line of sight, moving to the inside through the middle of the bend tightens the line, and drifting back out at the exit finishes it.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Crash Avoidance
4. Which order describes the four steps for taking a turn?
Correct answer: Reduce speed, look through the turn, press the grip to lean, then roll on the throttle
Speed comes off first, the eyes go through the turn next, pressure on the handgrip leans the machine, and finally the throttle comes back on to steady it.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
5. In an ordinary turn, how should the rider's body relate to the motorcycle?
Correct answer: Rider and machine lean over together at the same angle
For normal turns the rider and machine tip over together at the same angle.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
6. What commonly goes wrong when a rider enters a curve carrying too much speed?
Correct answer: The rider runs wide into another lane or off the road, or overbrakes and skids
Riders who cannot hold the line end up crossing into another lane or leaving the road, or they grab too much brake and lose control in a skid.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
7. Why is it better to finish any gear change before entering a turn?
Correct answer: An abrupt change of power at the rear wheel can break traction
A sudden change in the power reaching the rear wheel while the machine is leaned over can break traction and start a skid.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
8. What should a rider read about a bend before committing to it?
Correct answer: Whether it holds a steady radius, opens out, tightens, or leads into more turns
No two curves behave alike, so judge whether this one holds a steady radius, opens out, tightens up, or runs into a further turn.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Crash Avoidance
9. What does the manual give as a leading cause of crashes involving only the motorcycle?
Correct answer: Running wide in a bend and striking the road or a fixed object
Running wide in a bend or a turn and hitting the roadway or something fixed beside it is named as a primary cause of single-vehicle crashes.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Crash Avoidance
10. Why does a rider roll on the throttle through a turn?
Correct answer: Keeping speed steady or slightly rising helps stabilize the machine
Holding speed steady or letting it rise a little keeps the motorcycle settled and stable as it comes around.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
11. To make the motorcycle lean and go left, the rider:
Correct answer: presses forward on the left handgrip
A motorcycle turns by leaning, and the lean comes from pressing on the handgrip that lies on the side you want to go.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Basic Vehicle Control
12. What is the advantage of holding the center of your lane all the way through a curve?
Correct answer: It shows approaching traffic at the earliest moment and leaves room for debris or vehicles crowding the line
Staying centered lets a rider spot approaching traffic as soon as possible and leaves room for vehicles crowding the line or debris blocking part of the lane.
Source: Nevada Motorcycle Operator Manual — Ride Within Your Abilities, Crash Avoidance
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