Pennsylvania Motorcycle Manual 2026

How to use the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Manual

The PennDOT draws its 18-question knowledge test from the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Manual, and you need 83% to pass, which is 15 correct answers. Read the 56 pages once for coverage, then answer practice questions to find the rules that did not stick. Practice tells you what you do not know yet; the Motorcycle Manual is where the rule is actually stated, in the words the state chose.

It is also the only source that settles an argument. When a practice answer and your instinct disagree, the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Manual decides it, and every explanation we write points back into it.

What is inside the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Manual

The Pennsylvania Motorcycle Manual runs to 56 pages. These are the areas it covers that the knowledge test can ask about.

• Choosing and fitting a helmet and protective gear
• Motorcycle controls and the pre-ride inspection
• Basic skills: starting, stopping, turning and shifting
• Lane position, visibility and being seen in traffic
• Following distance, escape routes and scanning for hazards
• Cornering, braking and swerving
• Riding over surface hazards and in bad weather
• Carrying passengers and cargo
• Group riding
• Alcohol, drugs and impairment on a motorcycle
• Licensing, endorsement steps and the skills test

The Pennsylvania knowledge test at a glance

Everything below comes from the PennDOT directly. It is what the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Manual is preparing you for.

Questions

18

Passing score

83%

Correct answers needed

15 of 18

Time limit

Time limit not published

Test fee

$35.5

Minimum age

16

Can you take it online?

No, in person only

Verified against the PennDOT in November 2026.