Texas Motorcycle Manual 2026

How to use the Texas Motorcycle Manual

The DPS draws its 30-question knowledge test from the Texas Motorcycle Manual, and you need 70% to pass, which is 21 correct answers. Read the 66 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 Texas Motorcycle Manual decides it, and every explanation we write points back into it.

What is inside the Texas Motorcycle Manual

The Texas Motorcycle Manual runs to 66 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 Texas knowledge test at a glance

Everything below comes from the DPS directly. It is what the Texas Motorcycle Manual is preparing you for.

Questions

30

Passing score

70%

Correct answers needed

21 of 30

Time limit

Time limit not published

Test fee

$16

Minimum age

15

Can you take it online?

Yes, with conditions

Verified against the DPS in 2026-07.