South Dakota Motorcycle
The motorcycle knowledge test for South Dakota: gear, controls, curves, traffic, hazards, passengers, and alcohol. Every answer is proven by a line of the state manual.
- Questions in this course
- 130
- The mock test
- 25 questions, 20 correct to pass.
- Written from
- South Dakota Motorcycle Operator Manual
This course teaches the South Dakota motorcycle knowledge test. It covers safe riding: gear, controls, curves, traffic, hazards, passengers and alcohol. It is the test for a motorcycle endorsement or a motorcycle licence, and it is separate from the car knowledge test.
Passing the knowledge test does not by itself let you ride. You must also pass an on-cycle skills test, unless South Dakota waives it for a rider who has completed an approved rider course - one of the things that differs most between states, so confirm it with the agency.
The test is given by South Dakota Department of Public Safety, Driver Licensing, not by this site.
You sit it at a licensing office. South Dakota DPS office locations lists them, and many take appointments rather than walk-ins, so check before you travel.
The endorsement age, the documents to bring, the fee, and whether an approved rider course can stand in for the on-cycle skills test are all set by South Dakota, and they change. Confirm them on South Dakota DPS licensing.
Every answer in this course is proven by a line of the state manual: South Dakota Motorcycle Operator Manual.
Official links
- South Dakota Motorcycle Operator Manual — The state manual this course is built from
Questions
Common questions
Is there an official test, and how is the mock test scored?
This state does not publish how many questions its motorcycle knowledge test asks or how many must be right, so this paper is ours: 25 questions with 20 to pass. Where a state does publish a format, this course uses it. 25 questions, 20 correct to pass.
Where do the questions in this course come from?
Every question is written from South Dakota Motorcycle Operator Manual, and names the passage or section that proves its answer.
Where do I take the Motorcycle test in South Dakota?
The test is given by South Dakota Department of Public Safety, Driver Licensing, not by this site.
Is this course free?
Part of every course is free: a slice of every topic and one short practice test a day. Full access is $5 a month for one course, or $20 a month for every course on the site.