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Colorado 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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11 sample Turning & Cornering questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. The four steps the handbook gives for taking a turn are:
Correct answer: Slow, look, lean, roll
The recommended sequence for cornering is Slow, Look, Lean, Roll.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning
2. When the handbook speaks of a three-wheeler 'sliding' in a corner, it means that:
Correct answer: The front tire is losing grip, so the steering goes away
Sliding is a loss of grip at the front tire, which takes your steering away; when the rear or sidecar wheel is the one slipping, that is called drifting.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 10.4, Cornering
3. In a slow, tight turn the handbook tells a two-wheel rider to:
Correct answer: Lean the motorcycle while holding your body upright
Normal turns have rider and machine leaning together, but in slow tight turns you lean only the motorcycle and hold your own body upright.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning (Lean)
4. When cornering a three-wheel motorcycle, why should you move your upper body toward the inside of the turn?
Correct answer: To stop the inside wheel from lifting and the machine from flipping over
Shifting your weight inward, sometimes called hanging off, keeps the inside wheel planted and the machine from flipping, and it matters most with an unloaded sidecar.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning
5. The "Roll" step of cornering means you should:
Correct answer: Roll on the throttle to hold or gradually increase speed
Roll on the throttle through the turn to hold a steady speed or gradually accelerate, avoiding deceleration mid-turn.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning
6. To make a two-wheel motorcycle lean into a turn, you:
Correct answer: Press on the handgrip in the direction of the turn
Press on the handgrip in the direction of the turn: press left to lean left and go left, press right to lean right and go right.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning
7. With no traffic around and the skill to carry it out, starting a curve at the outside of your lane helps because it:
Correct answer: Lengthens your view ahead and opens up the radius of the turn
Beginning wide, moving in toward the inside, then drifting back out at the exit stretches your sight line and effectively opens up the radius of the turn.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 10.3, Riding a Curve
8. On a motorcycle with a sidecar mounted on the right, which turn is most likely to lift the sidecar wheel off the pavement?
Correct answer: A right turn taken too fast or taken while braking
Left turns load the sidecar wheel and are the easier ones; a right turn taken too fast, or taken while braking, is what can make that wheel fly.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 10.4, Cornering
9. In the "Slow" step of a turn, you reduce speed by:
Correct answer: Closing the throttle and, if needed, applying both brakes
Slow before the turn by closing the throttle and, if needed, applying both brakes.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning
10. How much the motorcycle has to lean in a turn depends on what?
Correct answer: Your speed and the tightness of the turn, since faster or sharper turns need more lean
Lean angle grows with speed and with how tight the turn is; go faster or turn sharper and the machine must lie over further.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning (Lean)
11. During the "Look" step of a turn, you should:
Correct answer: Turn only your head and look through the turn
Look through the turn toward where you want to go, turning just your head while keeping your eyes level with the horizon.
Source: Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook - Section 3.2, Turning
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