Patente A1, A2 and A quiz: how the theory exam for the motorcycle licence works

For the motorcycle licences the theory test is the same as for the car licences. For the A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE licences the exam is on a computer: 30 statements appear on the screen and for each one you choose True or False.

You have 20 minutes, and you pass the test with at most 3 mistakes. You must pass the theory exam within 6 months of the licence application, and in this period you have at most 2 attempts (Codice della strada, art. 122).

The difference between the three motorcycle licences is in the minimum age (Codice della strada, art. 115) and in the motorcycles you may ride (art. 116):

• A1: from 16 years, for motorcycles up to 125 cm³ of engine size (cilindrata) and 11 kW of power (potenza).
• A2: from 18 years, for motorcycles up to 35 kW of power.
• A: from 24 years, or from 20 years if you have had the patente A2 for at least 2 years; it is for motorcycles without these limits.

Before you choose, check the engine size and the power of the motorbike you want to ride.

When you pass the theory exam you receive the foglio rosa, the authorisation to practise driving, which is valid for 12 months (Codice della strada, art. 122).

For the motorbike there is one more rule: anyone who practises with the foglio rosa for the AM, A1, A2 and A licences may never carry passengers (art. 122). So with the motorbike foglio rosa you always ride alone.

On a motorbike, the rider and the passenger must wear a type-approved helmet (casco omologato), properly fastened, while riding (Codice della strada, art. 171). It is a rule to know well for the quiz too.

After the exam, the limits for new licence holders also apply: in the first 3 years after getting the patente A2 or A you may not go over 100 km/h on the motorway and 90 km/h on main extra-urban roads (Codice della strada, art. 117).

On PatenteInTasca the theory for the motorbike and for the car is in the same programme, Patente A and B, because the test is the same. Some practical tips:

• Study one topic at a time and answer the statements on that topic.
• Pay attention to the rules about motorbikes, such as the helmet and carrying a passenger.
• Then move on to timed exam simulations (simulazioni d'esame): 30 statements in 20 minutes.
• After each simulation, read the explanations of the wrong answers again.

PatenteInTasca is not affiliated with the Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (MIT, the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport) or with the Motorizzazione (the vehicle licensing office), and it is not a driving school.