Getting there safely
starts with a question.
488 honest answers for your start — from the first thought about a licence to your first tour. Plain-spoken, completely free.
Your knowledge, chapter by chapter
Choose the chapter on the left, open all the questions on the right and read at your own pace — like a good handbook.
Practical tips
Tour prep, mental training, fitness, season & weather
KII've watched tours end right here more than once: a rider loses their only key — it fell out of a jacket pocket during the lunch stop, got left behind at the petrol station, or hopped out while climbing off the bike on the ferry. Without a spare key: hours on the phone with the manufacturer (asking for the lock code), towing to a dealer, possibly a new ignition-lock unit for €300–800 + several days of waiting in a hotel you never actually meant to book.
Solution: carry the spare key separately — on a backpack strap, in a securely closed side pocket, in the inner compartment of the tank bag. NEVER in the same pocket as the main key. On modern keyless bikes (with an immobiliser via chip), keep the second fob stored completely on its own — otherwise even the backup is useless if both fly out of the same pocket.
Bonus: for rental motorcycles (see ) explicitly ask for a spare key — you rarely get one, but at least you've been told once that it's a risk.
Your knowledge, chapter by chapter
Practical tips
Tour prep, mental training, fitness, season & weather
KII've watched tours end right here more than once: a rider loses their only key — it fell out of a jacket pocket during the lunch stop, got left behind at the petrol station, or hopped out while climbing off the bike on the ferry. Without a spare key: hours on the phone with the manufacturer (asking for the lock code), towing to a dealer, possibly a new ignition-lock unit for €300–800 + several days of waiting in a hotel you never actually meant to book.
Solution: carry the spare key separately — on a backpack strap, in a securely closed side pocket, in the inner compartment of the tank bag. NEVER in the same pocket as the main key. On modern keyless bikes (with an immobiliser via chip), keep the second fob stored completely on its own — otherwise even the backup is useless if both fly out of the same pocket.
Bonus: for rental motorcycles (see ) explicitly ask for a spare key — you rarely get one, but at least you've been told once that it's a risk.
What others started with
A1: from age 16, up to 125 cc and 15 hp. A2: from age 18, up to 48 hp (regardless of engine size). A: from age 24 directly (or from age 20 after holding A2 for 2 years), with no limit. With the NBNL licence trainer you can practise specifically for each class.
All the knowledge to take with you
KIAll the knowledge to take with you
All 488 beginner questions — plus the real licence test questions for A1, A2 and A. Curated and sorted: read offline, give as a gift, keep on the shelf.
Look inside
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You now know the most important beginner questions — the next step is the test. Practise the real test questions for A, A1 and A2 — completely free.
