To maintain adequate control of your motorcycle, your arms should be positioned
- at a 90-degree angle.
- with elbows and wrists locked.
- with elbows slightly bent and wrists low. ✓
- with elbows and wrists high.
Answer: C. with elbows slightly bent and wrists low.
Keep your elbows slightly bent and your wrists low to maintain control of the motorcycle.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says to sit close enough to reach the handlebars with your arms slightly bent, so you can turn them without stretching. It also says to keep your wrists low, which stops you from accidentally increasing your speed. Holding the handgrips firmly is mentioned too, but the arm position described is slightly bent elbows and low wrists. That matches this choice and lets you steer and use the controls without locking up.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. at a 90-degree angle. — A fixed 90-degree arm angle is not what the handbook describes; it calls for arms that are slightly bent so you can reach the handlebars without stretching.
- B. with elbows and wrists locked. — Locking your elbows and wrists would work against the slight bend and low-wrist position the handbook gives for steering without stretching and avoiding accidental speed increases.
- D. with elbows and wrists high. — High wrists are the opposite of the low wrists the handbook recommends, and low wrists are what keep you from increasing speed by mistake.
Remember it
Think elbows soft, wrists low: close enough to reach without stretching.