RTT Explained: What Class 2B Motorcycle Riders Need to Know Beyond the BTT

Most of the guidance around Singapore’s driving theory tests is written for car learners chasing a Class 3 or 3A licence. If you’re going for a Class 2B motorcycle licence instead, your path shares a starting point with car learners but splits off into a test most car-focused guides never mention: the Riding Theory Test, or RTT.

Here’s how the motorcycle path actually works, and where it differs from the BTT/FTT route.

The Class 2B Theory Path at a Glance

1. Pass the Basic Theory Test (BTT). This step is identical to the car licence path the same test, the same handbook, the same pass mark. Everyone starts here regardless of which licence class they’re going for.
2. Complete your riding theory lessons. Once you’ve passed the BTT and enrolled at a driving centre for Class 2B, you’ll attend riding specific theory lessons, including defensive riding content, before you’re eligible to sit any further tests.
3. Pass the compulsory internal evaluation. Centres require learners to clear a Riding Theory internal evaluation before they’re allowed to book the actual RTT think of it as a gatekeeping mock test administered by the driving centre itself.
4. Pass the Riding Theory Test (RTT). Only after clearing the internal evaluation can you book the RTT itself.

So where car learners go BTT -> FTT, motorcycle learners go BTT -> riding lessons -> internal evaluation -> RTT. There’s no FTT in the Class 2B path the RTT is what replaces it.

What’s Actually on the RTT

The RTT is a computer-based test of 50 multiple-choice questions, completed within 50 minutes, with the same 90% pass mark (45 out of 50) as the BTT and FTT. The content, however, is built specifically around riding rather than driving:

• Motorcycle specific safety gear and equipment
• Riding techniques and vehicle handling unique to two wheelers
• Hazard perception scenarios from a rider’s perspective
• How to safely interact with cars, buses, and other larger vehicles on shared roads

If you assume RTT content overlaps heavily with the FTT because “it’s just the next test,” you’ll be caught out the FTT is about defensive car driving, while the RTT is a completely separate knowledge base built around the realities of riding.

Common Mistakes Class 2B Learners Make

• Treating the RTT like a formality after the BTT. Because the BTT already tests road signs and basic rules, some learners assume the RTT will feel easy by comparison. The riding specific content catches out anyone who didn’t study it directly.
• Skipping structured practice for the internal evaluation. Since you can’t book the RTT until you clear your centre’s internal evaluation, treating that step casually just delays your actual test date.
• Mixing up booking windows. Some learners accidentally book an evaluation session when they meant to book a practice session, or vice versa double check exactly what you’re booking before you confirm.

After the RTT

Once you’ve passed the RTT, the process mirrors the car licence path: simulator training, practical riding lessons, and eventually the Practical Riding Test before you’re issued your Class 2B licence.

Preparing for Your BTT Before You Get to the RTT

Whichever licence class you’re aiming for, the BTT is the same first hurdle everyone clears before their paths diverge which means solid BTT preparation pays off no matter which class you ride or drive away with. The Basic Theory Test SG app is built around structured, topic-based practice to help you clear that first test with confidence, so you can move on to your riding-specific lessons without a BTT retake slowing you down. It’s available on Android and iOS.