Beginner Riders Don't Understand these Group Ride Rules

There is a right way and a dangerous way to riding with a group. Here we have some tips and tricks on riding with a group of motorcycles.

00:00 Ride your own ride
00:30 Plan a route
00:40 Group roles
01:09 Group size
03:05 Communication
03:43 Safe distance
04:15 Formation
06:36 Safety
07:51 Hand Signals
08:51 Final advice

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[bowsama]

Anyone else love doing the moto wave to the scoot bros? First day out 2023 and i aint see no other bikes while out but i saw a scoot bro and damn right i gave him the inverted duece right before the beans.

[jauken]

I'm a fairly new street rider, and the only guys I ride with are 2 long time friends who ride like I do. Unapologetically the "Versys 650 dads".

[dextzapf]

I was fond of doing group rides with my officemates pre-covid. But when covid started most of them left our company. And since then I prefer riding solo or two-up with my other half. You don't have to watch over somebody, just you enjoying the ride.

[vader]

I haven’t been on a group ride yet. They look like a lot of fun. Thanks for this information Yams, very helpful.

[tobiascalvert]

I've ridden in group rides with anywhere from a handful of bikes to several thousand. I like group rides with people I know and trust. My 'club' will have a preride meeting to go over the route and identify the lead and sweep. We've done sponsored charity rides for kids that at least one of them was about 2000 miles in a weekend. I know this is not for everyone. But this was a great, informative video.

[BlueJ]

Riding in a group of 20 is awesome plus it looks bad ass

[murraehaynes]

The main thing to know about group rides is don’t go on group rides👍🏼

[jim_gates]

Nailed it. I've been organizing sports car runs for 15 years and this guide hits all of the important points. Some of the details are different for autos but still relevant. I start the briefing and end the briefing, "This is not a race. This is a fun drive with your friends. Don't ruin it for everyone else. If you drive unsafe, you won't be invited on future runs."

[garret]

I'm usually in the sweep role. It just makes me feel better knowing that everyone in the group is wheels down. I can also call ahead if I see something that the rest may not see. I just personally enjoy being able to keep an eye on everyone and make sure everything is going good.

[stugatz]

best group ride size is 6 riders... why you ask? well its an even number so its easy to maintain proper rider stagger formation. it keeps the group big enough to easily be seen, and not too big so for the most part you will all usually get through that left turn at the intersection thus improving the ability for the group to stay together and keep track of each other.

[WallyST]

I like randomly finding groups riding and following them far enough back that it's obvious I'm not with them.

[PeeFunk]

I had my first bike for only two weeks and went on a huge 3 hour group ride with around 40 harleys. I was the only one riding a G310R. Also by far the youngest. I don't think I would do that again even 2 years later. I did learn a lot though, brother!

[dantownsend]

When we have 20 to 30 riders we split up to groups of 5 to 8 riders max. This avoids riders trying to run yellow lights to stay part of group.

[andrewpeterson]

Hey, I am a Versys 650 dad and I can honestly say I definitely did not observe all traffic laws. Sold the bike to get a dual sport so old man conversion is currently happening.

[treedogg]

Yammie. You said: riding on your group in your motorcycle at the beginning 🤣🤣🤣

[znickell]

4th I love this guy he held me convinc my dad to get me a dirt bike thanks man

[monstereng]

I always try to "ride in a group" even if its only a single rider in front of me that i met up with on the road but its hard to do so when the person in the front likes to ride all over the road constantly left to right right to left.

[vegasaerialmedia]

Ride side by side, keep the pack tight and dont f^ck up.

[psychofrank]

Honestly, never been on a group ride. Good advice if I ever do tho lol

[clacks]

30 hours into my riding journey and my advice, don't even think about a group ride until you are well comfortable with your bike and your ability. Went out with a fantastic and welcoming group of people but even though everyone tells you to take things your own pace, you feel bad when everyone in front of disappears into the horizon and you don't want to feel you are letting the people behind you down and then instead of paying attention to the corners you end up looking in your mirrors and trying to make time up on the straights and.... yeah..giving me anxiety just replaying that last ride in my head.