Most bikers like to ride a motorcycle with friends. Sharing the group trip is much more fun and is something that characterizes our group in a special way.

But we cannot pass that this activity is also more dangerous than when we shot alone. For that, we have to talk first about some previous considerations when we ride a motorcycle in a group :

• Check the planned route: Before embarking on the route, it is advisable to inform you about the route, if they are mountain passes, tracks with very degraded soil or, on the contrary, you will travel many kilometers of highway … Check the weather forecast and adapt your clothes.
• Full tank and charged battery: It is no longer just a matter of not bothering colleagues stopping when it is their turn to refuel. If for any reason we get lost (in groups or alone), we have to make sure we don’t run out of gas in an area we don’t know. Therefore, it is also important to leave home with the mobile phone battery fully charged. You never know how long you can be out.
• Suitable group: Whether by displacement, types of routes or types of motorcycles, you must take into account who you ride on a motorcycle. If you think it is not the right group, find another group of people that is more similar to your wishes.
• The road is not a circuit: It seems obvious, but the fact of going in a group does not mean that we are in a race. You don’t have to prove anything and it’s just about sharing the passion to ride a motorcycle and its feelings.

Once we have decided to go out with our motorcycle in a group, it is positive to keep in mind the following tips :

• Leader: Also known as a road leader, he is the biker who guides the group, the person we have to follow, both in the route and in the speed. He is usually an experienced pilot who knows how to adapt to the circumstances of the tour. Additionally, a motorcyclist with some experience is also chosen to close the group in case any unforeseen event occurs and lags behind.
• City: Maintain safety distances and do not lose your temper when the group is broken by a red light or other urban traffic incidents.
• Zigzag circulation: When you go in a group, its members should circulate slightly in a zigzag in the same lane, that is, one on the right, one on the left and so on. In this way, we achieve greater visibility ahead of the motorist that precedes us and, in addition, we will have more space to perform an emergency braking or react to any unforeseen event.
• Overtaking: When the group goes on the road, you have to advance only at the points where it is allowed. Also, as a general rule, do not advance your groupmates. If you had to do it for some reason, you have to go ahead in the allowed places and making sure that the partners know your intentions (gust of lights, horn).
• Communication: Group members must have a nonverbal communication code that we all know. In this way, communication between us will be more fluid and secure.

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