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1. Hold a meeting before you ride.
It helps to get together with all your riders beforehand to talk strategy (where you'll stop, how long you'll ride, where to go if you get lost, etc.) and ask questions. Trust me, it'll be easier to sort out concerns in a quiet location like our WAR TRIBE MC clubhouse than over the crackle of the throttle.

2. Decide a riding order
First choose a sweep rider (the one in back). The Road Captain is in charge of telling the group what's coming, be it a traffic jam, rainstorm, or a stampeding horse. And the sweep rider sets the pace for the group. Everyone else should have a place in the formation, too. The least experienced of your bunch should be behind the higher ups letting the pros line up in front.

3. Remember that riding in a group does not mean you surrender any decision-making when it comes to your safety. Ride your own ride, and don't go any faster than you feel comfortable going.

4. Don't go rogue. In our group motorcycling, there's no room for showboats or renegades (despite all that leather). Avoid competitions with your WAR TRIBE MC brothers, tailgating, or passing other riders.

5. Stagger your riding formation
Perhaps the trickiest part of group riding is perfecting the formation. That's because while you want to keep our group relatively tight (so you're easy to spot), you also want to maintain a space cushion within the ranks. How on earth do you do that? The best way is to stagger: the road captain rides on the left side of the lane, the second rider stays one second back and on the right side. The third rider stays one second behind the second rider and on the left side, and so on. You don't want to ride side-by-side since this will limit your maneuvering space if you need to swerve quickly. Keep in mind that you may want to go single-file on very curvy or deteriorated roads, when entering the highway, when turning at intersections, or in bad weather.

6. When in formation, it's wise to have your experienced riders at the lead and running sweep. Consider positioning the less-experienced riders immediately behind the higher ups.  This allows the front rider to adjust the pace if necessary.

7. If the goal of the ride is to keep the group together, the leader should only go at the pace of the least-experienced rider.
 

8.  While riding, don't fixate on the motorcycle in front of you. Instead, remember your basic training. Look well through the turn to where you want to go.
 

9. If the group is riding faster than you are comfortable with, let the sweep rider know you're dropping out and ride at your own pace. So you may reach your destination a few seconds behind the others, but you will get there, and that's what's important. Keep in mind, it's all about fun.
 

10. If we are going to be a large group,we might consider establishing a buddy system among the riders, or divide the group into smaller like nine on seven -rider packs. That way, if something goes wrong, you don't have motorcycles sitting on the side of a busy highway. Also, smaller groups can more easily navigate through Los Santos County & Blaine County streets.
 

11. Pass in formation
When it comes to passing other vehicles on the highway, group members should do so one at a time and then return to their spot in formation. So the leader would pass and return to the left side of the lane, then the next rider would pass and return to the right side, and so on.

12. If turns get sharper, or as visibility decreases, move back to a single file formation. You'll also want to use single file when entering or exiting a highway, at toll booths, or when roads have a rough or questionable surface.
 

13. At intersections where you've come to a stop, tighten the formation to side-by-side to take up less space. As the light turns green, or when traffic opens up, the bike on the left proceeds through the intersection first. Remember we share the road with many other vehicles that drive insanely, and it's against the law to block an intersection.
 

14.  When parking, try to get the group off the roadway as quickly as possible. If you can, arrange in advance to have pull-through parking at your destination, or at the very least, make sure there is ample parking for your size group.

15. Respect yourself respect your brother respect the bikes respects your club.
 -DeMiGuNz War Tribe MC
   (President) (First 9)