Tips for riding up to 10 motorbikes in a group

1. Each driver should have a map of the region visited in a scale with reasonable evidence to find the final destination on his own, if necessary. Each driver carries the routeplan, containing the essential places, main roads and motorways with their numbers, special hints to those points, wher errors may occur, the mobile phone number of the leader and some other members of the group.
2. Each driver has to start the tour with his tank filled up. On tour all members fill up, when the leader stops at a petrol station for refilling; an exception is only tolerable, if a bikes tank has such a big volume, that it can reach the next filling stop for sure. The distance between two filling stops depends on the mileage of the bike with the smallest tank.
3. Every 90 minutes, about, there will be a rest. Where and when to rest decides the leader of the group.
4. The leader is the head of the group. Those, who like to drive smoothly, follow in the frontgroup, drivers with good routine, who like to ride fast sometimes, queue up in the second half. At the end there is a very experienced driver, who has to stick the group together. In case of a break down he has to look to the bike and his driver and to assist him to rejoin the group. The sequence once defined is to be kept strictly; to take over is only permitted, when an information is to be transferred to the leader.
5. We ride with short distance to each other in a staggered way, the leader riding on the left as far as possible (on the continent, in the UK on the right!). In fierce bends or particularly narrow sections we queue up one after the other on the ideal strip, but the staggered way has to be restarted as soon as possible. In towns, in particular in front of traffic lights, we ride with two or even three bikes side by side and with short distance between the rows. A quick start when the light gets green helps the group to stay together. The distance needed to one´s driver in front has to be defined by each driver himself: He has to consider, that in case of a mistake, a break down or a fall of the man in front he will not be touched.
6. The last driver rides with full beam, again on the left, to give the leader the chance to recognise him in the rear mirror. After having passed critical spots, where there was a good chance thr group to be split up, he rides on the left side of the road, but only if this is possible without any risks; by this he gives an ok-signal to the leader on the top. The leader lifts his left arm for a short time as sign for understanding.
7. If the group is split up, the last driver of the first part of the group waits in good visibility for the other members at the next place, where is to be bent. At the next junction to be followed, again the last one of the first group waits for the remainder, and so on. The leader finally waits at a suitable place for collecting the whole group again.

Tips for riding more than 10 motorbikes in a group

1. Each driver should have a map of the region visited in a scale with reasonable evidence to find the final destination on his own, if necessary. Each driver carries the routeplan, containing the essential places, main roads and motorways with their numbers, special hints to those points, wher errors may occur, the mobile phone number of the leader and some other members of the group.
2. Each driver has to start the tour with his tank filled up. On tour all members fill up, when the leader stops at a petrol station for refilling; an exception is only tolerable, if a bikes tank has such a big volume, that it can reach the next filling stop for sure. The distance between two filling stops depends on the mileage of the bike with the smallest tank.
3. Every 90 minutes, about, there will be a rest. Where and when to rest decides the leader of the group.
4. Ahead rides the leader, on the left side of the right half of the street (again: Only on the continent!) All others ride behind him in staggered form. An experienced driver rides at the end. He has to stick the group together. In case of a break down he has to look to the bike and his driver and to assist him to rejoin the group; if this is´nt possible, he has to inform the leader, or if there is a special driver for correspondence fixed on number 2, this mate by mobile phone.
5. In general the distance between the bikers is to be kept short. The distance needed to one´s driver in front has to be defined by each driver himself: He has to consider, that in case of a mistake, a break down or a fall of the man in front he will not be touched. In fierce bends or particularly narrow sections we queue up one after the other on the ideal strip, but the staggered way has to be restarted as soon as possible. In towns, in particular in front of traffic lights, we ride with two or even three bikes side by side and with short distance between the rows. A quick start when the light gets green helps the group to stay together.
6. At traffic lights, junctions or any places difficult for orientation, the leader gives a sign for the next driver, the respective number 2 (excepted the number 2 is the mobile phone-man, then the sign is for number 3!), to stop there in good visibility for the following riders and to show them their way. The waiting drivers has to stay there, until the fixed back marker comes; then he arranges himself into the group in front of the tailender. At the next confusing point the leader again orders the next one behind him to wait and to show the way for the following bikers; so there works an always rotating system. It is not permitted, to block off the other traffic lanes at junctions, crossings or other places! The leader finally waits at a suitable place for collecting the whole group again.
7. Pay attention and keep the rubber down!