Good points. You never know the riding experience of the guy or gal next to you. You can't get complacent. And when in doubt, hang back and let all the chuckleheads (and there WILL be chuckleheads in the group) take off and blaze the trail ahead. I think I had my bike for all of a month or so riding on my first poker run (after 2 years running the chase truck) and just about got run off the road by some hoodlums from a gang from Bozeman. And ask Fillo what can go wrong when riding in a group, even a small one...
