I think that OMGs have a couple things going for them in a SHTF scenario. First off, most of them are surprisingly well organized, some with nationwide profiles. They're also very mobile, and I don't just mean their wheels. A lot of those guys don't live in any one place for very long. They're used to moving around a lot. Lastly, any OMG worth its salt is going to be relatively well armed. A lot of OMGs partake in a little gun running in addition to their other extralegal activities (drug trafficking mostly, and often prostitution rings). They're going to have access to unregulated/illegal full auto firearms, cut down weapons, and silencers. OMGs also have contacts in other parts of the criminal realm. I don't think that fuel would be a major issue, at least in the short run. I expect a lot of these gangs would revert to banditry in order to keep themselves well gassed after civil disorder begins. That should keep them in the gasoline for a while, probably long after most of the rest of the country had ground to a halt. After that, I'm sure that a lot of OMGs would have people who could figure out how to convert their bike engines to burn alternative fuels. In a lot of ways, OMGs are a perfect marauder template.
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