When I was in Virginia I rode with “The Southern Riders”. I did not prospect them, I just went on their rides as a guest. It was a short hair, military family club with the wives riding sag wagon.
I went to their yearly jamboree with all the East Coast chapters, it it was very clear we were the non 1%er, oddball chapter. The other chapters were white-trash outlaws with women who looked tougher than the dudes.
I’m not a sniper or a MC gangster. I just like guns and bikes, no culture or conformity needed.
In MA just about anyriding group other than H.O.G. usually approaches the area outlaw gang and "asks" if there will be an issue with them sporting colors.
Usually some sort of support is expected in exchange for being left alone.
Always thought it strange when Vietnam Veteran patched group showed up, 25 years after the war median age patch holder was 27.