I haven't met anyone yet who heard a large group of loud "cruisers" go by on a quiet Sunday afternoon and say "wow, that was cool-I need to do that too". It's more like, "what gives those redneck assholes the right to be loud like that?" And nor do I ride in groups of more than 3 because it's inherently dangerous and too slow paced.
Well maybe you can tell that to the charity childrens orphanage that over 2000 bikes showed up to support last October (yup, I was part of this group that did a 12 mile ride to the orphanage to ride by the kids because THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT) not too mention the thousands of "spectators" that came out to watch on the streets and cheered us on.
Maybe it's differenet out where you are, but in New England bikers in general are welcomed in most cities and establishments. There are always signs around saying "Bikers Welcome", I'll take some pictures in my travels this summer and post them here.
I have done several group rides (8+ bikes in the group on average) and it's no more than riding solo as long as every else respects everyone else's space. There ARE in fact rules to riding in a group, staggering being first and foremost just to name one rule.
You seem severely biased against cruisers, based on very general stereotypes which I find kind of funny as you are a registered member of an internet message board that promotes
Illicit Drug harm reduction and education, a group that is pretty oppressed and severely stereotyped.
PS. You're still making the assertion that everyone who rides a cruiser rides a modified Harley. You can check my very first post in this thread, I posted a pic of my bike and it is certainly NOT a Harley.