Hope this is o k with the moderators,,,I also was looking to ride with some locals as none of my friends had bikes. So I posted on Craigslist in my local area under motorcycles for sale. I basically said i was looking to ride with others, prefer not to drink while riding. I got a lot of responses and have met some nice people. As a matter of fact , most said they were tired of riding to all the bars and were looking to get away from it.