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But I suspect a higher percentage of guys dressed as outlaw bikers are actually bad dudes than those dressed in more normal attire.

I suspect hmmmm. So you suspect it now please source it. I do PGR rides, so does my husband. Its not what is on the outside of a person it is what is inside. Shaking my head again!

Mistaking one group for the other could obviously be very dangerous to your safety.

Any suggestions for making this distinction with some reliability?

Heres a hint for you if you see colors stay away unless you know a member. They don't quite care for people walking up & bothering them. PGR is different but some PGR ride in clubs too. If you are respectful usually you get respect back. Another hint is most club bikers don't like their pictures taken without you asking. Nor pictures of their bikes. If you are worried about bikers stay way from them! I get so darn tired of people who don't ever see the good they do. Just the bad. AS for the way people look or dress what is the big deal? I know plenty of morons who dress in suits & are supposedly fine people & certainly aren't. My Aunt's brother in law who we called an uncle was one of those fine people & I still can't get over the fact he molested ever female cousin I had & myself. My sister & I could never get our parents to believe it either.

If bikers scare you then don't go by them is the best advice I can think of. If you want to know some get involved with the PGR. IMHO I am more worried about MS13 then any outlaw biker club!

I have no intention of harassing bikers, or anybody else for that matter. I suspect some of the problems arise when idiots want to prove how tough they are by standing up to the bikers.

I do find it odd that you think anyone who is made nervous by big burly biker types must be some sort of bigot. You mention MS-13, so I assume short Central American-looking guys with lots of tatts make you nervous.

How do you know a guy who looks like that isn’t a wonderful person? Shouldn’t you assume he’s a great guy until he proves otherwise? That’s the criteria you seem to be applying for people who intentionally dress and act in ways that scare many people but with which you personally are comfortable.

BTW, thanks for your advice. I already do all this stuff, though.