The ABATE runs in late fall, were stops at bars, and I enjoyed them a lot. I plan on doing them a few times a year.
Just because you stop at a bar, dosen't mean you have to have a beer or a drink. Most bars around here serve hot chocolate, coffee, and typical bar food such as chili, etc. Most of the other riders were having a soft drink, which did look a bit odd, around all that leather. You can go at your own pace, with a small group or large group, and don't have to stay with the group you started with. I think it was a good way (for me) to meet other riders. For most it was the 1st time they rode with a Maxi Scooter, and they left with a different point of view. Espically the older riders, some said they wanted to look a bit closer at a Maxi Scooter, because their bodies were getting to that point in life, they wanted more comfort also.