I remember in the place where I grew up they had a bike shop. It was in the mid sixties, when the Japanese motorcycles just started coming up, notably the screaming two stroke Yamaha 250s. I did spend quit some in the showroom when the first CB450 arrived. Such technology, and so nicely visible. But that is as far is my involvement with bikes got. (Apart from looking at my brother working on his hopelessly antiquated Jawa and Matchless)