Well, I'm a nerd so the answer is...fuel efficiency, with a healthy dose of Maverick's Honda interceptor from Top Gun.
I grew up under a "do more with less / use what you've got to solve your problems" mentality and seeing these 2 wheeled things that got the same mileage as a Prius with carburetor technology led me to think twice about them.
Otherwise I just kinda brushed motorcycles off as another thing on the road: half were owned by badass rednecks, the other half by spoiled college kids with deathwishes.
Kinda glad I got into it, just to clear up that little set of preconceived ideas, not mention how much dang fun they are.
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