...i do know, from packing/hitching the 70's/80's, that perks abound on the road, and the bike itself is such an ice-breaker, eh?
I rode a non-motorized bike on tour in 2006 and 2007, and the motorized bike is a much bigger ice-breaker, almost by a factor of 10 it seems.
thanx for the links to other motorized bikes.