...regarding how any particular one may embrace it.

This guy is a member of the VFW I belong to. He a Marine, and wanted to get back into motorcycles... he picked up this Honda 750 for $800.00 a whiles back and has been slowly restoring it's soul. It had some mechanical issues but he has been able to fix them; he really has met the challenges with this Honda.

You really have to see it in person to appreciate it. Here's a still from my helmet camera:



He's applied all kinds of personal touches with a military flair. He's slowly blacking it out; heat taping the pipes, looks like a "mad Max" sort of rat bike... but it's very interesting and he likes it; which is very important. You can sense his enormous pride in it and that makes me feel good as well.

A motorcycle is, and can be a reflection of who you are. They do have souls... developed and nurtured by their owners.