The Classic MotorCycle

You meet the nicest people…

In the 1960s, Honda, eager to change the perception of motorcycling and motorcycles, launched their ‘You meet the nicest people on a Honda’ campaign. History records that this was one of the most successful motoring marketing campaigns of the 20th century, perhaps only slightly less famous than the Volkswagen Beetle ‘Lemon’ ads that had appeared a few years earlier.

Apparently, you also meet the nicest people on a Puch Maxi moped too – or at least you meet the nicest people if you write about a Maxi.

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