Hey Mate, I purchased my first Harley while assigned to an office in Fyshwick, ACT, just outside Canberra. The company I was assigned to was next to Robbo's H-D before Harley decided to "organize" the business there. Everyone had an H-D and I got to live my life long dream by purchasing my first ever Harley there and bringing it back to the US with me. I rode in a mixed group of bikes with some GW's (we kept them in the back of the pack) and when we would ride through any town people would come out of their homes to wave at us and give us the thumbs up. Elderly groups in busses would watch us drive by and they would all smile and wave. However, when the tail end charlies in our group arrived in view they all got the single digit salute. On one occasion two kids, one in diapers, came racing out of their house to watch us drive through and when they saw the Honda's in tow in unison they slammed their right hand to the left fore-arm in a truly negative salute. Now where in the world can anyone not think that a Harley isn't the icon people think of when you say "motocycle"!? Particularly in Australia!
In Australia everyone has a rebel attitude deep down and those that feel the sound, like hearing a good bagpiper, it will chill them to the bone with excitement. The Harley has always been viewed as a "rebel" ride and to this day no one tries to change that image. You can't get anyone to say that owning a GW has the same affect on the people around them as much as it affects the person riding a Harley has.
Put on your Southern Cross shirt and hop on your ride and let them be envious!