There are so many factors that go into how we perceive things, and that's as true of motorcycles as it is anything else in life.
What we're familiar with impacts what we see around us, as well as what we're more likely to notice on the road. And that differs from place to place, and market to market. In Japan, seeing a little kei truck probably wouldn't make you blink twice. But if you see one in the middle of a tiny town in the Midwestern US, it'll stand out.
