Because weekend warrior Baby Boomers are hitting old age and their wives are telling them to give up the bike before they kill themselves.
Heh, heh, as a weekend warrior (reservist) I was driving to a service school while it was 105 degrees in August. Inside my “cage” (minivan) it was cool as a cucumber when a couple on an HD passed then cut in front of me. I didn’t mind except that the sweat flying off those two made me turn on the wipers until they were down the road a piece.
This has been a very informative thread about motorcycles. I even googled that sidecar bike made in Russia. But I’ve driven in too many thunderstorms where bikers were huddled under the overpasses waiting for it to let up. Motorcycles belong to an earlier time which for me has long passed.
But I am as careful as I can be when motorcyclists are nearby in traffic. Signalling, changing lanes, everything. I wish them well & a safe journey.